The Crann nanotechnology research centre in Dublin is an example of the EU’s Lisbon agenda, which 10 years ago set out to make Europe the world’s most dynamic knowledge-based economy. But how well have those ambitions been met? Can Europe compete with the US? And how realistic are the EU’s R&D targets? John Murray Brown reports from Dublin.
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Joshua Chaffin is one of the FT's EU correspondents, covering areas including policies on trade, the environment and energy. He has worked in the FT's Brussels bureau since late 2008 and before that was an FT correspondent in New York and Washington DC. 
Alex Barker is EU correspondent, covering the single market, financial regulation and competition. He was formerly an FT political correspondent in the UK and joined the FT in 2005.
Stanley Pignal is Brussels correspondent for the Financial Times, covering EU justice, home affairs, social developments, telecoms and the Benelux region. He joined the bureau in January 2009, having previously worked for the FT as a corporate reporter in London. 
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