European business organisations have voiced strong criticism over the recently expired consultation period for the EU's 2020 Strategy, a process designed to give European stakeholders a say in the bloc's new 10-year economic plan.
With original expectations for an October 2009 start, the consultation period eventually kicked off on 24 November last year, allowing organisations and individuals a total of seven weeks to make submissions via the internet before the 15 January deadline.
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