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With its two Communications on nanotechnology the European Commission has presented the vision and a set of actions for the useful, safe, responsible and profitable development and application of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in Europe. In its day-to-day work, the Nanosciences and Nanotechnology unit of the Directorate-General has collected on the many indicators associated with nanotechnology research, technological development and their applications. This report contains some of these data, though the present figures are based on accessible information; they should not be deemed to be complete and in no way do they engage the European Commission. |