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Fri 07 Jul 2007Next movePhilippe de Buck of BusinessEurope says now is the time for Ireland to invest in its competitiveness, writes Caroline Madden.Ireland's economic success serves as a shining example to other European countries, but we are not immune from the major business challenges facing the European Union, according to Philippe de Buck, secretary general of BusinessEurope, the Brussels-based lobby group that represents European business federations such as Ibec.