Several Member States recalled the need to reach 3% of GDP in national investment in research and innovation (R&I) in order to keep the European Union afloat in the face of international competition, during a policy debate at the Competitiveness Council dedicated to research on Tuesday 28 May.
This demand came mainly from Northern and Western European countries such as Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium and Finland. Germany reported that it had already reached this threshold in 2017, and...