Luxembourg, 14/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to provisional data published by Eurostat on Monday, research and development (R&D) expenditure increased strongly in the EU in 1999 (+5.6% in constant prices) and continued to rise in 2000 albeit at a slower pace (+2.3%).
While the share of R&D expenditure in GDP decreased in the EU between 1995 and 1997, from 1.90% to 1.86%), it regained its 1995 level at the end of the nineties: 1.92% in 1999 and 1.90% in 2000. Nonetheless, the gap...