Strasbourg (France) (EFE) date, a figure that he considered insufficient to meet the new global challenges.
“Little by little we are getting closer to that goal. But it’s not enough. Others are faster and better. Although the amount we spend on R&D is slowly increasing, our share of global R&D spending has fallen from 41% to 31% in the last 20 years,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European Parliament.
This increase, said the German president, will not only be necessary for European researchers, scientists and companies, but also “a strong signal of how seriously we are taking reinforcing our competitiveness.”