Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*
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*The original question was phrased as: Thinking about each of the following objectives to be reached by 2020 in the EU, would you say that it is too ambitious, about right or too modest? The share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3% of the wealth produced in the EU each year
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European Union (EU) 2020 research and development aims: UK public opinion survey 2017
This statistic shows the United Kingdom (UK) public opinion on the 2020 European Union (EU) objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach * percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year, as of ***. ** percent thought that the aim was about right.
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European Commission. (August 31, 2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*." Chart. August 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. (2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would You Say That The European Union's Objective That The Share of Funds Invested in Research and Development Should Reach 3 Percent of The Wealth Produced in The Eu Each Year Is Too Ambitious, about Right or Too Modest?*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2017, /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission, Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Would you say that the European Union's objective that the share of funds invested in research and development should reach 3 percent of the wealth produced in the EU each year is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph], European Commission, August 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/379369/public-opinion-uk-on-research-and-development-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/