Hvis EU havde gjort en indsats som foreslået i formandskabets forslag, og medlemsstaterne havde overholdt de forpligtelser, de har påtaget sig med hensyn til omformuleringen af Lissabon-strategien, ville de øge den offentlige andel af forskningsbudgetterne fra 1,9 % til 3 % af BNP.
If the European Union had proved able to make an effort as proposed by the Presidency, and the Member States had complied with their undertakings in relation to a reformulation of the Lisbon strategy, they would have increased the public share of research budgets from 1.9% to 3% of GDP.