Growth in Czech spending on science among fastest in Europe
Brussels- The growth in spending on research and development in the Czech Republic is among the fastest in the European Union, Eurostat data out today have shown.
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More than half of the money spent on science in the Czech Republic comes from private resources, mainly from large companies.

Czech Republic has a very strong science and research tradition.  Still, fast growth also means that there is a long way to go.

Still, the Czech Republic lags behind developed countries such as Finland, Sweden and Germany as regards spending on science.