One euro invested in research corresponds to 11 euros of economic output, according to the research minister cited by the speaker.

Omissions

• The Commission formulates the figure as an upper bound ('bis zu 11 Euro' / 'up to €11'), whereas the MEP presented it as an exact equivalence ('one euro equals 11 euros of economic output').
• The multiplier refers to EU research funding (EU framework programme research and innovation spending), not to research spending in general; the claim does not specify this scope.
• The attribution to a 'research minister' could not be independently verified: the official source found is a European Commission (Representation in Germany) communication, not a statement by a national research minister.
• Other official-backed estimates of R&D multipliers are considerably lower: an analysis applying the Horizon 2020 retrospective evaluation (panel of NEMESIS, QUEST and RHOMOLO macro models) puts the return at about €5.67 of additional output per €1 of R&D activity, which suggests the €11 figure is a best-case ceiling rather than a typical value.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Representation in Germany, press release: 'EU-Forschungsförderung zahlt sich aus: Jeder investierte Euro bringt der EU-Wirtschaft bis zu 11 Euro'Title: 'Jeder investierte Euro bringt der EU-Wirtschaft bis zu 11 Euro' — 'EU-Forschungsförderung zahlt sich aus: Jeder investierte Euro bringt der EU-Wirtschaft bis zu 11 Euro'; the release also cites 'Forschungs- und Innovationsleistung (Widening-Länder) ist auf 58 Prozent gestiegen. Einsparungen von bis zu 63 Millionen Euro bedeutet.'
• SecondaryImpact Global Health — 'Global health R&D makes a strong investment case for Team Europe''This project synthesised the results from a panel of macroeconomic models (NEMESIS, QUEST, and RHOMOLO), finding that every €1 of R&D activity ultimately generates €5.67 in additional output via its flow-on effects in other parts of the economy'