US EditionEU Proposes to Suspend Israeli Access to Research Fund over Gaza War
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 28 – The European Commission aims to limit Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe, targeting startups in dual-use tech amid concerns over Israel's compliance with humanitarian aid commitments in Gaza.
- Earlier this month, EU officials presented options, including suspending Israel’s Horizon Europe participation, but no decision has yet been made by European Commissioners.
- Amid growing frustration over Gaza access, EU Commissioners are meeting and cited that this month they see no tangible improvement despite an agreement to ramp up food aid.
- As a flagship innovation initiative, Horizon Europe funds scientific research, tech development, and cross-border collaboration; Israel has participated since 1996, according to the Israeli Academy of Sciences.
- A senior EU source confirmed that support remains fractured as support for partial suspension of Horizon Europe is unlikely from Austria, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
- Critics warn that last week, EU ambassadors could consider suspending Israel's cooperation with Europe, risking damage to scientific ties, as warned by the Israeli Academy of Sciences.
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For the first time since the war in Gaza began, the EU is considering outright sanctions against Israel. Israeli start-ups are to be excluded from a research fund. “We view this positively and expect further proposals,” says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Israel could be kicked out of a European research program. It would be the first time that EU countries could agree to punish Israel for its actions in Gaza. A video clip from the Israeli arms company Rafael is believed to have been a trigger.
The Commission proposes a comparatively mild sanction against Israel, with universities cooperating and Israeli researchers participating in EU programmes to remain unchanged.
The European Commission will propose that Israel's participation in Horizon Europe be partially suspended. The decision would specifically affect entities established in the Jewish State that receive funding from the European Innovation Council's Accelerator. This is the first concrete decision in response to requests from several countries for a revision of the Treaty of Association with Israel in response to abuses committed by its military in…
EU Commission proposes funding halt for military-related Israeli startups
After saying that Israel was not living up to its commitments with the EU on increasing aid supplies to Gaza, the European Union's top decision-making body limited Israeli participation in Horizon - Israel's most important scientific partnership
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