US EditionExplainer-How Might the EU Respond to Israel over Gaza Aid Crisis?
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 29 – The European Commission targets start-ups in disruptive tech sectors with partial suspension due to Israel's failure to ease Gaza's humanitarian crisis, with €200 million in grants involved.
- The European Commission proposed today to partially suspend Israel's participation in Horizon Europe, specifically targeting Israeli entities under the EIC Accelerator programme.
- The proposal comes in response to concerns about Israel’s actions in Gaza and the deteriorating humanitarian situation, referencing the evaluation of commitments under the EU-Israel Association Agreement's Article 2.
- Since 2021, Israel has participated in Horizon Europe as an associated partner, contributing financially and allowing its researchers full involvement, except they are excluded from funding via the European Innovation Council’s Accelerator.
- Since 2021, Israeli companies have received approximately 200 million euros in funding, while Amnesty International criticized the measure as being delayed, narrowly focused, and insufficient given the extent of Israel's alleged violations.
- The measure awaits member states’ approval; Israel rejects it as unjustified and warns it jeopardizes ceasefire chances while the EU continues to monitor humanitarian commitments closely.
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How might the EU respond to Israel over Gaza aid crisis?
The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to its actions in Gaza. EU member states' ambassadors held initial talks on the proposal on Tuesday. Here is an outline of the proposal, its significance and the prospects for its adoption: What has been proposed? The $100 billion Horizon Europe programme…
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Explainer-How might the EU respond to Israel over Gaza aid crisis?
By Andrew GrayBRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to its actions in Gaza.EU member states' ambassadors held initial talks on the proposal on Tuesday. Here is an outline of the proposal, its significance and the prospects for its adoption:WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED?The $100 b…
Israel threatens partial exclusion from the Horizon research programme. Meanwhile, the Netherlands identifies the country as a threat to its own security.
The European Commission's proposal to partially suspend Israel's participation in the EU's Horizon Europe research and development program is regrettable and unjustified, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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