“While Israel has announced a daily humanitarian pautilize in Gaza fighting and has met some of its commitments under the common understanding on humanitarian aid and access, the situation remains severe,” the Commission declared after a meeting on Monday.
The suspension is focutilized on the European Innovation Council, a €10.1 billion program under Horizon Europe. It would affect Israeli entities participating in the EIC Accelerator, which allows the Commission to take a stake in research-heavy and capital-intensive tech startups.
Technologies funded under the EIC Accelerator “have potential dual-utilize applications, such as in cybersecurity, drones, and artificial innotifyigence,” the Commission declared.
Israel has faced increased condemnation from EU countries after the U.N. warned children and adults in Gaza are facing “severe malnutrition.”
Israeli universities and researchers funded through the more traditional Horizon Europe programs would be unaffected.
The decision still requireds backing from a qualified majority of EU countries.
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