The Minister of Science, Technology and Space Yaakov Perry said today: The meaning of the European Union's decision is a potential damage to approximately 40% of Israel's academic research and development grants
The Minister of Science, Technology and Space Jacob Perry today referred to the apparent decision of the European Commission according to which the agreements to be signed in the future between the Union and Israel will include a clause stating that "this agreement does not apply to any Israeli institution beyond the 1967 borders", which also endangers Israel's science relations with the Union And he said: "The technical execution of the decision may harm the possibility of Israeli scientists participating in the research and development programs of the European Union and will reduce the accessibility of Israeli scientists to these large grants compared to scientists from other countries. The budgetary significance is a potential damage to approximately 40% of the academic research and development budgets that are transferred to Israeli scientists in universities. The decision will cause Israeli universities to compete with one hand tied behind their backs for the research grants of the Union programs."
Every year, Israeli scientists are very successful in the prestigious grants of the European R&D program. In the Seventh Framework Program of the Union, about 1900 Israeli studies from the universities, industries and hospitals in Israel have been financed so far to the extent of about 750 million Euros.
"Minister Perry instructed the people of his office to examine the budgetary significance of all the scientific and applied technological researches that are under governmental development, as well as to carry out a renewed budgetary assessment if the decision of the European Union is implemented."
20 billion euro project budget with Israeli participation in the European R&D program from 2007 until now
A framework agreement between the European Union and Israel in the field of space
20 billion euro project budget with Israeli participation in the European R&D program from 2007 until now
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The academy in Israel is one of the biggest supporters of peace, coexistence, and a state for the Palestinians,
What is the EU doing now? Trying to scare his supporters into doing more?
Or did he simply decide that peace is made by force?
One way or another, I expect that they will deny grants to more countries, if the denial is only against democratic Israel, it seems quite anti-Semitic.
Avi Cohen, there are also sanctions on Iran
Father, you are just confused.
The last thing that interests the Europeans are the Palestinians.
On the one hand, they have the right to budget as they see fit and according to their beliefs, but on the other hand, the question is which other countries budget with similar restrictions? Do dictatorial countries and gross violators of human rights also receive budgets from the European Union?