Non-EU countries receive more funding from European Innovation Fund than 2/3 of EU countries combined

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[u/eloyend]

I understand Norway and UK - what Israel is even doing here, though?

[u/AdmRL_ → u/eloyend]

Corruption and/or massive pro-israel lobbying, presumably.

EU's description of the fund:

The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative net-zero and low-carbon technologies. Established by Article 10a (8) of Directive 2003/87/EC to support innovation across all EEA Member States, it is one of the key tools of the European Green Deal Industrial Plan.

Financed by revenues from auctioning allowances from the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and with an estimated revenue of approximately €40 billion between 2020 and 2030, the Innovation Fund aims to help businesses invest in clean energy and bring technologies to market that can decarbonise European industry, while fostering its competitiveness.

So literally no reason whatsoever for Israel to be involved. They aren't an EEA member, they aren't European and they have little involvement in EU industry that justifies their involvement over say, Turkey, or the US.

[u/eloyend → u/AdmRL_]

Switzerland. I'm at loss why there's no Switzerland there at all.

[u/Sperrel → u/eloyend]

Due to a referendum on restricting free circulation and other negative action against EU citizens the Swiss lost their right to participate in a number of EU initiatives.

[u/true-kirin → u/Sperrel]

its not like israel is also restricting free circulation (but way worse) and made many negative action against eu citizen (even asassination)

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I mean Im completely in favour of a total embargo (not only military material which should be in place for decades now) and going after a genocidal state. Just telling the reason for Swiss exclusion of Horizon Europe.

[u/Yae_Ko → u/eloyend]

because, unlike Israel, switzerland is not an EEA member.

EDIT: Guys... sarcasm, in response to this sentence from above:

So literally no reason whatsoever for Israel to be involved.

[u/eloyend → u/Yae_Ko]

because, unlike Israel, switzerland is not an EEA member.

Huh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area#Ratification_of_the_EEA_Agreement I can't see Israel there.

Switzerland is a part of EFTA though.

And is funding EU programs through i.e. https://www.europa.eda.admin.ch/en/swiss-contribution-to-selected-eu-member-states

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unlike Israel, switzerland is not an EEA member

In what reality did you come from in which Israel is part of the EEA?

[u/Yae_Ko → u/McDonaldsWitchcraft]

Sarcasm... in response to the sentence below the quote above.

[u/RijnBrugge → u/AdmRL_]

Bro Israel pays its way into the program in the same exact way yours does. Take a chill pill.

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We might also note that the Likoud also entered the European Parlement as a observer member of Le Pen and Orban's party. It was the first time ever for a foreign country to have an observer member, and of course it comes from the europhobic party.

The Jerusalem Post - Likud joins EU right-wing alliance Patriots.eu as observer, while AfD attempts to build ties (2025-02-09)