r/europe • u/MacronLeNecromancer • 2d ago

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

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u/CubeOfDestiny Poland 2d ago

Norway and uk makes sense i guess, but israel? and so much? this is a travesty

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u/4uk4ata 1d ago

Israel has a very well-developed research sector, but one has to put their money where their mouth is.

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u/beewoopwoop 1d ago

with that money any small EU country could develop amazing research facilities or larger EU country improve theirs

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u/kerrybom 1d ago

Communism also followed the logic of "give more resources to underperforming factories, they'll catch up" - they didn't. It bankrupted the system. Moral of the story: invest in those who actually show potential, and they will actually deliver on the investment.