r/europe 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/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 1d ago

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

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u/Otsde-St-9929 1d ago

Israel is very good at research. It is a net good for humanity to pump research money there. Science pay is so low there

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 1d ago

Again: there are multiple countries "good at research" - and they're not engaged in a genocide: Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland.

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u/DiE95OO Sweden 1d ago

And none of them have applied. Canada and New Zealand did. Except Switzerland, but they fumbled their way out on their own.