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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 2d ago

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

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u/Su_ButteredScone 2d ago

They're often inventing or working on very cool technology, not even military stuff. Medical, general tech which benefits countries who invest in it.

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

There's plenty of countries working on very cool technology. Why i don't see any: Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland or USA on the list? Switzerland would make much more sense, if it's anything EU related, since at least it's a part of EFTA. And Switzerland is not currently engaged in genocide with a government run a by a guy pushing for war to stay in office.

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u/Minute_Tomatillo9730 2d ago

None in the level of Israel.

According to Neil DeGrasse Tyson there are two natural borders you can see from space. One is North Korea and South Korea (South Korea have a lot more economic activity so a lot more lights). The is Israel and its neighbours, because it's much greener from their irrigation technology compared to the surrounding countries. If this tech was so easy, they would have already adopted it!

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

I guess it's easier to have very advanced technology when you're being sponsored by both EU and USA.

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u/Cute_Committee6151 2d ago

Or if you care about your people and not just about how to pull out as much money from the country as possible

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

Dunno if it's about care, i'm sure there are billions flowing in from richest countries though.

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u/Cute_Committee6151 2d ago

The same way as billions are flowing into all Eastern European countries

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

That are actually part of EU, provide massive benefits to other member states through shared market and don't engage into genocide. Just a slight distinction.

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u/Cute_Committee6151 2d ago

So then they should try to build up their R&D so EU can fund their projects.

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

Yup. In the meantime EU has plenty of countries not engaged in genocide with very good R&D record to choose our external partners from.

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u/Cute_Committee6151 2d ago

So then those countries should start being part of the program. And genocide? Must be the first one in which the population actually is rising while it is claimed to be killed.

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago

It's always nice when people deny genocide out in the open. Makes it easier to know who you're talking with.

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u/Piotrekk94 1d ago

Are those potential partners interested in cooperating? Are there actually that much potential partners with spotless track record? And Palestine is just in final phase of FAFO, they worked diligently to alienate any country that would be willing to help. Will cooperating with Israel be acceptable after they are done? If not, how much time must pass until it is?

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 1d ago

You genocide whitewashers are disgusting.

Murdering innocent people is bad, persecuting civilians is bad, genocide is bad. Two wrongs don't make right. Ingrain that.

How many time must pass? Until guilty are brought before independent court.

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u/Piotrekk94 1d ago

noted, I guess we cannot cooperate with Germany, Turkey, or Japan then

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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 1d ago

Turkey is indeed problematic for their history - perpetrators of Armenian genocide are dead though, but Japan somewhat and especially Germany to larger extent did make amends on their part and many guilty of genocide were brought to justice.

You're just arguing in bad faith - not surprising, it takes that to defend active genocide in the making.

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