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Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme

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Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme

Divisions are growing within the European Parliament over plans to let research and innovation projects with civilian and defence applications apply for funding in the next EU Framework Programme. Under the present programme, such dual-use projects have been excluded.For Eszter Lakos, a European People's Party (EPP) MEP who sits on both the research and defence committees, dual use is a "necessity" and an "imperative," deserving stronger investment.

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Horizon Europe Will Be 'Dual Use by Default,' Zaharieva Says

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Horizon Europe Will Be 'Dual Use by Default,' Zaharieva Says

Dual-use projects will be supported across the whole of the next Horizon Europe programme, and not just under the European Innovation Council (EIC), as previously announced.

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EIC Will Invest in Dual-use Start-ups, Commission Says

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EIC Will Invest in Dual-use Start-ups, Commission Says

The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the planned TechEU Scale-up Fund will both be permitted to invest in dual-use technologies, the European Commission has announced.

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Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research

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Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research

Three years after the attack on Ukraine, positions are changing, but there is no more money in Germany for military research.

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Will Europe Ramp Up Defence Research? War Prompts Major Rethink

Will Europe Ramp Up Defence Research? War Prompts Major Rethink

Nations consider increasing universities' involvement in military research.

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Dual Use Research in FP10 Could Cause Problems for Associated Countries, Says EU's Chief Negotiator

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Dual Use Research in FP10 Could Cause Problems for Associated Countries, Says EU's Chief Negotiator

Brussels is preparing to radically overhaul its research and innovation programmes and there's some concern that non-EU associated countries could be shut out by the proposed changes.

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Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

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Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

Universities and academic institutions have largely rejected a European Commission proposal to allow dual use research projects in FP10, the successor programme to Horizon Europe due to start in 2028. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brussels and national capitals worry whether the EU could defend itself if directly attacked by Moscow, and want to step up defence R&D in response.

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Science Europe Also Wants More Information on Dual-use Plans

Science Europe Also Wants More Information on Dual-use Plans

Association of research funding and performing organisations calls for careful consideration of option impacts

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Poland Supports Funding of Dual Use Technologies in EU's Next Research Programme

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Poland Supports Funding of Dual Use Technologies in EU's Next Research Programme

The Polish government is backing the inclusion of dual-use technologies in the EU's next seven-year research and innovation funding programme, due to start in 2028, saying the tense geopolitical situation makes it vital.

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EU Commission Launches Bid to Expand Funding of Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe's Successor

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EU Commission Launches Bid to Expand Funding of Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe's Successor

The European Commission is proposing to allow technologies with both civil and defence applications to be funded in Framework Programme 10, in order to boost the EU's strategic autonomy.

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'My Collaborations Would See Me Jailed': Australian Researchers Fear Proposed New Laws

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'My Collaborations Would See Me Jailed': Australian Researchers Fear Proposed New Laws

Scientists have reacted with alarm at a proposal by the Australian Department of Defence to control information sharing under which technology with potential military use would need authorization to be shared with non-Australian colleagues.

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