Such funding violates not only the growing call for a military embargo on Israel but as well the EU’s obligations under international law.
The documentation below is listed in chronological order civil society documentation:
- Stop the Wall’s briefing “Supporting Israeli Apartheid – EU Funding For Elbit Systems”
- Factsheet summarizing the Stop the Wall briefing “Supporting Israeli Apartheid – EU Funding For Elbit Systems”
- Open Letter by 30 Palestinian civil society organizations to the EU asking for an end to EU funding to Elbit Systems and other Israeli military and security companies.
- Response by EU Director-General of DG Research and Innovation Jan Robert Smits to the Open Letter by Palestinian civil society organizations.
- Open Letter by 73 members of the European Parliament issued a letter to European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini and Jan Robert Smits – Director-General of DG Research and Innovation concerning EU support to Israeli military companies through Horizon2020.
Parliamentary questions:
Questions by Members of the European parliament on the participation of the Israeli military, police and homeland security sector in Horizon 2020:
- Parliamentary question by Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL), 15 October 2015.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas, April 22 2016.
- Parliamentary question by Alyn Smith (Verts/ALE), Ivo Vajgl (ALDE), Nessa Childers (S&D), Klaus Buchner (Verts/ALE), Molly Scott Cato (Verts/ALE), Martina Anderson (GUE/NGL), Maria Arena (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Kati Piri (S&D), Pascal Durand (Verts/ALE), Afzal Khan (S&D), Javier Nart (ALDE), Mark Demesmaeker (ECR), Bart Staes (Verts/ALE), Ana Gomes (S&D), Tanja Fajon (S&D), Elena Valenciano (S&D), Keith Taylor (Verts/ALE) on 8 February 2016.
- Answer given by Vice-President Mogherini, April 15 2016.
- Parliamentary question by Miguel Viegas (GUE/NGL) on July 2015.
- Answer given by VP Mogherini on November 26 2015.
- Parliamentary question by Martina Anderson (GUE/NGL) and Liadh Ní Riada (GUE/NGL) on July 17 2015.
- Answer given by Mr Navracsics, October 12 2015.
- Parliamentary question by Ángela Vallina (GUE/NGL) on May 29 2015.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas, August 3 2015.
- Parliamentary question by Lola Sánchez Caldentey (GUE/NGL) on May 21 2015.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas, September 8 2015.
- Parliamentary question by Martina Anderson (GUE/NGL) on February 27 2015.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas, April 30 2015.
- Parliamentary question by Merja Kyllönen (GUE/NGL) on December 17 2014.
- Answer given by VP Mogherini, February 20 2015.
- Parliamentary question by MEP Patrick Le Hyaric (GUE/NGL) on EU funding under Horizon2020 to Elbit Systems and other Israeli miltiary and security companies.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas on behalf of the European Commission to the parliamentary question by MEP Patrick Le Hyaric.
- Parliamentary question by Mady Delvaux (S&D) inquiring about possible revision of the EU funding guidelines to Israeli entities in the light of EU research and development funding for Elbit Systems
- Answer given by Mr Moedas on behalf of the European Commission to the parliamentary question by Mady Delvaux.
MEP questions on Law Train:
- Parliamentary question by Ana Gomes (S&D), November 23 2016: No Answer as of January 27 2017.
- Parliamentary question by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE), October 4 2016.
- Answer given by Mr Moedas on December 20 2016.
- Parliamentary question by Miguel Viegas (GUE/NGL), June 8 2016:
- Answer given by Vice-President Mogherini on October 17 2016.
Stop the Wall’s briefing on Horizon 2020 FLYSEC project:
“Securing Apartheid in Palestine and beyond”.
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- 2011 Stop the Wall submission on EU funding to Elbit Systems, Israeli Airspace Industries and other Israeli companies