"#EU member states could not rally the support necessary to suspend Israel from the Horizon #Europe fund in response to the war in #Gaza. The proposal needed a qualified majority of member states to pass it. But two of the largest countries - #Germany and #Italy - said they need more time to examine it.

A European Commission proposal to deny #Israel partial access to the EU's €95 billion Horizon Europe research fund failed to garner the necessary qualified majority support when EU ambassadors met in #Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the issue.

If agreed, Israel would lose access to €200 millions' worth of future grants and investments in Horizon's European Investment Council (EIC) which specialises in so-called disruptive technologies.

...The Commission's motion to suspend Israel's participation in Horizon is in response to an EU report finding the country had breached #humanrights obligations in the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

After this finding the two sides came to an agreement that Israel would "substantially" increase access to civilians for food and medicine within the enclave to prevent the EU taking action for the breach.
However, the EU says there has been no material improvement for Palestinians.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/30/eu-fails-to-agree-israeli-suspension-from-research-fund-over-gaza