Starting in 2026, the European Union has significantly restricted Chinese entities from participating in Horizon Europe, the EU’s €93.5 billion research and innovation programme, citing security concerns and the protection of intellectual property.
Key details regarding the restriction:
- Excluded Areas: Chinese organizations are barred from participation in Health (Cluster 1), Civil Security (Cluster 3), and Digitalization, Industry, and Space (Cluster 4).
- Specific Exclusions: “Seven Sons of National Defence” universities are completely excluded from all Horizon Europe projects.
- Strategic Shift: The move aims to prevent unwanted technology transfer and protect European strategic assets in AI, semiconductors, and quantum technologies.
- Continued Collaboration: Cooperation remains in specific areas, including climate, energy, and mobility (Cluster 5), and some, but not all, collaborative research projects, according to sciencebusiness.net.
- Scope: The restrictions apply to the second pillar of the program—“Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness”.
These measures are part of a broader strategy to prioritize European technological sovereignty and follow the inability to reach an agreement with China on research and innovation, as noted by research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu and reported by Table.Briefings.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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