Tag: Horizon 2020
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Research for Elbit: German University overrides own ethics ruling with second project concerning Israeli military drones
TU Dresden’s rectorate approved a €30,000 research contract with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems — overriding its own ethics commission, which had voted almost unanimously against it. The commission was subsequently dissolved. It is not the university’s first collaboration with…
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Border surveillance and control: EU has invested 3.5 billion in anti-migration research
With significant involvement from Frontex, the EU Commission has funded more than 800 migration-related security research projects over the past 17 years. The aim is to bring the external borders up to the latest technological standards. Since 2007, the European…
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Security research: EU Commission to fund technology to decrypt 5G connections
European police authorities are invited to submit proposals for the development of an interception platform. Authorities from third countries can also participate in the research project. Several German initiatives, including those of the domestic secret service, served as door openers.…
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New freight information system: EU Commission launches pre-declaration with risk analysis
For “safety and security” purposes, imports into the European Union must be pre-declared in future. This advance data contains information on all persons, companies and means of transport involved in the sale, transport or shipment of the goods. In two…