Commission warns dual-use research rules may lead to non-EU countries' exclusion from Horizon projects

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The European Commission has warned that non-EU countries that are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme stand a higher chance of being excluded from dual-use research projects.

In an internal document published on 30/04/2026, the Commission sets out its thinking on the rules for dual-use research, i.e. into technologies and devices that...

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