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EU Commission refers Rafael's Horizon grant to ethics review over Gaza video

The European Commission referred Israeli arms firm Rafael's EUR 442,750 Horizon Europe grant to its ethics adviser after a promotional video appeared to show its Spike Firefly drone killing a Gaza civilian, opening a possible clawback.

Reported Editor-read EUobserver, 25 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the ethics review has concluded or that any funding has actually been suspended or recovered.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19. How the record is made

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