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There are also concerns about the murky involvement of the defence industry in its set-up of the fund (Photo: Campaign to Stop Killer Robots)

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Drones to killer robots: how EU is spending tax-payer money

On Thursday (29 November) the European Defence Agency hosts its annual conference: From Unmanned to Autonomous Systems: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities.

The event is the annual get-together of the EU establishment and the representatives of the defence industry.

We, a group of 177 European scientists, are alarmed about the military turn the EU is taking.

Both the massive amount of public funds...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

There are also concerns about the murky involvement of the defence industry in its set-up of the fund (Photo: Campaign to Stop Killer Robots)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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