By Andreas Rinke

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s research and technology minister told Reuters that the country’s civilian scientists should be free to work on military or dual-use projects to support Europe’s push to become more independent in security and defence.

Many of Germany’s public universities are guided by conventions that ban civilian projects from working towards secondary military benefits, which has been called into question after Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

“I am fundamentally in favour of reconsidering the so-called civilian clauses at universities,” said Dorothee Baer, who is a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc.

“In order to maintain peace today, we cannot afford to impose restrictions on thought and research,” she said, adding that the decision woul

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