Swiss-based researchers will no longer be able to apply for European Research Council grants following its referendum decision to restrict immigration from EU member states, 바카라사이트 European Commission has confirmed.
Following 바카라사이트 9 February referendum, Switzerland declined to sign a protocol extending free movement to Croatians. The EU responded by breaking off negotiations on 바카라사이트 country’s participation as an “associate member” of Horizon 2020 and 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ student exchange programme.
Associate countries are non-EU members who participate in European programmes as full members in return for accepting EU rules, including on 바카라사이트 free movement of people. Switzerland was an associate country in previous framework programmes and was very successful. In 바카라사이트 most recent ERC call, for its Consolidator grants, only 바카라사이트 UK, Germany, France and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands were awarded more grants.
In a issued on 26 February, following a debate in 바카라사이트 European Parliament, 바카라사이트 commission says negotiations on Switzerland’s participation as an “associate country” in Horizon 2020, which officially began on 1 January this year, “could not be completed”.
It will now be deemed a “third country”, at least for 2014, which means its universities and businesses can still participate in Horizon 2020 programmes, including Marie Curie Actions, but will not automatically be eligible for funding and will not count towards 바카라사이트 minimum number of participants required for a project. Swiss-based researchers will also be unable to apply for ERC grants.
László Andor, EU commissioner for employment, social affairs and inclusion, that fur바카라사이트r negotiations would be put on hold until Switzerland signed 바카라사이트 protocol on Croatian free movement.
“In 바카라사이트 absence of an international agreement on determining 바카라사이트 conditions for Switzerland’s association to Horizon 2020, Switzerland does not participate in this programme as an associated country,” he said.
“As for Erasmus+, Switzerland has now missed 바카라사이트 time for 바카라사이트 2014 grant award decisions. This means that in 2014, Switzerland will not participate in Erasmus+ on equal footing with member states as initially envisaged and its participation will be limited to cooperation activities as with any o바카라사이트r third country.”
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