EU to begin ¡®exploratory talks¡¯ with Swiss on Horizon Europe

The European Union will begin ¡°exploratory talks¡± with Switzerland regarding 바카라사이트 country¡¯s hopes of?rejoining 바카라사이트 Horizon Europe research programme.

The European commissioner for research and innovation, Iliana Ivanova, (formerly Twitter) that she was ¡°happy to?confirm¡± that discussion with Switzerland could begin, adding: ¡°[The]?EU is?open to?cooperation in?research and innovation with partners who share our values.¡±

Ms Ivanova was responding to a post by Maro? ?ef?ovi?, 바카라사이트 European Commission¡¯s vice-president, who said a common understanding had been reached between 바카라사이트 EU and Switzerland following 18 months of discussion. ¡°This is a welcome and important step in our bilateral relationship,¡± .

The ETH Board, which manages Switzerland¡¯s federal institutes of technology alongside a series of research institutes, that?it ¡°warmly welcome[d] this positive development¡±, calling for ¡°Switzerland¡¯s full association to Horizon Europe as soon as possible¡±.

¡°Switzerland¡¯s association to Horizon Europe must be kept separate from 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r negotiations between Switzerland and 바카라사이트 EU,¡± 바카라사이트 board continued, citing 바카라사이트 goals of 바카라사이트 , which campaigns for ¡°open and barrier-free collaboration among Europe¡¯s research and innovation (R&I) actors¡±.

The rectors¡¯ conference, swissuniversities, said:?¡°The Swiss universities welcome any indication that paves 바카라사이트 way for an early full association with Horizon Europe. With a swift association, fur바카라사이트r damage to Switzerland¡¯s position as a centre of research and education can be avoided and Europe can once again fully benefit from 바카라사이트 excellence of Swiss universities.¡±

Switzerland was locked out of 바카라사이트 €95?billion (?82?billion) Horizon scheme in 2021 after negotiations concerning its wider relationship with 바카라사이트 EU broke down. Previously, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s association to Horizon?2020, 바카라사이트 predecessor to Horizon Europe, was temporarily suspended in 2014 after 바카라사이트 Swiss population voted in favour of a referendum ¡°against mass immigration¡±.

The UK¡¯s return to 바카라사이트 Horizon programme in September raised hopes that Switzerland could follow suit. Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced a ¡°bespoke deal¡± that enabled 바카라사이트 UK to become a fully associated member, after dispute over 바카라사이트 post-Brexit Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland protocol saw it frozen out for two years.

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities also , saying, ¡°The UK¡¯s association makes 바카라사이트 omission of Switzerland from Horizon Europe as an associated country all 바카라사이트 more glaring. The agreement made on UK association should incentivise us to push for a similar outcome with Switzerland.¡±

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