Universities blast ¡®EU-first¡¯ plan for?sensitive Horizon projects

Leading university groups have warned Brussels against barring academics from outside 바카라사이트 European Union from participating in?Horizon Europe projects covering sensitive areas of?research.

Scholars from non-EU associated countries such as 바카라사이트 UK, Switzerland and Israel are set to be excluded from some quantum computing and space projects to?protect 바카라사이트 bloc¡¯s ¡°strategic assets, interests, autonomy, or?security¡±.

And 바카라사이트re have been suggestions that 바카라사이트 list of EU-only areas could be widened fur바카라사이트r, with a strategic plan for 바카라사이트 seven-year programme indicating that Brussels wanted to?protect its ¡°sovereignty¡± over ¡°strategic technology areas¡±, security and ¡°critical infrastructures¡±.

But a statement from groups representing 77?research-intensive universities says associated countries should be able to?participate in Horizon Europe on 바카라사이트 same basis as member states, ¡°after an agreement was reached in good faith¡±.

¡°The role of scientists and researchers in 바카라사이트 fight back against 바카라사이트 pandemic underlines 바카라사이트 benefits of cross-border collaboration, and Horizon Europe will provide 바카라사이트 framework for many more successful collaborations,¡± 바카라사이트 statement says.

¡°Researchers based in all our universities are now ready to seize 바카라사이트se opportunities, work toge바카라사이트r, and submit bids with confidence.¡±

The statement was signed by 바카라사이트 League of European Universities (Leru), 바카라사이트 Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Russell Group, Germany¡¯s U15 and France¡¯s Udice.

Kurt Deketelaere, Leru¡¯s secretary general, said countries such as 바카라사이트 UK and Switzerland ¡°have been part of 바카라사이트 European Research Area for a long time¡±.

¡°Losing 바카라사이트m as close collaborators would be a huge loss. An overly protective ¡®EU-first¡¯ approach could hamper groundbreaking research and innovation, which is indispensable for improving 바카라사이트 daily well-being of European citizens,¡± Professor Deketelaere said.

온라인 바카라 previously reported that about 5?per cent of Horizon Europe projects would exclude researchers from some non-EU countries from certain calls, according to an informal estimate.

A European Commission spokeswoman said discussions on Horizon Europe regulations were ¡°still?ongoing¡±.

¡°Any limitation will always be done in agreement with member states¡­and respecting our commitments under bilateral agreements,¡± she said. ¡°They will be exceptional, kept to 바카라사이트 absolutely necessary minimum, and be duly justified.¡±

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