Return to the United Kingdom Harrison Europe, the European Union’s (EU) flagship research and innovation funding programme, confirmed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. British scientists can re-apply for grants under this scheme, which has a budget of €95,500 million.
Newspaper “Guardian” This Thursday writes that the return has been “delighted” by the scientific community in the United Kingdom, once one of the project’s main beneficiaries. “We worked with our EU partners to ensure this is the right deal for the UK, opening up unparalleled research opportunities and the right deal for the British taxpayer,” the Prime Minister said.
According to the newspaper, the deal was sealed after a phone conversation between Sunak and European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen on Wednesday night. According to a Downing Street report, the UK will rejoin the Copernicus space programme, which has been instrumental in monitoring summer weather events including forest fires in Europe.
The European Commission has said the United Kingdom will provide an average of around £2,600m (about €3,000m) a year to the Horizon and Copernicus projects, with British contributions expected to start in January next year.
The deal is seen as another moment in the relaunch of relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Von der Leyen said: “The EU and the UK are strategic partners and key allies, and [este] The contract is proof of that. We will continue to be at the forefront of science and research globally.
The treaty, which must be ratified by member states, is “in full compliance.” EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the European Commission announced. The United Kingdom was excluded from the Horizon program for three years due to a dispute over trade relations with Northern Ireland following Brexit.
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