Agreeing a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol will “immediately” open up talks on the UK joining the multi-billion pound Horizon research programme, Ursula von der Leyen has said RichardVaughan1 reports:
The European Commission President has agreed a “deal in principle” with Rishi Sunak to overhaul the protocol in a bid to iron out the issues affecting post-Brexit trade and rules in Northern Ireland.
Up until the UK formally left the EU in 2020, British universities were some of the biggest beneficiaries in research funding from Horizon, with Oxford netting €523m during the last iteration of the scheme, while Cambridge secured €483m . He said: “We welcome Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment to progressing association as soon as the Windsor Framework is implemented.
“The Government has stated that the UK is more committed than ever to strong research collaboration with our European partners.
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