The years that Great Britain was outside of Europe It is said that the time spent on the Horizon Europe research and cooperation program caused serious damage. Scientists therefore do not see re-entry as a major gain.
After months of negotiations over London’s annual contributions, the European Commission and the British government had reached an agreement to associate the UK with Horizon Europe, it said joint press release on Thursday.
“A lot of damage has already been done. “Three quarters of UK companies have moved or planned to move their R&D activities abroad between 2022 and 2023, with 63 percent of all companies moving their activities to EU countries,” said Dr. Jonathan Memel, head of funding at Ayming UK, told EURACTIV.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s previous hesitation, which he sees as politically motivated, indicates a “lack of understanding,” said Memel.
Emma Briant, a British academic and professor at Monash University, made similar comments to EURACTIV, which criticized the Conservative Party.
“Horizon membership has been put at risk by the Conservatives’ Brexit plans, which have made it impossible for UK universities to plan and jeopardized their contribution to science, innovation and education – all for the sake of their political agenda,” Briant said.
“After damaging higher education, finding a way to return to the previous status quo that we helped create is hardly commendable,” she added.
“The government must support British businesses to make the most of the program in the coming years,” said Memel.
“The danger is that we have seen a lot of back and forth on Horizon and given Labor’s lead in the polls, we could [nach den Wahlen] “We will find ourselves again with a new policy in 18 months.”
Previously, many experts from science positive responded to the message.
“Today’s agreement will facilitate collaboration across Europe, cement the UK’s position as a leading research location and attract top scientific talent from around the world to make ground-breaking discoveries,” said Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation.
The UK will have to make a financial contribution to the EU budget and will be subject to all the safeguards of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the joint press release said.
It is estimated that the UK will provide an average of almost €2.6 billion per year for its participation in Horizon Europe and the Copernicus component of the space programme.
The political agreement must now be approved by the member states before it is formally adopted in the EU-UK technical committee for participation in Union programs.
2023-09-08 05:50:41
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