Always on the Horizon, UK must wait for megabucks EU science deal
After taking years to get to the point where it could rejoin the EU's €95.5 billion Horizon science program, the UK now seems to want more time to think about its options en route to becoming a global science superpower.
In the latest installment of a long-running saga, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has delayed the decision to rejoin the European scientific research co-operation program, which many UK scientists see as vital to their global relevance, until after the Parliamentary summer recess,"There are no plans to say anything this week. I'd be surprised if there was anything over the summer," an insider told the pink paper.
In a statement, the European Commission said it was in discussion with the UK on its participation in Horizon, as foreseen in the Trade and Co-operation Agreement, signed as part of the UK's arrangements with the EU after it departed from the trading and political bloc. Speaking in Parliament, Chi Onwurah, shadow minister for business, energy and industrial strategy, said the prime minister had the chance this month to conclude a deal on Horizon."He did not take it, again, and so the Horizon saga drags on month after month, year after year."
In response, minister Chloe Smith said the government was working hard to get the"correct deal for UK taxpayers and UK science."
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