Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program.
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, shake hands after a press conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday Feb. 27, 2023. Britain is rejoining the European Unions science-sharing program Horizon Europe. The news announced Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 comes more than two years after Britain's membership became a casualty of Brexit.
The EU blocked Britain from Horizon during a feud over trade rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with an EU member, the Republic of Ireland.in February, but Horizon negotiations have dragged on over details of how much the U.K. will pay for its membership. Johnson’s government introduced a bill that would let it unilaterally rip up parts of the Brexit agreement, a move the EU called illegal.
“This is an essential step in rebuilding and strengthening our global scientific standing,” said Paul Nurse, director of the Francis Crick Institute for biomedical research. “Thank you to the huge number of researchers in the U.K. and across Europe who, over many years, didn’t give up on stressing the importance of international collaboration for science.”
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