The EU Commission has approved the joint declaration drawn up with Switzerland. It is also prepared to hold technical talks with Switzerland on the EU research programme Horizon Europe.
However, Valdis Dombrovskis, a vice president of the EU Commission, made it clear in response to a question from journalists in Strasbourg on Tuesday that the definitive negotiations on the EU programmes could only begin as part of the official negotiations on the package of agreements.
In a statement, the ETH Board welcomed “this positive development” and argued in favour of “Switzerland’s association with Horizon Europe as quickly and fully as possible”. ...