The list of third countries invited to join new funding calls includes the UK and 17 others, while research cooperation between the EU and Switzerland is on hold.
The news dismayed the Swiss researchers and policy stakeholders, leaving Swiss universities to wonder what will come of applications submitted this spring – and what the prospects are for research collaboration in the future.
The European Commission has put Switzerland on hold from a provisional list of third countries eligible for Horizon Europe funding, it has not paid its contribution to the EU cohesion fund.
Source: Florin Zubașcu, Science Business
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