Liz Truss said the EU 'is in clear breach of our agreement, repeatedly seeking to politicise vital scientific co-operation by refusing to finalise access to these important programmes'
The Government has written to the European Commission to "end persistent delays" to the UK's access to EU scientific research programmes.The Government has written to the European Commission to "end persistent delays" to the UK's access to EU scientific research programmes, including Horizon Europe, following Brexit.
Eighteen months after the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement , ministers have opted to launch dispute resolution proceedings to "encourage the EU to abide by their obligations in the deal", the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said.'Resisting the temptation to give up': Top Tory MP bravely opens up about battle with mental health
Delays have "prevented the UK from accessing Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, as well as Copernicus, the earth observation programme, which provides data on climate change", the FCDO added. Earlier this month, a cross-party group of peers on the House of Lords' Science and Technology Committee concluded in a report that the Government's international science policy "has been somewhat incoherent".
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