Swiss universities fear losing out on the European Union’s “Horizon Europe” science research funding pot if Switzerland fails to reach agreement with the EU on a political framework for future relations.
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The heads of Switzerland’s two Federal Institutes of Technology, ETHZ and EPFL, on Tuesday voiced concerns that funding restrictions could apply to Horizon Europe unless a settlement between Swiss and EU politicians can be reached.
The EU has already classified Switzerland in category 4 of non-EU states in the new science research programme. Although the EU denies this will not affect funding of Swiss research projects, Joël Mesot of ETHZ and EPFL’s Martin Vetterli are not so sure.
Both university presidents told reporters in Brussels that the lowly category could allow Brussels to restrict funding or impose conditions. They said they did not want to be accused of failing to send a warning, having been criticized for complacency in 2014.
Since 2014, talks have been taking place to formalise relations between the two sidesExternal link, now covered by around 120 separate accords that have been negotiated since a 1992 referendum in the Alpine state rejected joining the European Economic Area.
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