Britain’s membership of Horizon, which funds research projects tackling crucial issues from the climate crisis to terminal diseases and improving food and energy security, was agreed as part of the post-Brexit trade deal in 2020. But it was never ratified in a tit-for-tat row between the EU and the UK over Northern Ireland Brexit arrangements.

  • @0x815@feddit.deOP
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    21 year ago

    Maybe it’s the first step on their way back. (I know, I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one 😌)

    • @ECB@feddit.de
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      21 year ago

      I actually think the opposite. Moves like this are part of a slow transition towards one of the awkward “basically a non-voting member but the population takes pride in not being a member” situations like we see with Norway or Switzerland

      • Chaotic Entropy
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        1 year ago

        We hated having a significant veto power to laws/projects we didn’t like. Now we’ll just adopt them for convenience with no seat at the table. :)