First Minister Humza Yousaf has written to the Prime Minister urging him to urgently secure the UK’s future in the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
The First Minister said full association in the European programme is vital to maintaining Scotland’s world-renowned reputation in these areas.
The sector’s future level of participation in the €95.5 billion Horizon programme has been uncertain since the UK Government’s decision to pursue a ‘hard Brexit’.
The path has been open for the UK Government to reach a deal to fully access the scheme following the ‘Windsor Framework’ agreement with the European Union on the Northern Ireland protocol. Discussions between the UK Government and the European Union are taking place, and the First Minister has said it is vital that an agreement is reached to ensure that Brexit is not allowed to damage Scotland’s research and innovation sectors further.
