US EditionSwitzerland Wins Horizon Europe Accord in Payoff for EU Deal
- Switzerland will rejoin European Union-related programs, including Horizon Europe, after a deal signed by Economy Minister Guy Parmelin and EU Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva on November 10, 2025.
- The agreement allows Swiss researchers to fully participate in Horizon Europe and other EU programs, according to the Swiss government.
- Switzerland previously withdrew from the EU’s Horizon 2020 program in 2021 but is now rebuilding relations, with the new accords subject to a plebiscite.
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After several years of interruption, the EU and Switzerland have concluded an agreement on cooperation in research.
This will enable Switzerland to participate again in EU research programmes such as Horizon Europe and the Euratom programme.
Switzerland fully participating again in EU research programs
Bern (dpa) – After years of tension in the EU over Switzerland’s lack of concessions regarding closer relations, both sides have turned a new page. Swiss Minister of Economic Affairs Guy Parmelin and EU Commissioner for Research Ekaterina Zaharieva signed a program agreement in Bern. This allows Swiss researchers to once again participate in six EU programs as they did before. This concerns the EU research and development program Horizon Europe,…
Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor for Science and Research, announced last April: the agreement on scientific programmes with the European Union is validated. It is now ratifiedThe Confederation and the European Union (EU) have chosen a symbolic date to ratify the agreement on scientific programmes. World Science Day for Peace and Development falls on 10 November. A little wink and a great of of relief in Swiss scientific circles.
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