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18-08-2022 - UK Government Begins Legal Process on Horizon Europe Association
Launch of formal consultations under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to resolve Horizon Europe deadlock.
In response to ongoing delays preventing the UK from associating to Horizon Europe and other scientific research programmes, the UK government has launched formal consultations with the European Union. Formal consultation is a mechanism set out in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to resolve disputes between the UK and EU. Under the TCA, the European Commission must respond within 10 days, and talks must be held within 30 days. The UK can then demand the creation of a three-judge international arbitration panel, which has to rule within 130 days on the complaint.
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