Following the joint signatures of Commissioner Gabriel and Minister Ankica Gudeljevic, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the exchange of required Notes Verbales, the Horizon Europe Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina became provisionally applicable on 11 January 2022.
Evis Kushi, Minister of Education and Sports of Albania signed, alongside Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, their Association Agreements to the Horizon Europe programme. This marks an important milestone for closer research and innovation cooperation with the Western Balkans.
Informal exploratory talks have been initiated this Thursday 10 February by DG RTD and New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, after the country had formally expressed its interest for such association in December 2021.
The call for the European Research Council’s (ERC) Public Engagement with Research Award closed for applications on 8 February 2022.
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