Blocking the UK from EU science programs is bad for everyone

The UK launched a formal appeal against its exclusion from the EU’s science programs in August — and, on Monday, called on the bloc to regrant it access again. The British government says that participation in Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship program — which funds research, nuclear regulator Euratom, and the Copernicus satellite monitoring group — was outlined in the post-Brexit trade deal. Since then, the UK claims it has been blocked out. The UK’s exit agreement with the EU allows it to take part in Horizon Europe, as long as it also contributes to the program’s funding. But according…

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