Brexit and arrangements for science and technology

In 2000, the European Commission decided to create the European Research Area in order to promote closer cooperation between EU countries, facilitate the mobility of researchers, and enhance the innovation and competitiveness of research institutions. The European Research Council (ERC) and the Horizon Europe funding program are the fruits of this effort.

The European Commission announced that the EU budget's capacity to support Ukraine has been exhausted and new options should be sought to continue it. This happened during the presentation of the draft EU budget for 2024 on Wednesday.

Currently, almost 75 percent of EU supply (EU-27 and UK) arrives on the continent by pipeline

The need to work closely in health care and medicine was the major takeaway for the EU from COVID-19. "I remember very well when we started in the [European] Commission to gather data about rare diseases or cancer. It took months and months of negotiations with member states to allow the Commission to collect the data because medical issues are not in the EU's remit," Šucha says.

Today, the British government said it will stop the free movement of EU citizens in 2021 as part of immigration reforms after Brexit, BTA reported.

London will not stop the free movement of people immediately after Brexit. EU citizens will be able to stay on the Island for up to 3 years with temporary residence status. Applying for temporary status will be done through a simple online procedure.

The Council of Ministers adopted a report on the implementation of the Action Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU without agreement. Preparations for Brexit without an agreement are on two levels: the EU and national institutions.

The EU institutions have reached a partial political agreement on the European Defense Fund, which will contribute to the strategic autonomy of the Community, the European Commission said.

The Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union on Tuesday reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on measures to mitigate the severe disruption to air connectivity for passengers and freight between the EU and the United Kingdom in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Students could finish exchange programs, existing EU projects could still get funding and EU workers in Britain could continue to accrue pension benefits at home under emergency measures proposed by the EU executive on Wednesday to limit disruption if Britain crashes out of the bloc with no deal.