11 Nov 2025
Switzerland joins Horizon Europe
On 10 November 2025, Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research signed the agreement on Switzerland's participation in Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and the Euratom Research & Training (R&T) programme. The agreement enables Swiss researchers and organisations to lead consortia, receive direct EU funding, and access all thematic pillars and instruments of the programmes. The agreement takes effect retroactively as of 1 January 2025. It also establishes Switzerland as a member of Fusion for Energy starting in 2026, which will allow Swiss researchers and industry to contribute to ITER. Association to Erasmus+ is planned for 2027. In addition, once the Agreement on Health enters into force, Switzerland will be able to participate in the EU4Health programme.
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