欧盟-英国贸易与合作协定下参与联盟计划专门委员会第四次会议

1 Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes – Minutes 11 December 2024 – 10:30am - 12:00pm GMT in London (and VTC) 1. Introduction and Welcome The UK co-chair, as host, opened the meeting welcoming colleagues to the fourth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes (SCPUP). The UK noted that one year had passed since the UK had formally associated to Horizon Europe and Copernicus, marking a historic step in the EU-UK relationship. The UK outlined how the wider EU-UK relationship has continued to grow since then, citing recent high-level meetings. The UK noted the SCPUP meeting was an opportunity to reflect on the success of UK association to both programmes so far, and to look ahead to how these relationships can be further strengthened. The EU thanked the UK for hosting the meeting, denoting the opportunity to take stock following the first year of UK association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus. The co-chairs agreed the provisional