C¬ouncil of Ministers Holds Its 60th Extraordinary Session

The Council of Ministers verified, at today’s extraordinary, phone, session, a Proposal International Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina, on one side, and the European Union, on the other side, on participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the EU Horizon Europe – Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. 

The earlier agreed-to Proposal Agreement will be provided to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for further legal procedure, with a proposal for the Minister of Civil Affairs as the BIH signatory thereof.

The Council of Ministers of BIH, thus, reaffirms the continuity of its participation in the EU Research and Innovation Programme, started in 2009, and creates conditions for application of the Agreement, enabling BIH scientific-research organisations to take part in the Horizon Europe Programme from its start, January 2021, and harness its research and innovation potentials.

The European Union will sign contacts with legal persons from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose projects were approved in 2021 bid procedure.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has secured funds for the 2021 Programme entry ticket, evaluated by the EU at EUR 1,545,120, a part of which sum to be covered from IPA Fund.

The Horizon Europe is a seven-year programme, successor of the Horizon 2020 Programme, in which Bosnia and Herzegovina took part as a joined country for the Programme term 2014-2020. It is a key EU-financed programme for research and innovations, with EUR 95.5 billion budget. The Programme funds, among other things, research on climate change, helps achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals, increases competitiveness, facilitates cooperation and strengthens the development impact of research and innovations. (end)