EU/Faroe Islands Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation associating the Faroe Islands to the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)

PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

BACKGROUND: the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) was signed on behalf of the Union on 17 December 2014, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The Agreement should be now approved.

CONTENT: under this proposed Decision, the Council is requested to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020).

For further details of the main provisions of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 29/07/2014.