Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of 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)

On 18 March 2014 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union, with the Faroe Islands in order to conclude an Agreement between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020).

The negotiations between both parties were completed and resulted in the attached draft agreement text which is in line with the negotiation directives issued by the Council.

The Commission proposes that the Council decides on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement on behalf of the European Union.

EUR-Lex: COM(2014)495: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2014:495:FIN

EUR-Lex: COM(2014)496: Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of 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) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2014:496:FIN

EUR-Lex: COM(2014)496: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2014:496:FIN

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