Informal video conference of research ministers, 26 February 2021

Summary:

EU Ministers responsible for matters relating to Research held an informal videoconference on 26 February 2021. The agenda included the following items:

• Policy debate on how the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) can contribute to the further development of the European Research Area (ERA);
• Briefing by the Council Presidency on the state of play concerning the proposed Council Regulation establishing the European high performance computing joint undertaking;
• Briefing by the European Commission on the activities of the ERA's forum for transition;
• Presentation by the European Commission of the proposed Decision enabling the EU's participation in the European partnership on metrology;
• Presentation by the European Commission of the proposed Council Regulation establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe;
• Briefing by the European Commission of its GCSA opinion on the biodegradability of plastics in the open environment;
• Briefing by the European Commission on the preparation of a draft proposal for a European research & innovation partnership for pandemic preparedness under Horizon Europe.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Informal video conference of research ministers, 26 February 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/48568/backgroundbrief-research-vtc-26-2-21.pdf

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