EC suspends research and innovation cooperation with Russia

Following the Russian invasion against Ukraine and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the European Commission said today it has decided to suspend the cooperation with Russian entities in research, science and innovation. The Commission will not conclude any new contracts nor any new agreements with Russian organizations under the Horizon Europe program.

Furthermore, the Commission is suspending payments to Russian entities under existing contracts. All ongoing projects, in which Russian research organizations are participating, are being reviewed – both under Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, the previous EU program for research and innovation.

Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president for a Europe fit for the Digital Age, said: “EU research cooperation is based on the respect for the freedoms and rights that underpin excellence and innovation. Russia's heinous military aggression against Ukraine is an attack against those same values. It is therefore time to put an end to our research cooperation with Russia.”