{"id":48922,"date":"2024-07-03T13:55:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=48922"},"modified":"2024-09-18T09:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:45:44","slug":"canada-to-sign-association-to-horizon-europe-pillar-ii-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/canada-to-sign-association-to-horizon-europe-pillar-ii-today\/48922\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to sign association to Horizon Europe Pillar II today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks a significant milestone for Canadian research and innovation, with Canada set to sign its association with Horizon Europe Pillar II.<\/h2>\n

Back in November 2023, the Canadian Government closed substantiative negotiations with the European Commission to join Pillar II of Horizon Europe as an associate country.<\/p>\n

At 17:00 CEST, Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will join European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, to sign the landmark agreement.<\/p>\n

You can watch the signing of the agreement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Benefits of Horizon Europe Pillar II<\/h3>\n

Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship funding programme, with a substantial budget of \u20ac95.5bn<\/a> to tackle some of the planet’s most urgent issues through research and innovation.<\/p>\n

Pillar II of Horizon Europe tackles ‘Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness’.<\/p>\n

Pillar II targets major global issues and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enhance lives and safeguard the planet.<\/p>\n

It also focuses on boosting Europe’s technological competitiveness through complex, interdisciplinary research and innovation.<\/p>\n

Pillar II comprises six clusters, supported by JRC activities and crosscutting ‘Missions’. These include:<\/p>\n