ILODDON (Reuters) - IBrithani yethule izinhlelo zokuxazulula izingxabano ne-European Union ukuzama ukufinyelela ezinhlelweni zocwaningo lwesayensi zale nhlangano, okuhlanganisa neHorizon Europe, kusho uhulumeni ngoLwesibili, odabeni lwakamuva lwangemva kweBrexit.
Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sohwebo esasayinwa ekupheleni kuka-2020, iBrithani yaxoxisana ngokufinyelela uhla lwezinhlelo zesayensi nokuqamba izinto ezintsha, okuhlanganisa ne-Horizon, uhlelo lwama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-95.5 (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-97) olunikeza izibonelelo namaphrojekthi kubacwaningi.
Kepha iBrithani ithi, ezinyangeni eziyi-18 kuqhubeke, i-EU ayikaphothulile ukufinyelela ku-Horizon, Copernicus, uhlelo lokubuka umhlaba ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, i-Euratom, uhlelo lokucwaninga ngenuzi, kanye nezinsizakalo ezifana ne-Space Surveillance and Tracking.
Zombili izinhlangothi zithe ukubambisana ocwaningweni kuzozuzisa bobabili kodwa ubudlelwano buye baba muncu ngenxa yengxenye yesivumelwano sesehlukaniso seBrexit esilawula ukuhweba nesifundazwe saseBrithani, iNorthern Ireland, nokwenze ukuthi i-EU iqale izinyathelo zomthetho.
"I-EU yephula ngokusobala isivumelwano sethu, ifuna kaningi ukwenza ipolitiki ukubambisana okubalulekile kwesayensi ngokwenqaba ukuphothula ukufinyelela kulezi zinhlelo ezibalulekile," kusho ungqongqoshe wezangaphandle uLiz Truss esitatimendeni.
“Ngeke sikuvumele ukuthi kuqhubeke lokhu.Kungakho i-UK manje seyethule ukubonisana okusemthethweni futhi izokwenza konke okudingekayo ukuvikela umphakathi wezesayensi, ”kusho uTruss, ophinde abe phambili esikhundleni sika-Boris Johnson njengondunankulu.
UDaniel Ferrie, okhulumela i-European Commission, uthe ekuqaleni ngoLwesibili uyibonile imibiko ngalesi senzo kodwa ubengakatholi isaziso esisemthethweni, ephinda nokuthi iBrussels ibone "izinzuzo ezifanayo ngokubambisana nokucwaninga kwesayensi nokuqamba izinto ezintsha, ucwaningo lwenuzi nendawo" .
“Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukukhumbula isimo sezepolitiki salokhu: kunobunzima obukhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwesivumelwano sokuhoxa kanye nezingxenye zesivumelwano seTrade and Cooperation,” usho kanje.
"I-TCA, isivumelwano sohwebo nokubambisana, ayinikezi isibopho esithile se-EU sokuhlanganisa i-UK nezinhlelo zezinyunyana ngalesi sikhathi, noma umnqamulajuqu oqondile wokwenza lokho."
I-EU yethula izinyathelo zomthetho ngokumelene neBrithani ngoJuni ngemuva kokuba iLondon ishicilele umthetho omusha wokweqa eminye imithetho ye-post-Brexit yaseNyakatho Ireland, kanti iBrussels ifake ukungabaza ngeqhaza layo ohlelweni lwe-Horizon Europe.
IBrithani ithe isibeke eceleni cishe amapondo ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-15 e-Horizon Europe.
(Kubikwa ngu-Elizabeth Piper eLondon kanye noJohn Chalmers eBrussels; Kuhlelwa ngu-Alex Richardson)
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-08-2022