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The announcement by the UK Government today that the UK will become an associate country member of the programme, a move the Welsh Government had pressed for during Brexit negotiations, means Welsh scientists, universities and businesses will have continued access to the programme.


The move means organisations will be able to continue bidding for funding under the programme in the same way as EU member states.


Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe’s predecessor, has provided a platform for Welsh researchers and businesses to take part in projects worth over €2\.5 billion, involving 81 countries and bringing grants worth €153 million to Wales to date.


Throughout EU\-UK Brexit negotiations, the Welsh Government made clear that the UK Government should negotiate full access to Horizon Europe.


Running until 2027 with a budget of around €100 billion, Horizon Europe is the largest ever transnational programme supporting research and innovation, underpinning Europe’s ambitions as a world leader.


The programme, run by the European Commission, supports vital and pioneering research, and provides a major opportunity for Wales to remain an active and influential partner internationally, increasing the nation’s attractiveness to talent, and the effectiveness of its research.


The Welsh Government encourages Wales\-based researchers and innovators to develop applications, and for organisations around Europe to take advantage of the UK’s Associate Country status in order to work with Wales’ leading scientists, businesses, public sector and civil society.


The Welsh Regional Investment Framework highlighted the need to deliver a step change in cross\-border and international working, empowered by regional investment.


While the UK Government has denied the Welsh Government any access to replacement EU funds and left Wales £1\.1 billion short through its Shared Prosperity Fund, the Welsh Government continues to support international and cross\-border working through its Agile Cymru programme.


Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething, said:



> Today’s announcement has been a long time coming. Continued participation in EU programmes was a clear message in the Welsh Government’s priorities for the future UK/EU relationship, and we have consistently pressed for this outcome. The delay in confirming associate membership for the UK has caused unnecessary alarm in the sector, which could and should have been avoided.
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> “Our continued participation in the Horizon programme will give Welsh universities and businesses the opportunity to join with their peers around the world to push the boundaries of science and tackle the biggest challenges faced in Wales and globally, such as Climate Change and recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic.”


Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales, Professor Jas Pal Badyal FRS said:



> This flagship EU programme offers an important platform to demonstrate Wales’ position as an outward\-looking scientific nation which is committed to the highest level of research and innovation, working in close collaboration with partners across Europe and the rest of the world.
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> “Following today’s welcome news, I strongly encourage organisations in Wales to renew their relationships with their international networks with a view to bidding into Horizon Europe. Our European partners can be reassured by the eligibility of UK partners and coordinators.
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> “Wales has unique expertise in many domains of research and innovation and there is much to be gained by working together on shared challenges.”







Translation:


 
Mae’r cyhoeddiad gan Lywodraeth y DU heddiw y bydd y DU yn dod yn aelod “gwlad gysylltiol” y rhaglen, cam yr oedd Llywodraeth Cymru wedi pwyso amdano yn ystod negodiadau Brexit, sy’n golygu y bydd gan wyddonwyr, prifysgolion a busnesau yng Nghymru fynediad parhaus at y rhaglen. 


Mae'r cam hwn yn golygu y bydd sefydliadau'n gallu parhau i wneud cais am gyllid o dan y rhaglen yn yr un ffordd ag aelod\-wladwriaethau'r UE.


Mae Horizon 2020, rhagflaenydd Horizon Ewrop, wedi darparu platfform i ymchwilwyr a busnesau yng Nghymru gymryd rhan mewn prosiectau dros €2\.5 biliwn, gyda 81 o wledydd yn cymryd rhan a chyda grantiau gwerth €153 i Gymru hyd yn hyn. 


Drwy gydol negodiadau Brexit rhwng yr UE a'r DU, roedd Llywodraeth Cymru'n gwbl glir y dylai Llywodraeth y DU negodi mynediad llawn at Horizon Ewrop.


Ac yntau'n rhedeg tan 2027 gyda chyllideb o ryw €100 biliwn, Horizon Ewrop yw'r rhaglen drawswladol fwyaf erioed sy'n cefnogi ymchwil ac arloesi, gydag uchelgeisiau Ewrop fel arweinydd byd\-eang yn sail iddi.


A hithau'n cael ei rhedeg gan y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd, mae'r rhaglen yn cefnogi ymchwil hanfodol ac arloesol, ac yn cynnig cyfle o bwys i Gymru barhau'n bartner egnïol a dylanwadol yn rhyngwladol, gan gynyddu atyniad y wlad i dalent ac effeithiolrwydd ei hymchwil.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n annog ymchwilwyr ac arloeswyr o Gymru i ddatblygu cymwysiadau, ac i sefydliadau ledled Ewrop fanteisio ar statws Gwlad Gysylltiol y DU i weithio gyda gwyddonwyr, busnesau, sector cyhoeddus a chymdeithas sifil Cymru.


Tanlinellodd Fframwaith Buddsoddi Rhanbarthol Cymru yr angen i sicrhau newid sylweddol mewn gweithio trawsffiniol a rhyngwladol, wedi'i rymuso gan fuddsoddi rhanbarthol.


Er bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi gwrthod unrhyw gyllid cyfnewid a bod hyn wedi golygu fod Cymru £1\.1 biliwn yn brin drwy ei Chronfa Ffyniant Gyffredin, mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n parhau i gefnogi gweithio rhyngwladol a thrawsffiniol drwy ei rhaglen Cymru Ystwyth.


Dywedodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething:



> Rydym wedi aros yn hir iawn am y cyhoeddiad heddiw. Roedd parhau i  
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> gymryd rhan yn rhaglenni'r UE yn neges glir ym mlaenoriaethau Llywodraeth Cymru o ran perthynas y DU/UE yn y dyfodol, ac rydym wedi pwyso'n gyson am y canlyniad hwn. Mae'r oedi wrth gadarnhau aelodaeth gyswllt i'r DU wedi achosi braw diangen yn y sector, y gellid ac y dylid fod wedi ei osgoi.
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> “Bydd ein cyfranogiad parhaus yn rhaglen Horizon yn rhoi cyfle i brifysgolion a busnesau yng Nghymru ymuno â'u cyfoedion ledled y byd i wthio ffiniau gwyddoniaeth a mynd i'r afael â'r heriau mwyaf sy'n wynebu Cymru a'r byd, megis y newid yn yr hinsawdd ac adfer yn dilyn pandemig y Coronafeirws.”


Meddai’r Athro Jas Pal Badyal FRS, Prif Gynghorydd Gwyddonol Cymru:



> Mae rhaglen flaenllaw'r UE yn cynnig platfform pwysig i ddangos statws Cymru fel cenedl Ewropeaidd sy'n edrych tuag allan, sydd wedi ymrwymo i'r lefel uchaf o ymchwil ac arloesi mewn cydweithrediad â phartneriaid ar draws Ewrop a gweddill y byd.
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> “Yn dilyn newyddion heddiw, hoffwn annog sefydliadau yng Nghymru i adnewyddu eu perthynas â'u rhwydweithiau rhyngwladol er mwyn ymgeisio i Horizon Ewrop. Gall ein partneriaid Ewropeaidd gael eu sicrhau gan gymhwysedd partneriaid a chydgysylltwyr y DU.
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> “Mae gan Gymru arbenigedd unigryw mewn sawl maes ymchwil ac mae llawer i'w ennill trwy gydweithio ar heriau cyffredin.”