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The Framework of EU-U.S. S&T Cooperation consists of the following:

 

  1. Cooperation within the EU-U.S. S&T Agreement

  2. Cooperation within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Cooperation

  3. Cooperation within the S&T Agreements between EU Member States and U.S. 

1. Cooperation within the EU-U.S. S&T Agreement

Although the EU-U.S. relationship dates back to the 1950s the first formal cooperation took place in 1990 with the Transatlantic Declaration, which was followed by a new Transatlantic Agenda and regular EU-U.S. Summits to assess and develop transatlantic cooperation.

In the area of science and technology, the EU and U.S. concluded a Science and Technology (S&T) Co-operation Agreement in 1999 and renewed it in 2004 and 2009. Since than, joint research activities are undertaken in a number of fields such as biotechnology, environment, materials science (including nanotechnology) and non-nuclear and renewable energy.

  

EU-U.S. S&T Agreement (initial-1999) 

EU-U.S. S&T Agreement (renewed-2004)

EU-U.S. S&T Agreement (renewed -2009)

 

1.1. Other related EU-U.S. Bilateral Agreements in the field of S&T


 

 1.2 Other related Multilateral Agreements in the field of S&T

 

 

 1.3 Implementing Arrangements


  • Implementing Arrangement on Security Research between the EC (JRC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington D.C. (2009)
  • EC-NIST Implementing Agreement (1994) expired in 2004
  • EC-NSF Implementing Arrangement in Materials Science (including nanotechnology) 1999
  • EC-DoE Implementing Agreement on Non-Nuclear and Renewable Energy 2001, (Fuel Cell Annex, 16 June 2003)
  • EC-Department of Transportation Implementing Agreement on Information and Communication Technologies applications to road transport (2009)

 

1.4 Other Formal Arrangements


Principals: European Commission (Commissioners for External Relations, Energy and Research) / US govt. (Secretaries of State and Energy), Established November 2009

  • Information Technology Understanding on Cooperation 

Principals: European Commission / National Science Foundation 1992

Principals: European Commission / White House Office of Science and Technology. Date Signed: 7 September 1990, renewed: 1996, 2001, 2006 Expiration: 8 June 2011


2. Cooperation within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Cooperation

EU-U.S. S&T cooperation within the EU Framework Programme is described under the BILAT-USA Section. Please follow this LINK to be directed to the related web-site.

 

3. Cooperation within the S&T Agreements between EU Member States and U.S.

The Link2US project performed a survey of the current science and technology (S&T) cooperation agreements between the European Union in general as well as the 27 Member States and Associated Countries, and the United States. Please follow this LINK to be directed to the related web-site.

BILAT-USA (Grant Agreement no: 244434) and Link2US (Grant Agreement no: 244371) Projects are co-funded by the European Union’s Capacities Programme on International Cooperation under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Cooperation.