Turkey and Moldova tighten cooperation with EU

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Turkey became associated country to Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps. Moldova associated to Horizon Europe.

On 27 October 2021 the European Commission and Turkey signed three agreements for tighter cooperation in EU research, innovation, and education programmes. For the period 2021-2027, Turkey has been granted association status to Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme, Erasmus+, the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport, and the European Solidarity Corps. As a result, researchers, innovators, students, pupils, trainees, teachers, and young people established in Turkey can now participate under the same conditions as participants from EU Member States. Association to the research and innovation framework programme is the closest form of cooperation with countries outside the EU. Association to Erasmus+ supports lifelong learning, educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs, social cohesion and active citizenship. The European Solidarity Corps enhances the engagement of young people and organisations in voluntary activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity, democracy, by addressing societal and humanitarian challenges.

On the same day, the sixth meeting of EU-Moldova Association summit took place, during which the agreement on Moldova’s association to Horizon Europe was signed.