18/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - Negotiations with Switzerland to open on Horizon 2020. On Friday 15 November, the Council of the EU approved the opening of negotiations with Switzerland on scientific and technological cooperation with a view to its becoming part of the forthcoming Horizon 2020 framework programme (2014-2020). The Euratom programme and ITER project will also be affected by this development. (JK/transl.fl)