A statement about the UK’s re-admission to the EU’s flagship research programme, Horizon, is anticipated shortly.
After an agreement was reached on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland earlier this year, discussions on the UK becoming a full member of the EU’s €100 billion (£85 billion) programme reopened.
There has been progress in the EU-UK negotiations, according to sources in Brussels.
However, neither party has made any official announcement of a signed agreement.
The Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement included an agreement in principle for the UK to be an associate member of Horizon, but the matter was stymied by the conflict over the Northern Ireland Protocol.