Co-operation

incrEAST provides information about the scope and objectives of international co-operation in research, science and technology between Russia and EECA countries, EU Member States and associated countries as well as about further opportunities for enhanced networking.

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Scope and objectives

According to Article 16 “International Scientific and S&T Co-operation of the Russian Federation” of the Federal Law No. 127-FZ of 23 August 1996 “On Science and State S&T Policy” adopted by the State Duma on 12 June 1996 and approved by the Federal Council, “Public authorities of the Russian Federation create the necessary conditions for international scientific and S&T co-operation. The actors in scientific and/or S&T activities may join international scientific and S&T organisations or associations, participate in international scientific and S&T programmes or projects, scientific and S&T programmes or projects of foreign countries, conclude agreements (contracts) and other agreements with foreign legal entities to perform work in or outside of the Russian Federation in the procedure prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation”.

The Russian Federation supports scientific and S&T co-operation with foreign countries on the basis of existing international agreements of the Russian Federation, international scientific and S&T programmes and projects, and promotes the expansion of the S&T co-operation of researchers and research organisations, as well as organisations of other types. Due to the availability of highly integrated S&T potential and because of established S&T links, public authorities of the Russian Federation encourage the development of S&T co-operation on the basis of multilateral and bilateral agreements, first of all in the frame of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC).

EU-Russia co-operation in science and technology is regulated by Articles 62-63 of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (1997), Agreement on Co-operation in Science and Technologies between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Commission (signed in November 1999, renewed for the next five-year period in late 2003, came into force in February 2004 and valid until 2009) and the Roadmap for the EU-Russia Common Space of Research and Education including Cultural Aspects (approved at the EU-Russia summit in 2005). A road map for the subsequent period entitled European Community – Russia Scientific and Technological Cooperation. A Roadmap for Action, 2009-2011 is currently in force.

The Russian Federation Medium Term Strategy towards the European Union has been developed (Russia’s Middle Term Strategy towards the EU) for 2000 – 2010.

Source: HSE
Last up-date: 18 October 2010