Global competition for the best research talents is growing. The European Union (EU), therefore, needs to make strong progress in improving career prospects for researchers and creating conditions for their mobility between research sectors and across national borders. This will help ensure an adequate supply of researchers and enhance the quality of EU research. Thus, a comprehensive and coordinated approach is required to create a genuine European labour market for researchers in which supply and demand are balanced and where researchers across the EU would benefit from the right training, attractive career conditions and the removal of barriers to mobility. In 2008, Member States agreed with the European Commission (EC) to implement a new partnership for researchers, the European Partnership for Researchers (EPR)1. Member States endorsed the common European framework proposed by the EC as reference for developing national action plans. The partnership was designed to strengthen national ownership and to achieve, by the end of 2010, rapid and measurable progress.

Source: EURAXESS