European Research Area (ERA)
European Commissioner Philippe Busquin launched the idea of the European Research Area back in November 2000. “The problem is not money but fragmentation of the efforts carried out at European level,” he had said. “So it is imperative that we mobilise resources and create a movement towards coherence of research policies in Europe.”
This statement introduced the European Research Area (ERA), which aims to create a unified research area open to the world, and to enable the free circulation of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology. Most importantly, ERA is based on the European internal market.
Within ERA, National Action Plans are developed based on the following six priorities:
- More effective national research systems
- Optimal transnational cooperation and competition, including ‘jointly addressing grand challenges’ and ‘research infrastructures’
- An open labour market for researchers
- Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research
- Optimal circulation, access and transfer of scientific knowledge
- International cooperation
Background and process
In 2014, 2 years after the adoption of its communication on a reinforced European Research Area (ERA) partnership the Commission reported that EU countries and stakeholders had made good progress in delivering the ERA but more effort would be needed.
In 2015, the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to a fully operational ERA and endorsed the ERA Roadmap 2015-2020. This is a living document to guide EU countries in structuring their implementation of the ERA priorities at national level.
It calls on EU members to implement the ERA roadmap through appropriate measures in ERA national action plans and strategies.
Monitoring of ERA roadmap implementation is integrated into the ERA progress reports, on the basis of headline indicators proposed by the European Research and Innovation Advisory Committee (ERAC)
A new Communication is planned for the third quarter 2020 and will aim at relaunching and revitalising the ERA in order to:
- make it future-proof
- make it better able to address the major challenges of the digital and green transition
- increase Europe’s resilience following the Covid-19 crisis.
News
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JRC Work Programme 2021-2022 adopted
The Joint Research Centre’s Work Programme for 2021-2022 has been adopted by the European Commission. As the Commission’s science and knowledge service, the JRC provides evidence and helps the Commission...
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European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance launched
On 10 June 2021, following the success of the three research and innovation projects on science diplomacy funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, 16 participating institutions have launched the European...
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[Event Announcement] ERA & Widening during Horizon Europe Info Days 2021
This Info day will concentrate on the Horizon Europe part for Widening participation and strengthening the ERA. Presentations will explain main conditions of the calls and will especially concentrate ...
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Events
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Gender Equality Plan Development: Fulfilling the Horizon Europe requirements and beyond!
A Gender Equality plan is a set of actions for the identification of gender bias, implementing procedures to correct them and setting measurable indicators for monitoring...
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ERA & Widening during Horizon Europe Info Days 2021
This Info day will concentrate on the Horizon Europe part for Widening participation and strengthening the ERA. Presentations will explain main conditions of the calls and will especially concentrate ...
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Planning for Sustainability of Research Infrastructures
In the frame of the Horizon2020 projects ACCELERATE and the ERIC Forum Implementation Project, the event ”Planning for Sustainability of Research Infrastructures” will be held online on 25 May 2021.
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Calls
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National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of Albania is promoting an open call for 9 Early Stage Researchers Positions in the framework of the 6i Dirs COFUND, managed...
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CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN
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Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals
Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals were launched on 25 August 2020 to support digital education readiness and creative skills. The calls each provide €100 million to respond to the coronavirus...
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Documents
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GENDER ANALYSIS 2020 EC COUNTRY REPORTS FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS
This is the third Kvinna till Kvinna Gender Analysis of EC Country Reports for the Western Balkans. The aim is to show progress year on year in the gender-mainstreaming of the Country Reports and attempt...
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Making Public Procurement work in and for Europe
This Communication of the European Commission presents a public procurement strategy which sets out the overall policy framework and defines clear priorities to improve procurement in practice and support...
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Equity in school education in EuropeStructures, policies and student performance
This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education.
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Links
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European Research Area corona platform
The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level. It offers continuously updated information...
