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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R&I stakeholders call for including them in governance of new ERA (era.gv.at)
A number of European research and innovation (R&I) stakeholder organisations have published an open letter addressed to the EU institutions, in which they express the need to include R&I stakeholders...
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[Event Announcement] new ERA (presidency conference)
The Conference New ERA - Towards a responsible knowledge driven society of the 3rd Millennium (aka ERA Conference) intends to produce ERA conference recommendations for better implementation of the new...
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SFIC opinion on "global approach to research and innovation" adopted
The Strategic Forum for International STI cooperation (SFIC) has launched its opinion on the "Global approach to research and innovation - Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing...
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Events
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new ERA (presidency conference)
The Conference New ERA - Towards a responsible knowledge driven society of the 3rd Millennium (aka ERA Conference) intends to produce ERA conference recommendations for better implementation of the new...
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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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Calls
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Excellence Hubs (Horizon Europe WIDERA-2022-ACCESS-04-01)
New call in the Widening programme of the EU funded Horizon Europe programme. The focus is on place based research and innovation activities. Western Balkan countries associated to Horizon Europe are ...
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Commission is looking for research proposal evaluators
The European Research Executive Agency, which manages most project proposals submitted under EU calls for research , is looking for those interested in evaluating and monitoring projects to submit...
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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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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...
