ERA or European Research Area.

This initiative of the European Commission seeks to create

• a common and single area for research and innovation
• a borderless market for research,
• technology and innovation across the European Union,
• synergies between the EU and the Member States to jointly improve research system settings and policies,
• free movement of researchers,
• sharing of knowledge and innovation.

The ERA concept was officially launched with a Communication from the European Commission in January 2000 entitled: Towards a European Research Area. In 2018, a process of revitalisation took place and in September 2020 the European Commission issued a Communication entitled A New European Research Area.

The new ERA supports

• investment and reform in research and innovation
• market growth
• enhancing the mobility of researchers and the free exchange of knowledge and technology
• improving access to excellence 
• Information on the ERA can be found in English on the European Commission's website here. 

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