Welcome to the website of the European Research Area Board – ERAB
Making the European Research Area (ERA) a reality is a political priority for the European Union (EU). It is a necessity if Europe is serious about transforming itself into a successful knowledge society, the best and possibly only option for sustaining our quality of life in the future.
Following the public debate on its Green Paper The European Research Area: New Perspectives, the European Commission has established the European Research Area Board (ERAB) as the new consultative body responsible for advising the EU on the realisation of the ERA.
I expect ERAB to play a key role in helping to develop, promote and evaluate policy initiatives and actions to meet the goals of the European Research Area. It plays this role by offering advice of the highest quality, assessing progress achieved and guiding the Commission on how to mobilise people in support of shared European ambitions for science and research.
Through ERAB, I have the pleasure of working with 22 high level experts from academia, business and industry. Their expertise and experience builds on the many valuable contributions made by its predecessor, the European Research Advisory Board (EURAB).
Janez Potočnik
European Commissioner for Science and Research.
