#ERAACT
WHO WILL FIX COPYRIGHT FOR RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS?
The #InnovationAct & the new Industrial Access Charter are welcome steps, but dodge a key question: who may use knowledge, and for what? The #ERAact or copyright reform must answer it.
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...
#Science4EU #5thFreedom
October 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT? 100% #OPENACCESS!
On 10 Dec (11h CET), we explore with KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social if the #ERAact can deliver.
@afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
@ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC
Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
Vanessa Proudman - SPARC
🔗 kr21.info/oa100
#OA100
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Smarter Laws = Smarter Research
Outdated copyright laws block collaboration & innovation.
KR21 calls for the #ERAact to support open access and foster cross-border science.
📄 KR21 EU Action Plan: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
Let’s legislate for the future, not the past!
#Science4EU
August 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
‼️ Next week! Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
What does the forthcoming #ERAAct means for the future of #OpenAccess in Europe?
📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00-12:30 CET
👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#OA100
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
10 DEC - 11H CET | LAST CALL: LET’S TALK #OPENACCESS & #ERAACT
Speakers:
✱ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
✱ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC
✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC
🔗 Register NOW: kr21.info/oa100
🔗 Details: kr21.info//oa100-webin...
#OA100
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A timely joint statement on #OpenScience ahead of the #ERAAct consultation, highlighting the legal, financial and structural barriers that still need to be addressed to make Open Science the equitable and sustainable standard across European research.
SPARC Europe, together with ALLEA, @eifl.bsky.social, @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social, and @operaseu.bsky.social, is calling on EU policymakers to remove persistent barriers and accelerate the transition to Open Science across Europe 👉️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#OpenScience #OpenAccess #ERAAct
May 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
DECEMBER 2025 KR21 NEWSLETTER
Discover our latest updates featuring op-eds, a KR21-supported #5thFreedom report, an #ERAact webinar recording, reflections & activities
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-d...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#newsletter #UnitedForKnowledgeRights
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
10 DEC (11H CET): CAN THE #ERAACT HELP REACH 100% #OPENACCESS?
Join us & @sparc-eu.bsky.social to explore this with:
✱ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
✱ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC Europe
✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC Europe
🔗 kr21.info/oa100
#OA100
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Widening countries need more than funding!
KR21's #ERAact recommendations could be game-changing for them:
✱ An EU-wide #SPR & no #RightsRetention barriers
✱ An updated #copyright research exception
✱ Safeguards against unfair market conduct
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
WHY OPEN ACCESS MANDATES WITHOUT SPR A RECIPE FOR UNFAIRNESS
Obligations ≠ rights!
Without a #SecondaryPublicationRight, researchers face an OA dilemma: pay up or give up.
If the #ERAact mandates OA, it must also include an SPR.
#EuropeanResearchArea
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o...
June 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
On 16 March, KR21 & CALIS brought together 40+ librarians in Nicosia to discuss the Secondary Publication Right, followed by a stakeholder meeting with MPs & political party representatives.
Read the full recap: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...
#Cyprus #ERAact #SecondaryPublicationRight
March 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON OPEN ACCESS
Exploring 20 years of EU rule-making, from gentle encouragement to binding obligations.
The #ERAact is the chance to make #OpenAccess the rule, not the exception.
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#OpenScience #Science4EU
July 10, 2026 at 12:31 PM
THE DAWNING OF A NEW #ERA
KR21 is a proud partner of the May 2026 #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference in Warsaw (@operaseu.bsky.social)
Our 21 May panel (11:30) will unpack what the #EuropeanResearchArea Act could mean for #OpenScience & its infrastructure
🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/operas-2026-...
#ERAact
March 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Last week, the Guild’s Vice Presidents gathered at our Brussels office to address key topics that will shape the university sector in the next few years, including the #ERAAct, #FP10, responsible internationalisation and dual-use and defence research.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
📢 The #ERAact should ensure “researchers are never denied access to data just because of legal uncertainties,” says Julien Chicot (@guildeu.bsky.social)
Check out the 3rd #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org
📺 youtu.be/7Onoe4wruWg
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/6b2e61cc
#ERA
June 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
WATCH NOW: CAN THE ERA ACT HELP REACH 100% OPEN ACCESS?
@ivamz.bsky.social (@sparc-eu.bsky.social - KR21) warned about the need to protect the slogan “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” and emphasised the valuable opportunity the #ERAact represents.
🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
IS THE EU'S NEW RESEARCH LAW DOING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE?
The upcoming #ERAact is a huge deal for #OpenScience, but more laws aren't always the only possible answer to get research flowing freely across Europe.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t...
#5thFreedom #Science4EU #ScienceBusiness
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📣 Read @resprofnews.bsky.social's article on our latest position paper in which we share our vision for the #ERAAct ⤵️
May 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
#SOTEU time: KR21 sees a copyright blind spot that holds Europe’s competitiveness agenda back!
Time for action: Start looking beyond any single sector’s interests. A more flexible copyright approach isn't a zero-sum game.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...
#Science4EU #ERAact #AI
September 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A PACT AGAINST GOLD-PLATING THE RESEARCH EXCEPTION?
EC President von der Leyen wants a Pact against #GoldPlating.
Only 3 countries left the #research exception untouched.
The fix: a mandatory exception in a Regulation.
KR21 urges the EC to act! #ERAact
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...
September 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📣 Research libraries - Your input matters!

The #ERAAct public consultation remains open for one more week (Deadline: 23 January). We urge our library community to take part in the consultation and share their feedback: https://libereurope.eu/article/public-consultation-era-act/
LIBER Libraries Call for Action: Public Consultation ERA-Act - LIBER Europe
LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the voice of Europe’s research library community.
libereurope.eu
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Arranquen motores! La comisión europea acaba de publicar su programa de trabajo, con las propuestas de ley que se publicarán el año 2026.

Mucha Investigación, Innovación y competitividad en aspectos claves.

Aquí mis primeras impresiones!

www.linkedin.com/posts/roivv_...
#cwp26 #28thregime #eia #innovation #chips #europeanchipsact #eraact #biotech #quantum #venturecapital #madeineurope | Roi Villar-Vázquez
Arranquen Motores! Hace algo más de una hora, UVL ha presentado el #CWP26, el Commission Work Programme para el 2026, anunciando los expedientes que nos tendrán ocupados el año que viene. Sobre los te...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
WELCOMING THE IRISH EU PRESIDENCY
Three areas where #Ireland2026EU can shape the EU agenda:
1. #DigitalFairnessAct protections for #libraries
2. a #SecondaryPublicationRight in the #ERAact
3. safeguarding #AI in science
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/i...
#Science4EU
July 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
2025 KDBASP CONFERENCE RECAP
@centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social’s @majadrabczyk.bsky.social, KR21 Polish coordinator, reflects on 2 library-focused panels, with KR21 representation, exploring #AccessToKnowledge, #CDSM & the need for library voices in policy debates (#ERAact)
🔗 kr21.info/kdbasp-confe...
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is what collaboration on legislative change for open science looks like: Leaders of SPARC Europe, @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social, and @communia.bsky.social discussed key aspects of the #ERAAct today with the European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva.
September 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM