European Research Area

At present, there is no European research area as such.

We want to go beyond the framework programme and into the European research area.

This is one part of the European research area.

If our organisation of the scientific environment lags behind, we will not achieve a European research area.

Indeed I would like more attention to the big science projects in the European research area outside the framework programme.

The European research area is of course important.

That is why I want to launch the debate on the European research area immediately.

This must be a key part of the European Research Area.

At the moment, there is no real European Research Area.

That is a major change in thinking, which I hope will be a source of future decisions connected with the European research area.

You know that, during my previous mandate, I fought very hard for a European research area.

Building the European research area means building the single market for that most precious of commodities: knowledge.

I welcome your comments on European research areas.

Particular attention should be paid to the need to extend the European Research Area.

Commissioner Busquin' s communication on the European research area is very good.

Commissioner Busquin has now indicated how a European research area could be brought about.

The creation of a European Research Area is vital to this.

We have to close this gap, and the European Research Area is a step in the right direction.

The European Research Area must be the catalyst for private investment.

The European Research Area creates new expectations and is a source of great hope for us all.

The new Constitutional Treaty provided for the creation of the European research area.

At any rate, this indicates that so far the European Research Area has not been functioning as it should.

But I believe that in order to bring about a European research area, we will need more than measures in the sphere of infrastructure.

In this respect, the establishment of one European Research Area will function as a catalyst.

The Commission, therefore, wished to take all appropriate action to make aeronautics an example for the implementation of the European research area.