Dear
We are writing you to express our agreement with the mandatory open access policy in the Rules of Participation for Horizon 2020 that is now being negotiated in by the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament.
We feel that the dissemination of scientific ideas financed by European taxpayers is best served by a mandatory open access policy. This policy will strengthen both the level of excellence and the broad repercussion of Horizon 2020 in the fields of education and innovation. With this decision the EU will make a clear statement about the public interest objectives of the Horizon 2020 programme that is in line with the desires of the majority of European researchers and citizens.
Thank you very much,
Ministres Recherche December 2012
Members of Council Working Group on Research
Belgium
patrick.lamot@diplobel.fed.be
fabienne.thirion@diplobel.fed.be
david.royaux@diplobel.fed.be
karel.boutens@diplobel.fed.be
Bulgaria
krasimira.pishtuhina@bg-permrep.eu
demetra.duleva@bg-permrep.eu
Czech Rep.
sarka.brabnikova@mzv.cz
Denmark
johmog@um.dk
jetnie@um.dk
Germany
susanne.burger@diplo.de
erik.hansalek@diplo.de
susanne.mauersberger@diplo.de
Estonia
ene.kadastik@mfa.ee
Greece
e.sakallarieou@rp-greece.be
Spain
milagros.candela@reper.maec.es
carlos.martinez@reper.maec.es
France
eric-olivier.pallu@diplomatie.gouv.fr
cecile.heriard@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Ireland
bob.keane@dfa.ie
breda.obrien@dfa.ie
Pat.Kelly@dfa.ie
Brendan.McCormack@djei.ie
Italy
Enrico Pavone, Luca Morretti
ricerca@rppue.esteri.it
Cyprus
ttelemachos@planning.gov.cy
eepaminondou@planning.gov.cy
Latvia
liene.barmane@mfa.gov.lv
Lithuania
karina.firkaviciute@eurep.mfa.lt
Jurate.deviziene@smm.lt
Luxembourg
leon.diederich@mesr.etat.lu
roger.kerger@mesr.etat.lu
Hungary
gergo.tardos@mfa.gov.hu
agnes.reiter@mfa.gov.hu
Malta
luke.incorvaja@gov.mt
Netherlands
johan.verboom@minbuza.nl
davy.pieters@minbuza.nl
Austria
adrian.esik@bmeia.gv.at
christian.eisner@bmeia.gv.at
florian.pecenka@bmeia.gv.at
Poland
malgorzata.misiewicz@msz.gov.pl
Portugal
Carla Alexandra Matias Santos
ems@reper-portugal.be
Romania
mircea.sbarna@rpro.eu
Slovenia
sergej.mozina@gov.si
Slovakia
dusan.sandor@mzv.sk
patrick.helmich@minedu.sk
Finland
mikael.kekkonen@formin.fi
Sweden
magnus.harviden@foreign.ministry.se
carl-albert.hjelmborn@foreign.ministry.se
United Kingdom
scott.hudson@fco.gov.uk
Croatia
nada.sirotic@mvep.hr
Council Secretariat
eva.veivo@consilium.europa.eu
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