Sample letter to members of EU Council in favour of Open Access in H2020

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