Building the European Research Area: A Local and Regional Perspective

2nd commission meeting, 6 March 2025 DRAFT OPINION SEDEC-VIII/001 Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture Building the European Research Area: A local and regional perspective _____________ Rapporteur: Melanie Kühnemann-Grunow (DE/PES) Member of the Berlin House of Representatives _____________ This document will be discussed at the meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture to be held from 11.00 to 18.30 on 6 March 2025. To allow time for translation, any amendments must be submitted through the online tool for tabling amendments (available on the Members’ Portal: https://memportal.cor.europa.eu/) no later than 15:00 (Brussels time) on 25 February 2025. A user guide is available at: https://memportal.cor.europa.eu/. Reference document: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Implementation of the European Research Area (ERA) Strengthening Europe’s Research and Innovation: The ERA’s Journey and Future Directions COM(2024) 490 – final Draft opinion of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture – Building the European Research Area: A local and regional perspective I. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR) General comments 1. acknowledges the Commission’s 2024...