EU ministers in charge of research agreed that Europe needs a common research area as they met for an informal meeting in Slovenia on Monday to discuss revitalising the European Research Area (ERA), and the role of international cooperation to promote research and innovation.
Slovenian Minister of Education and Science Simona Kustec said that decision-makers would not create such a research area on their own but in collaboration with all stakeholders, particularly researchers and businesses.
After the meeting in at Brdo pri Kranju, Kustec noted the role of science and research saying that amid the epidemic, they contributed to the world now having the vaccine against COVID-19.