The EU and Open Access

European Union institutions are putting their weight behind Open Access.

The Scientific Council of the European Research Council has issued a Statement on Open Access:

it is the firm intention of the ERC Scientific Council to issue specific
guidelines for the mandatory deposit in open access repositories of research
results – that is, publications, data and primary materials – obtained thanks to
ERC grants, as soon as pertinent repositories become operational.

Peter Suber's OA blog has the full text of the statement.

The European Research Advisory Board has also recommended an OA mandate for EU-funded research:

The European Commission should consider mandating all researchers funded
under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) to publish the results of their
research in an open access repository within six months of initial publication,
according to the European Research Advisory Board (EURAB).

Peter Suber's blog again has the full statement.