EU Council approves documents on ERA, open access and AI in science

As expected, last month, the Competitiveness Ministers of the European Council adopted several documents with implications for open access and AI:

• The Council Recommendations for ERA Policy Agenda 2025-27 is a ‘non-binding roadmap’ of initiatives to drive the European Research Area forward, including copyright interventions that apply to Action 1 on Open Science.
• The Council’s conclusions on AI in science state that AI collaboration is key to enhancing scientific exchange, but recognise the risks of bias, misinformation and other ethical concerns.