The Green Paper on the formation of a European Research Area attracted more than 800 responses by the time the consultation came to an end this week.

The scientists’ organisation Euroscience has welcomed the European Commission’s Green paper on the European Research Area – but raised concerns about aspects of the consultative procedures.

National research funding and grant giving bodies should be given more prominence in the European Commission’s plans to create the European Research Area, say research council heads and the European Science Foundation.