Council Recommendation of 23 May 2024 on enhancing research security

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Series Details C/2024/3510
Publication Date 30/05/2024
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Recommendation adopted by the Council of the European Union on 23 May 2024 on enhancing research security in the European Union (EU).

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The main objective of the Recommendation is to support the European Commission and Member States to address research security risks deriving from international cooperation. The text identifies risks relating mainly to the areas of undesirable transfer of knowledge, foreign interference, and ethical or integrity violations. The text includes a general call for awareness raising and offers guidance to assess risks and enhance research security when engaging in research cooperation with international partners.

A draft text was adopted by the European Commission on 24 January 2024 as part of a legislative package aimed at strengthening the EU's economic security. The Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on 23 May 2024. The text was published in the Official Journal on 30 May 2024.

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EUR-LEX: COM(2024)26: Proposal for a Council Recommendation on enhancing research security https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2024:26:FIN
European Commission: Press Release, 24/01/2024: Commission proposes new initiatives to strengthen economic security https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_363
European Commission: Memo on European Economic Security (24 January 2024) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_24_364
European Commission: Statement by Executive Vice President M. Vestager on the European Economic Security Package (24 January 2024) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_411
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 23/05/2024: Council adopts a recommendation to enhance research security https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/05/23/council-adopts-a-recommendation-to-enhance-research-security/
European Commission: DG Research and Innovation: News, 23/05/2024: EU Member States adopt recommendations to enhance research security https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/eu-member-states-adopt-recommendations-enhance-research-security-2024-05-23_en

News
Science Business, 24/01/2024: Commission tells universities and funders to bolster research security https://sciencebusiness.net/news/commission-tells-universities-and-funders-bolster-research-security

Commentary and Analysis
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities: News, 06/02/2024: The Guild welcomes the opportunity to co-develop Europe’s approach to research security https://www.the-guild.eu/news/2024/the-guild-welcomes-the-opportunity-to-co-develop-e.html
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): Briefing, 26/03/2024: Enhancing research security https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2024)760387

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