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#5THFREEDOM: NEW CAPSULE!
For KR21’s Stephen Wyber (@ifla.org), the inclusion of the 5th Freedom in Letta's report is a really exciting moment & creates opportunities not to miss.
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A KR21 collab with @informationlabs.org
#ERA #Science4EU
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
informationlabs.org
It Is Time to Put Research First in Europe!
In our #5thFreedom series, Stephen Wyber of @ifla.org explores how the ERA Act could open access, empower libraries, and put research at the heart of EU policy.
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#SciencePolicy #EUPolicy #ERA
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
informationlabs.org
Oct 2025 information labs recap
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...
⇒ #5thFreedom with @eesc.bsky.social's Dr Paul Rübig & @communia.bsky.social's @justusdreyling.bsky.social
⇒ #DigitalSovereignty reflections
⇒ 3-part post on #GenAI, copyright & #TDM
⇒ ‘F’ for EC #DigitalNetworksAct impact assessment
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
knowledgerights21.org
EC’S 2026 WORK PROGRAMME
Will it deliver for researchers, educators, readers & libraries?
We’re cautiously optimistic, but still plenty to clarify.
#5thFreedom: KR21 will keep championing the free movement of knowledge.
🔗 Read what’s promising & missing: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
knowledgerights21.org
#5THFREEDOM: NEW CAPSULE!
For @justusdreyling.bsky.social (@communia.bsky.social) the free circulation of knowledge = faster scientific progress, more innovation & a stronger Europe
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A KR21 collab with @informationlabs.org
#ERA #Science4EU
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
informationlabs.org
Is it time to give the 5th Freedom its breakthrough?
In our #5thFreedom series, @justusdreyling.bsky.social shows how the #ERA Act can make knowledge flow freely—unlocking faster science, stronger innovation & a more competitive Europe.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
knowledgerights21.org
#5THFREEDOM: NEW CAPSULE!
Dr. Paul Rübig, @eesc.bsky.social #ERAact Rapporteur, stresses how crucial freedom of research, knowledge & innovation are for the EU’s competitiveness.
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A KR21 collab with @informationlabs.org
#ERA #Science4
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
informationlabs.org
Building a Europe Where Knowledge Flows Freely!
In our new #5thFreedom episode, Dr. Paul Rübig shares why free knowledge flow is key to Europe’s future.
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#EUPolicy #Innovation
October 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
knowledgerights21.org
Knowledge Knows No Borders—EU Laws Shouldn’t Either!
Time to make the Freedom of Movement of Knowledge Europe’s 5th Freedom.
📄 KR21’s reflection:
www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...
📺 #5thFreedom Capsules: kr21.info/5thfreedomca...
Let’s build a true #EuropeanResearchArea!
#Science4EU
Freedom of Circulation of Knowledge and the Single Market: Fifth Freedom or Fifth Beatle?
One year after Enrico Letta championed the 5th freedom - the free movement of knowledge, the EC's new Single Market Strategy still sidelines research. The Innovation and Research Area Acts are a key c...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
knowledgerights21.org
📬 July newsletter alert: Perfect summer reading! New KR21 collaboration report on #eLending, #AI & EU policy insights, AI regulation webinar recording, community updates & #5thFreedom resources.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-j...
🗃️ Archive & ✏️ Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
informationlabs.org
2/ 🧠 innovation lab
New #5thFreedom capsules in collaboration with @knowledgerights21.org ‬
Kurt Deketelaere | LERU
Julien Chicot | @guildeu.bsky.social
Sergej Možina | Slovenian EU Permanent Representation/#ERAForum
Thomas Sturm | ICREA/@uab.cat
Peter Spyns | @vlaamseoverheid.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
knowledgerights21.org
💡 KR21 supported a timely discussion on 'Regulating Innovation in the Digital Environment' hosted by ILEO (Uni LUISS) & @volteuropa.org at the EP on 10 July. Our message, delivered by Stephen Wyber (@ifla.org), outlined a practical path towards the #5thFreedom.
🔗 kr21.info//10july25-ep...
July 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
knowledgerights21.org
📢 “The #ERA is the context, the framework, the government structure that make the #5thFreedom a reality,” stresses Dr. Peter Spyns - @vlaamseoverheid.bsky.social
Check out this #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org
📺 youtu.be/N6cHOlkFzT4
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July 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
informationlabs.org
Can Europe make the 5th Freedom a reality? 🇪🇺
In our new #5thFreedom episode, Peter Spyns breaks down how the #ERA, the "knowledge cube," and real policy tools can turn vision into action.
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#EUPolicy #OpenScience
July 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
knowledgerights21.org
👀 Exploring the 5th freedom through a philosophical lens with Thomas Sturm (#ICREA & @uab.cat )
📜 His roadmap: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out this #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org
📺 youtu.be/TjZ12zJwfRU
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June 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
informationlabs.org
🧠 The #5thFreedom is more than a metaphor—it’s a roadmap for Europe’s future.
Thomas Sturm calls for a borderless #ERA where researchers, knowledge & funding move freely.
Let’s make it a right, not just a goal!
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#ERAAct #EU #research
June 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
knowledgerights21.org
📢 Europe's diversity "is actually our strength,” says Sergej Možina, Slovenian Research Counsellor & #ERA Forum Co-Chair
🧰 Time to move from words to work!
Check out this #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org
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June 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
informationlabs.org
🚀 Time to make the #5thFreedom reality!
Sergej Možina calls for turning ideas into infrastructure: let researchers, knowledge & tech circulate freely across 🇪🇺.
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📺 youtu.be/SITGVO5xwak
#ERA #EU #EUpolicy #OpenScience
June 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
knowledgerights21.org
📢 The #ERAact should ensure “researchers are never denied access to data just because of legal uncertainties,” says Julien Chicot (@guildeu.bsky.social)
Check out the 3rd #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org
📺 youtu.be/7Onoe4wruWg
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#ERA
June 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
informationlabs.org
🧠 Europe needs free movement of knowledge!
Julien Chicot (@guildeu.bsky.social) explains why it’s time for a strong #ERAAct in our #5thFreedom innovation lab with an academic culture reform & more legal certainty for R&I.
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#Science4EU #EU #ERA
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
informationlabs.org
1/ 🗞️ info labs April-May 2025 recap

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/april-...

🧠 NEW: innovation lab
🔸 Discover the first capsule of our #5thFreedom project, in collaboration with @knowledgerights21.org, featuring none other than Janez Potočnik, a true pioneer of the freedom of knowledge!
June 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
knowledgerights21.org
📢 "#ERA is a legal notion. The #5thFreedom is a legal notion. It’s time we treat them as such," advocates Prof. Kurt Deketelaere, #LERU Secretary-General. Check out the 2nd capsule from KR21's collaboration with @informationlabs.org
📺 youtu.be/ks6zx7pHQ9o
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#ERAact
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
informationlabs.org
🚀 The #ERA needs legal teeth!

Kurt Deketelaere makes the case for a strong #ERAAct in our #5thFreedom innovation lab: anchor EU research in law & remove national barriers.
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#EU #Research #Innovation
June 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
knowledgerights21.org
🎉 Great news for #OpenScience: #SecondaryPublishingRights adopted in Slovenia! Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič (ODIPI), KR21’s national coordinator, advocated for this important step forward for #OpenAccess and towards the #5thFreedom.
🔗 Read her analysis: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/s...
May 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
knowledgerights21.org
2/ "The #5thFreedom, the freedom of movement of knowledge, #education, #science, #innovation, is an idea whose time has come," says Janez Potočnik. KR21 teams up with @informationlabs.org to explore its importance for EU's future!
📺 youtu.be/WfIV4X-cSUo
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May 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM