'Plan S' and 'cOAlition S' – Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications | European Commission

"Today – with the launch of 'Plan S' and 'cOAlition S' – a coalition of national research funders, with the support of the European Commission - have committed to accelerate this transition to open access. I [Carlos Moedas] very much welcome and support this initiative, which was developed under the auspices of Science Europe and with the support of the Commission's open access envoy, Robert-Jan Smits, and contributions from the ERC Scientific Council. The majority of public funding for research in Europe is controlled at Member State level, and so it is only through a concerted and coordinated approach across national funders that the necessary progress can be made. I congratulate those national funding bodies who have already committed to Plan S and strongly encourage others to follow as soon as possible...."