<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">​<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We welcome the European Commission’s commitment to making OA models of scholarly publishing a
cornerstone of its Open Science policy. We consider the transition to OA one of the key policies the
European Commission and national governments should pursue in order to foster progress across
academic disciplines and enable European citizens and those of other countries to benefit from publicly
funded research. <b><font color="#ff0000">However, we also urge European policy makers to ensure the viability and
sustainability of OA scholarly publishing. </font></b>We do so speaking on behalf of the next generation(s) of
researchers across Europe, who will be asked to comply with mandatory OA policies.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></div></div><a href="https://globalyoungacademy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Position-statement-on-Open-Access-by-the-Young-Academies-of-Europe-and-the-Global-Young-Academy.pdf">https://globalyoungacademy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Position-statement-on-Open-Access-by-the-Young-Academies-of-Europe-and-the-Global-Young-Academy.pdf</a></div>