09 Feb 2021 | News Regions call for greater political commitment to fix ‘fragmented’ ERA As the European Commission cranks up its work on the new European Research Area, regions are pushing for greater influence in the design process EU regions are demanding more of a say in the development of the European Research Area (ERA) and are calling for greater political commitment to bridge the research and innovation gap that persists between rich and poor areas. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) wants to become more involved in the ERA Forum for Transition, the expert group set up to advise on the governance structure of ERA, the EU’s planned single market for research, CoR rapporteur Christopher Clergeau told Science|Business.