But after an initial reading he said it seemed to have struck a "sensible balance in safeguarding the very important role of academic publishers while finding a way to manage the change to an environment that is more dominated by openaccess".
"At our meetings in May, leaders from both countries agreed to measures to increase market access, further open the financial sector, foster energy security, protect the environment and strengthen the rule of law, " he says.
Building capacities in Member States for OpenAccess is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of OA. Creating an enabling policy environment in Member States for OA is therefore a priority.