Greece becomes member of ESS ERIC

An application from Greece to become the 29th member of the European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) has been approved.

The General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Development formally applied to the ESS General Assembly in February 2025.

The application for membership was unanimously approved by the ESS General Assembly and Greece formally became a member of the ESS ERIC yesterday (Monday 10 March).

It means that the ESS now has 29 member countries – the highest of any European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) across all scientific disciplines.

Greece has participated in six rounds of the ESS, including the last two rounds as a guest country.

This means that 30 countries have now confirmed their involvement in Round 12 (2024/25) of our survey.

Since we became an ERIC in 2013, participating countries are designated as Members, Observers or Guests.

Member countries are committed to two consecutive rounds of the survey, with full voting rights on the ESS ERIC General Assembly.

Observer countries commit to participation in two consecutive rounds but have no voting rights.

Countries with Guest status are committed to one round with no voting rights.

All 29 current members of the ESS are expected to take part in Round 12. Switzerland as an Observer country is also expected to participate.

Members:

Austria (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research)
Belgium (Flemish Department of Economy, Science and Innovation and Federation Wallonia-Brussels)
Bulgaria (Ministry of Education and Science)
Croatia (Ministry of Science and Education)
Cyprus (Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy)
Czechia (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports)
Estonia (Ministry of Social Affairs)
Finland (Ministry of Education and Culture)
France (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation)
Germany (Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Greece (Hellenic Republic Ministry of Development)
Hungary (National Research, Development and Innovation Office)
Iceland (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture)
Ireland (Irish Research Council)
Israel (Ministry of Science and Technology)
Italy (National Institute for Public Policy Analysis)
Latvia (Ministry of Education and Science)
Lithuania (Ministry of Education and Science)
Montenegro (Ministry of Science and Technological Development)
Netherlands (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)
Norway (Ministry of Education and Research)
Poland (Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
Portugal (Foundation for Science and Technology)
Serbia (Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation)
Slovak Republic (Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport)
Republic of Slovenia (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation)
Spain (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities)
Sweden (Ministry of Education, represented by the Swedish Research Council)
United Kingdom (Economic and Social Research Council, UK Research and Innovation)