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legal framework聽was created by the European Commission in 2009 to facilitate the joint establishment and operation of pan-European research infrastructures like ESS.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">The member states of the European Spallation Source ERIC are the <strong>Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the</strong> <strong>United Kingdom</strong>.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">The ESS Council is the governing body. Read more about the <a href="/ess-organisation/governance">ESS Governance</a>.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">ESS has a number of advisory committees, which report to the ESS Council. Read more about <a href="/ess-organisation/committees">ESS Advisory Committees.</a></p> </section> </div> </section> <section class="layout-section layout-section--primary layout-section--one-columns"> <div class="layout-section__row"> <section class="section section--text"> <div data-embed-button="block_create" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:block_content.full" data-entity-type="block_content" data-entity-uuid="3ee01cd4-b04b-4d2d-b75e-39fe11893552" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity embedded-block-content embedded-block-content-tabs embedded-block-content-tabs--full"> <div id="tabs-208" class="tabs "><ul class="tabs__nav"><li class="tabs__nav-item"><a class="tabs__nav-link" href="#vision"> Vision </a></li> <li class="tabs__nav-item"><a class="tabs__nav-link" href="#mission"> Mission </a></li> <li class="tabs__nav-item"><a class="tabs__nav-link" href="#core-values"> Core Values </a></li> </ul><div class="tabs__pane" id="vision"> <p class="lead text-align-justify">Our vision is to build and operate the world鈥檚 most powerful accelerator-based neutron source, enabling scientific breakthroughs in research related to materials, energy, health and the environment,聽addressing some of the most important聽societal challenges of our time.</p> </div> <div class="tabs__pane" id="mission"> <p class="lead">To do this, we commit to deliver ESS as a facility that:</p> <ul class="list"><li><strong>Is built safely, on time and on budget</strong></li> <li><strong>Produces research outputs that are best-in-class both in terms of scientific quality and in terms of socioeconomic impact</strong></li> <li><strong>Supports and develops its user community, fosters a scientific culture of excellence and acts as an international scientific hub</strong></li> <li><strong>Operates safely, efficiently and economically, and responds to the needs of its stakeholders, its host states and member states</strong></li> <li><strong>Develops innovative ways of working, new technologies, and upgrades to capabilities needed to remain at the cutting edge</strong></li> </ul></div> <div class="tabs__pane" id="core-values"> <ol class="list list--numbers"><li> <p><strong>Excellence</strong><br /> We provide the world鈥檚 leading neutron science facility and world-class support for the science community. 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We demonstrate on all levels, internally and externally, that we stand for what we say in the way we act.</li> <li><strong>Sustainability</strong><br /> We act and make decisions with a long-term perspective and strive to safely and responsibly use natural, human and monetary resources. 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