aking into account the EC’s aim that all the elements should be in place to create a properly functioning ERA by 2014, the 2014 ERA Survey is therefore "crucial for identifying areas where progress has been made and where further efforts are required". The results of the Survey, which follows on from a similar exercise in 2012, will also be "aggregated at national level to reflect the overall state of play in each country". The deadline for sending responses is 21 March 2014.