>> Will the EU force the publishers to make them freely accessible? Will the EU only allow scientists to publish in open journals?
> How this happens right now with NIH funding is yes, the government basically forces publishers to make things freely accessible - the paper is going in a public repository.
I think you're either mistaken, or you didn't understand the difference between the two original questions. The NIH doesn't force the journals to do anything. The NIH makes it a requirement for researchers they fund to make all publications open access (after some time period), effectively prohibiting the authors from publishing in closed-access journals
> How this happens right now with NIH funding is yes, the government basically forces publishers to make things freely accessible - the paper is going in a public repository.
I think you're either mistaken, or you didn't understand the difference between the two original questions. The NIH doesn't force the journals to do anything. The NIH makes it a requirement for researchers they fund to make all publications open access (after some time period), effectively prohibiting the authors from publishing in closed-access journals