OpenAIRE is a 36-month, FP7-funded project with 38 partners from 27 EU member states and Norway. It aims to establish an electronic infrastructure and support mechanisms to identify, deposit, access, and monitor FP7 and ERC funded articles. All deposited articles will be freely accessible worldwide through a new portal. OpenAIRE will establish a helpdesk system and liaison offices across Europe to support researchers in depositing publications. It will also operate an e-infrastructure populated with FP7-funded research using a repository to host publications with no natural repository association. OpenAIRE will provide monitoring, statistics, and a portal to access publications and services. It will also explore scientific data management with various subject communities.