http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ac25ebf64d76a280 https://verfassungsblog.de/access-to-knowledge-fifth-freedom/ Access to Knowledge on the Move(ment) - How a Fifth Freedom for Research, Innovation, and Education Could Enhance the Right to Access Knowledge Renaux, Jonathan eng 2025-11-11 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union European fundamental rights Knowledge Right to education freedom of movement Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In her State of the Union speech, Ursula von der Leyen outlined several key priorities, among which one unmistakably stood out as a core objective: strengthening the EU Single Market. And there it was again – resurfacing with growing political weight – the call for a “fifth Freedom”: the free movement of knowledge and innovation. This contribution examines the legal implications that a new Freedom of movement could have on the right to access knowledge in the fields of research and education.