European University Association (EUA) has been an active contributor to the Bologna Process since its start 20 years ago. The present position paper welcomes the recent progress in the development of the European Higher Education Area, on the occasion of the Bologna Process Ministerial Conference on 19 November. EUA leaders will join the European ministers responsible for higher education and other higher education sector representatives and stakeholders at the event. The resulting Communiqué will take stock of accomplishments since the Paris Ministerial Conference in 2018 and set out future goals and work.