Activities of Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO related to 2011/0401(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
Amendments (38)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. balance in all programmes, in evaluation committees, in expert and advisory groups and in any decision-making body existing or created for its implementation. To this end, targets will be developed, and appropriate programmes to reach those targets will be implemented.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In research projects involving the participation of human beings as research subjects or end users, Horizon 2020 shall ensure that due account is taken of the gender dimension in research and innovation at all stages of the procedure, including setting priorities, drawing up calls for proposals, assessing and monitoring programmes and projects, as well as conducting negotiations and concluding agreements.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Human Resources Fostering human resources for science, technology and innovation across Europe shall be a priority in Horizon 2020. Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the promotion and attractiveness of researchers' careers across the Union in the context of the European Research Area.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 b (new)
Article 15 b (new)
Article 15b Open access With a view to fostering wider use and dissemination of results, and thereby boosting European innovation, free open access to publications resulting from research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be mandatory. Open access to scientific data produced or collected within research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be promoted.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Synergies with the Structural Funds Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the closing of the research and innovation divide within the European Union by enabling synergies with the Cohesion Policy in support to research and innovation through the coordinated implementation of complementary measures. Where possible, interoperability between the two instruments will be promoted and cumulative or combined funding will be encouraged.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to aroundshall lead to at least 15% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on "Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies" and the priority "Societal challenges" going to SMEs.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Public-private partnerships shall be identified and implemented in an open and transparent way based on all of the following criteria:
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the scale of impact on industrial competitiveness, sustainable growth and socio-economic issues through the definition of clear and measurable societal and competitiveness objectives, including job creation and educational/training targets, and accountability with regard to the achievement of these objectives;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the long-term commitment, including a balanced contribution, from all partners based on a shared vision and clearly defined objectives;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) compliance with the rules of participation of the Horizon 2020 programme, particularly with regard to intellectual property rights, transparency and openness;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
(e b) complementarity with other parts of Horizon 2020 and its alignment with the Union research and innovation strategic agenda;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e c (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e c (new)
(e c) the involvement of all interested partners across the entire value chain, including the end users, SMEs and research institutes, in the partnership.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries, in particular the EU’s strategic partners, shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Activities to disseminate information and carry out communication activities shall be an integral task under all of the actions supported by Horizon 2020. The inclusion of the gender dimension in dissemination and communication activities will be part of effective schemes and will be assessed.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) actions which bring together results from a range of projects, including those that may be funded from other sources, to provide user-friendly databases and reports that summarise key findings, and their communication and dissemination to the scientific community and the general public;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information and indicators on cross-cutting topics such as gender, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 has the general objective to build an econom society based on knowledge and innovation across the whole Union, while contributing to sustainable development. It will support the Europe 2020 strategy and other Union policies as well as the achievement and functioning of the European Research Area.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
All three priorities shall include an international dimension. International scientific and technological cooperation is a critical issue for the Union and, as a consequence, Horizon 2020 will support it in three main dimensions: - promoting scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation with the most advanced centres of knowledge in the world, in order to achieve and share the most advanced standards of excellence, and to pursue competition at the highest levels; - promoting international S&T cooperation for capacity building, helping institutions in the Union, from the very start, to contribute to and to share the benefits of the fast expansion of R&D capabilities and human resources world- wide; - promoting S&T cooperation for peace and stability world-wide, recognising the fundamental role that the human and societal values of science and research can play in consolidating fragile societies and mitigating international conflicts.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 14 – point b
Annex 1 – paragraph 14 – point b
(b) Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritimehealthy and sustainable marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bio- economy;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Furthermore, while 60% of European university graduates are women, only 18% of grade-A researchers are women, as compared to 27% in the USA. The low number of women who are able to pursue scientific careers is a dramatic waste, a loss of talent, and a barrier to excellence in European research.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
ERC funding shall be awarded in accordance with the following well- established principles. Scientific excellence shall be the sole criterion on which ERC grants are awarded. The ERC shall operate on a ‘bottom-up’ basis without predetermined priorities. The ERC grants shall be open to individual teams of researchers of any age and from any country in the world, working in Europe. And the ERC shall aim to foster healthy competition across Europe. and shall ensure that unconscious gender bias is properly tackled in evaluation procedures.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
By 2020, the ERC therefore shall aim to demonstrate: that the best researchers are participating in the ERC’s competitions, that ERC funding has led directly to scientific publications of the highest quality and to the commercialisation and application of innovative technologies and ideas and that the ERC has contributed significantly to making Europe a more attractive environment for the world’s best scientists. In particular, the ERC shall target a measurable improvement in the Union’s share of the world’s top 1 % most highly cited publications. In addition it shall aim at a substantial increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds, including a sharp increase in the number of excellent female researchers, and specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Mobility programmes shall ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to encourage experienced researchers to broaden or deepen their skills by means of mobility by opening attractive career opportunities in universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups all over Europe and beyond, offering researchers the opportunity to be trained and to acquire new knowledge in a high-level research organisation in third-country, and subsequently return. Opportunities to restart a research career after a break shall also be supported.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be, with the aid of a co- funding mechanism, to encourage regional, national and international organisations to create new programmes and to open existing ones to international and intersectoral training, mobility and career development. This will increase the quality of research training in Europe at all career stages, including at doctoral level, will foster free circulation of researchers and scientific knowledge in Europe, will promote attractive research careers by offering open recruitment and attractive working conditions and will support research and innovation cooperation between universities, research institutions and enterprises and cooperation with third countries and international organisations. Special attention should be given to gender equality and structural change.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
The goals are to monitor progress, identify gaps in and barriers to the Marie Curie Actions and to increase their impact. In this context, indicators shall be developed and data related to researchers’' mobility, skills and careers as well as gender equality shall be analysed, seeking synergies and close coordination with the policy support actions on researchers, their employers and funders carried out under the specific objective ' Inclusive, innovative and secure societiesResponsible research and innovation'. The activity shall further aim at raising awareness of the importance and attractiveness of a research career and at disseminating research and innovation results emanating from work supported by Marie Curie actions. It shall also include specific measures with the aim of removing barriers to women's mobility.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – introductory part
2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritimehealthy and sustainable marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bio- economy;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality healthy food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource- efficient primary production and food processing systems, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and low carbon supply chains. This will accelerate the transition to a sustainable European bio-economy.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources, by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe and secure food supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050 (research should be commensurate with to the potential of the various food sources). Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes are needed to reduce this amount by 50 % in the Union by 203026. In addition, national borders are irrelevant in the spread of animal and plant pests and diseases, including zoonotic diseases, and food borne pathogens. While effective national prevention measures are needed, action at Union level is essential for ultimate control and the effective running of the single market. The challenge is complex, affects a broad range of interconnected sectors and requires a plurality of approaches.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
A fully functional European bio-economy – encompassing the sustainable production of renewable resources from land, marine and aquatic environments and their conversion into food, bio-based products and bioenergy as well as the related public goods - will generate high European added value. Managed in a sustainable manner, it can reduce the environmental footprint of primary production and the supply chain as a whole. It can increase their competitiveness and provide jobs and business opportunities for rural and coastal development. The food security, sustainable agriculture, and overall bio- economy – related challenges are of a European and global nature. Actions at Union level are essential to bring together clusters to achieve the necessary breadth and critical mass to complement efforts made by a single or groups of Member States. A multi-actor approach will ensure the necessary cross-fertilising interactions between researcher, businesses, farmers/producers, advisors and end-users. The Union level is also necessary to ensure coherence in addressing this challenge across sectors and with strong links to relevant Union policies. Coordination of research and innovation at Union level will stimulate and help to accelerate the required changes across the Union.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 3
Research and innovation will interface with a wide spectrum of Union policies and related targets, including the Common Agriculture Policy (in particular the Rural Development Policy) and the European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability', the Common Fisheries Policy, the Integrated Maritime Policy, the European Climate Change Programme, the Water Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Forestry Action Plan, the Soil Thematic Strategy, the Union's 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, the Strategic Energy Technology Plan, the Union's innovation and industrial policies, external and development aid policies, plant health strategies, animal health and welfare strategies and regulatory frameworks to protect the environment, health and safety, to promote resource efficiency and climate action, and to reduce waste. A better integration of the full cycle from fundamental research andto innovation into related Union policies will significantly improve their European added value, provide leverage effects, increase societal relevance, provide healthy food products and help to further develop sustainable land, seas and oceans management and bio- economy markets.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – introductory part
(c) Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resourcfisheries, aquaculture and marine biotechnologies
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d a (new)
(da) Cross-cutting marine and maritime research The exploitation of living and non-living marine resources, the use of different sources of marine energy and the wide range of different uses that is made of the seas raise cross-cutting scientific and technological challenges. Seas and oceans also play a crucial role in climate regulation, but they are heavily impacted by inland, coastal and maritime human activities and by climate change. The overall aim is to develop cross-cutting marine and maritime scientific and technological knowledge with a view to unlocking the blue growth potential across the range of marine and maritime industries, while protecting the marine environment and adapting to climate change. This strategic coordinated approach for marine and maritime research across all challenges and pillars of Horizon 2020 will also support the implementation of relevant Union policies to help deliver key blue growth objectives.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
The growing impacts from climate change and environmental problems, such as ocean acidification, changes in ocean circulation, the increase in seawater temperature, ice melting in the Arctic, land degradation and use, water shortages, chemical pollution and biodiversity loss, indicate that the planet is approaching its sustainability boundaries. For example, without improvements in efficiency, water demand is projected to overshoot supply by 40 % in 20 years time. Forests are disappearing at an alarmingly high rate of 5 million hectares per year. Interactions between resources can cause systemic risks – with the depletion of one resource generating an irreversible tipping point for other resources and ecosystems. Based on current trends, the equivalent of more than two planet Earths will be needed by 2050 to support the growing global population.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 4
Addressing the availability of raw materials calls for co-ordinated research and innovation efforts across many disciplines and sectors to help provide safe, economically feasible, environmentally sound and socially acceptable solutions along the entire value chain (exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and substitution). Water challenges include water use in rural, urban and industrial environments and the protection of aquatic ecosystems. Innovation in these fields will provide opportunities for growth and jobs, as well as innovative options involving science, technology, the economy, policy and governance. For this reason, a European Innovation Partnerships on Water Efficiency and Raw Materials isare being prepared.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) strive to set European models for social cohesion and well-being as international benchmarks; and make efforts to comply with the ILO’s recommendations on fostering research and training pertaining to health, hygiene and safety in the workplace.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 5 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 5 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Europe is facing a number of structural weaknesses when it comes to innovation capacity and the ability to deliver new services, products and processes. Among the main issues at hand are Europe's relatively poor record in talent attraction and retention; the underutilisation of existing research strengths in terms of creating economic or social value; low levels of entrepreneurial activity; a scale of resourcesthe lack of research results brought to the market; low levels of entrepreneurial activity and the lack of an entrepreneurial mindset; low levels of public investment in R&D, a scale of resources, including human resources, in poles of excellence which is insufficient to compete globally; and an excessive number of barriers to collaboration within the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and business on a European level.