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10 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2018/0227(COD)

Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new decision on OCTs: Article 88 of Council Decision / …/…/EU53], persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and the outermost regions (OR) should be eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. _________________ 53 Council Decision / /EU.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Union is lagging enormously behind the United States, Canada and China, those countries being almost 20 years ahead in relation to all the pillars identified at the Tallinn Digital Summit.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Communication “Towards a common European data space”58, addresses the new measure to be taken as a key step towards a common data space in the EU - a seamless digital area with a scale that will enable the development of new products and services based on data. _________________ 58deleted COM (2018) 125 final
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Highly skilled technical expert jobs in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics and cybersecurity go unfilled. There are currently more than 350 000 vacancies in these fields in the EU.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) As the EU has fallen so far behind, every effort will be made to ensure that each Member State can, for its part, draw up effective programmes.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates , in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for their participation in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council Decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and them;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the agreement – ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes; – participation in the programmes, including the calculation of financial contributions to individual programmes and their administrative costs. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of [the new Financial Regulation]; – does not confer to the third country a decisional power on the programme; – guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests.deleted lays down the conditions of
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Union may cooperate with third countries mentioned in Article 10, with other third countries and with international organisations or bodies established in those countries, in particular within the framework of the Euro- Mediterranean and Eastern Partnerships and with neighbouring countries, in particular those of the Western Balkans and Black Sea regions. Without prejudice to Article [19], related costs shall not be covered by the programme.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A central role in the implementation of the programme should be assigned to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should encourage the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, by public organisations and academia. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals and then the network will be enlarged through an open and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to the latest digital resources, including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points for accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They shall also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open and competitive process, in such a way to ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities mayust be nominated to cover their needs.
2018/10/09
Committee: ENVI