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73 Amendments of Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA related to 2018/0224(COD)

Amendment 290 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament’s report on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI)),
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, to strengthen and develop European Research Area, while promoting all research and innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic, including fundamental research with social sciences, economics, arts and humanities, to address EU policy objectives and priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, tackling climate change, sustainable development, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective and maximize the EU added value of its RDI investments, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and, diffusion and transfer of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in addressing global societal challenges as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals, and in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challengesustainable solutions in the Union’s industry and society to improve people’s well-being and promote EU industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthroughsocietal, economic and technological innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The continuation of “Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World cons” attitutde general principles, which should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation. They and strengthen R&I capacity of all Member States. This should be adhered in the implementation of the Programme, in particular for the sStrategic planning in respect of the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'R&I Plans.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Unionuropean Union, with balanced roles of research, academia and industry, and through targeted international cooperation while safeguarding balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Research activities carried out under the pillar 'Open Science' should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science, underlining the need of strengthening ERA, attracting new R&I talents and supporting careers of young researchers. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. Research should be funded on the basis of excellence.;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Full eEngagement of the Union’s industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growthnue, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe, strengthening industry-academia cooperation and enhancing R&I investments from the private sector. Industry should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process, which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). __________________ 13result in periodic Strategic R&I Plans forming part of the legal base of the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support EU’s industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value. This will ensure consistency between the actions of the programme and EU State aid rules, avoiding undue distortions of competition in the internal market.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) hasand the European Parliament’s report on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI)) have provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape in order to fully use the R&I potential of all Member States, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participationbetter involve research infrastructures financed by the EU - especially from ERDF - into the Programme’s projects, to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation while safeguarding EU interest and balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme; and to continue simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes and, where possible, their rules should be aligned with Horizon Europe, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. W, with a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, as well as decreasing administrative burden for the beneficiaries. – transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules; – co-funding of an action by Horizon Europe and another Union programme could also be foreseen while not exceeding the total eligible costs of the action. In such cases, the rules of Horizon Europe should apply; – Seals of Excellence should be awarded automatically to all proposals which have passed the “excellence” threshold in Horizon Europe but cannot be financed due to budgetary constraints.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives, the Programme shouldmay enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners, on the basis of the Strategic R&I Plans. Such partners include industry, research organisations, higher education institutions, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as non-governmental organisations and foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) FET Flagships have proven to be among instruments to achieve this, delivering benefits for society in a joint, coordinated effort by the EU and it’s Member States; those flagships which have proven their benefits for the Union, provide clear EU added value, contribute significantly to the EU global competitiveness, strengthen the EU knowledge base and improve well-being of the EU citizens, should continue to be supported.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovationve Europe' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth as well as promoting EU’s technological leadership in strategic areas. It should attract innovative companies, including SMEs and start-ups, with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Europeanresearch and innovation ecosystems at largein all Member States, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim at identifying, developing and deploying breakthroughresearch-driven market creating innovations and, across all sectors and disciplines, targeted towards new technologies and, together with Invest EU, supporting their rapideffective scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation as well as synergies with Invest EU Fund, the EIC should fill the current vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on commonUnion’s interest, reciprocity and mutual benefits and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's excellence in research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global societal challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for reciprocal international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility criteria, considering different levels of R&I capacities, for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries need to be applied. At the same time, association of the third countries to the Programme should be promotedall be promoted where relevant and while safeguarding EU’s interest and balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should work to address and overcome barriers to societal engagement and actively engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations, in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the ProgrammHorizon Europe and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', in order to better align both the R&I process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of the European society. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The measures taken to improve the involvement of citizens and civil society will be reported on in Horizon Europe annual reports. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) With the aim of strengthening of the European Research Area, significant reduction of the EU research and innovation divide and diminishing the participation gap in the EU R&I actions, all parts of the Programme should contribute to spreading scientific excellence, boosting new R&I cooperation patterns, reducing remuneration gap among researchers within the Union, modernising national R&I ecosystems and ensuring balanced representation in the evaluation panels, expert groups and scientific boards.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States and beneficiaries of the Programme. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In line with the objectives of international cooperation as set out in Articles 180 and 186 TFEU, the participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations should be promoted in the best Union’s scientific, societal, economic and technological interest. The implementation of the Programme should be in conformity with the measures adopted in accordance with Articles 75 and 215 TFEU and should be in compliance with international law. For actions related to Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security, the participation to specific actions of the Programme may be limited to entities established in Member States only, or to entities established in specified associated or other third countries in addition to Member States.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to establish the minimum conditions for participation, both as a general rule, where the consortium should include at least onetwo legal entityies from athe EU Member States, and with regard to the specificities of particular type of actions under the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) It is appropriatenecessary to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding to participants in actions under the Programme. Grants, being the core financial instrument within the Programme, should be implemented taking into account all forms of contribution set out in the Financial Regulation, including lump sums, flat rates or unit costs, with the view to further simplification.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based, aiming closing the remuneration gapproach developed under Horizon 2020 and further aligned to the Financial Regulation among EU researchers involved in the Programme, including through acceptance of national accounting practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence’, ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of implementation’ criteria, should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts. The Commission will organise blind-evaluation pilots and analyse its results in order to implement, if justified, blind-evaluation procedure in all parts of Horizon Europe. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account by independent experts.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) A widerSystematic cross-reliance on audits and assessments – including with other Union programmes should be envisagedimplemented for all parts of the Programme, in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of Union funds. Cross reliance should be explicitly provided for by considering also other elements of assurance such as systems and processes audits.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) Specific challenges in the area of research ofand innovation should be addressed by prizes, including through common or joint prizes where appropriate, organised by the Commission or funding body with other Union bodies, third countries, international organisations or non-profit legal entities. The budget dedicated for all prizes under Horizon Europe shall not exceed 1% of the Programme’s financial envelope.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) 'mission' means a portfolio of cross-cluster excellence-driven R&I actions intended to achieve a measurable goal within a set timeframe, and impact for science and technology and/or society and citizens that could not be achieved through individual actions;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25a) “citizen engagement” refers to science engagement and science education activities, events or interactions characterised by mutual learning among people of varied backgrounds, scientific expertise and experience, contributing to building effective and sustained cooperation between science and society, focused on identifying new goals for science, recruiting new talents for science and innovation, science education for future generations, promoting gender equality and strengthening of social awareness and responsibility.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, technological, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union, and foster itsEU competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and policies, contribute to tackling global societal challenges, includas set out ing the Sustainable Development Goals, and achieve a balanced European Research Area. The objectives will take into consideration societal concerns and implications to contribute to a knowledge- based learning society and strengthen shared values, acceptance of scientific insights and social cohesion.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to glob, based both on fundamental and applied research, to tackle global societal challenges;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to promote and spread scientific excellence
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impactrole of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to strengthen the significance of the EU added value in all R&I projects financed from the Programme’s budget and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society in order to address global societal challenges; and improve people’s well-being
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough economic, social and technological innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened and balanced European Research Area.;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to fully use R&I potential of all Member States and support creating new excellent R&I networks involving also less performing EU Member States
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) cluster 'Secure Society';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(d) and also supporting the specific objectives set out in Article 3(2)(a), (b) and (c), with the following components:
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activitiesSpecific R&I Plans forming part of the legal base, in particular for the pillar 'Global Challenges and 'Industrial Competitiveness', following consultations with stakeholder. The consultations with national authorities, with the European Parliament, with stakeholders and civil society representatives about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. __________________ 29 …
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Programme shall ensure the significant reduction of R&I divide in the EU and widen participation of the less performing EU Member States in Horizon Europe up to at least 15% of the Programme’s budget , through 'spreading excellence and widening participation' instruments and solutions and through supporting national reforms of R&I ecosystems.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Horizon Europe shall ensure multidiciplinarity and support integration of human and societal approach across all activities developed under the Programme
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence and widening participation';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1064 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or to new developments and needs, the Commission may, within the annual budgetary procedure, deviate from the amounts referred to in paragraph 2 up to a maximum of 10%. No such5%, including the allocation of the contributions from associated countries. No negative deviation shall be allowed in respect of the amounts referred to in points (a) and (b) (6) of paragraph 2 of this Article and the total amount set out for cross-cutting Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' of paragraph 2 of this Article.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request voluntary basis, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance wias a national contribution to the budget of the specific project selected under Horizon Europe, if expected results of the point (c) of that Article. Where possible, those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.roject are strategic for the Member State or its R&I communities; transferred resources shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of Horizon Europe
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect itsEU societal, scientific, industrial, technological and financial interests.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayshould be rejected or terminated at any time.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Entities shall be part of a consortium that shall include at least three independent legal entities, each established in a different Member State or associated country and with at least onetwo of them established in a Member State, unless:
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Scientific excellence remains core evaluation criteria in all Horizon Europe’s calls. Among the proposals having passed the applicable thresholds and evaluated equally as excellent, priority shall be considered to those providing strong EU added value and meeting at least one of the following conditions, contributing directly to 'impact' and 'quality and efficiency of implementation' criteria: – helping to achieve the specific EU policy objectives; – attracting excellent scientists and high-quality industry partners from outside of the EU – using research infrastructure financed by the EU, particularly from ERDF – involving partners from the eligible widening countries
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addiBy derogation tofrom the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to the remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded by national schemes, ensuring acceptance of national accounting practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The work programme may provide for additional dissemination obligations while safeguarding EU’s economic & scientific interests.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Open access to research dataWith regard to the dissemination of research data, the grant agreement shall be, in the general rule under the terms and conditions laid down context of fair open access to and the preservation of research data, lay down terms and conditions under which fair access to such results shall be provided, ensuring opt-outs following the grant agreement, but eprinciple “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”. Exceptions shall apply if justified, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules or intellectual property rights. privacy, confidentiality, security rules, trade secrets, legitimate commercial interests or intellectual property rights or Union’s external competitiveness.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The work programme may provide for additional obligationincentives to adhere to open science practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Unless the work programme provides otherwise, proposals shall include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results. If the expected exploitation entails developing, creating, manufacturing and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, the plan shall include a strategy for such exploitation. If the plan provides for exploitation primarily in non-associated third countries, the legal entities sh, respecting EU scientific, financiall, explain how that exploitation is still in the Unionconomic and technological interest.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Whenever possible, the beneficiaries shall include public engagement and science education as a goal for communication and dissemination.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
5. Horizon Europe and EIC blended finance shall be provided in a manner that does notpromotes EU global competitiveness while avoiding distortion of competition.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a A dedicated instrument for the incremental innovation targeted at SMEs under a single centralised management system shall be created. It will be implemented primarily in a bottom-up manner through a competitive call tailored to the needs of SMEs.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Independent experts shall be chosen from all Member States, on the basis of their experience and knowledge, appropriate to carry out the task assigned to them. When appointing independent external experts the Commission or the EU funding body shall seek balanced representation and composition within the of expert groups and evaluation panels in terms of their fields of expertise, gender, geographical background and types of the institutions they are representing.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the start of the programme implementation. It shall include an assessment of the long-term impact of previous Framework Programmes and shall form the basis to adjust programme implementation, as apprond maximise the EU added value and review the programme, considering feedback from the beneficiaries, public and private stakeholders and assessment of the independent high-level experts’ group.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate and justify the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, as well as present the way and schedule of its implementation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The Commission is also obliged to communicate those conclusions to the beneficiaries and stakeholders.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Nurturing excellence through mobility of researchers across borders, sectors and disciplines; fostering new skills through excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area;, supporting European researchers working outside of the Union to return to the EU, improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2
To maximise impact flexibility and synergies, research and innovation activities will be organised in fivesix clusters, which individually and together will incentivise interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy, cross-border and international cooperation.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'Inclusive and secure society': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) Cluster 'Secure Society': responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including terrorism, safeguarding external EU borders, cybercrime as well as natural and man-made disasters.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Strengthen sustainable research and innovation ecosystems across Europe; Fostering the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial stransformation of EU universitieengths of EU higher education institutions; Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the market; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1630 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this part will, in line with Article 4, optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact and attractiveness within a strengthened European Research Area. It will also support the Programme's other specific objectives as described in Article 3. While underpinning the entire Programme, this part will support activities that contribute to attract R&I talents from outside of the EU and tackle brain drain issues. It will also contribute to a more knowledge-based and innovative and gender-equal Europe, at the front edge of global competition, thereby optimising national strengths and potential across Europe in a well- performing European Research Area (ERA), where knowledge and a highly skilled workforce circulate freelyin a balanced manner, where the outcomes of R&I are understood and trusted by informed citizens and benefit society as a whole, and where EU policy, notably R&I policy, is based on high quality scientific evidence.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharpreading Eexcellence; Reforming and enhanc and widening participation through existing Teaming, Twinning, and ERA-Chairs instruments transformed from just networking to both networking and R&I activities, as well as through additional instrument focused on creating new high-quality R&I networks based on the sophisticated research infrastructures financed from ERDF; supporting COST and citizen engagement activities; reforming the European R&I system.s;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Programme co-fund action: action to provide co-funding to a programme of activities established and/or implemented by entities managing and/or funding research and innovation programmes, other than Union funding bodies. Such a programme of activities may support networking and coordination, research, innovation, pilot actions, and innovation and market deployment actions, training and mobility actions, awareness raising and communication, science engagement and science education activities, dissemination and exploitation, or a combination thereof, directly implemented by those entities or by third parties to whom they may provide any relevant financial support such as grants, prizes, procurement, as well as Horizon Europe blended finance;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Evidence that the European Partnership is more effective in achieving the related objectives of the Programme, in particular in delivering clear impacts for the EU, its Member States and its citizens, notably in view of delivering on global societal challenges and research and innovation objectives, securing EU global competitiveness and contributing to the strengthening of the European Research and Innovation Area and international commitments;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point b
(b) arrangements for complementary funding from ESF+ can be voluntary used to support activities of the Programme that promotinge human capital development in research and innovation with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3
The Programme is expected to have scientific impact by creating high-quality new knowledge, strengthening human capital in research and innovation, and fostering diffusion of knowledge and Open Science. The integration of human and societal approaches and the role of basic research in pursuit of its contribution towards a knowledge-based learning society is vital. Progress towards this impact will be monitored through proxy indicators set along the following three key impact pathways.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE