Activities of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2016/0325(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (debate) EL
Participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (debate) EL
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States PDF (906 KB) DOC (157 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 47 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Having regard to Commission Guidelines on the eligibility of Israeli entities and their activities in the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 for grants, prizes and financial instruments funded by the EU from 2014 onwards1a; _________________ 1a O J C 205, 19.7.2013., pg. 9.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) PRIMA should support all types of research and innovation activities addressing a wide range of Technology Readiness Levels and ensuring an appropriate balance between small and large projects.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) PRIMA should be implemented on the basis of an annual work plan setting out the activities to be undertaken in a given year. The PRIMA-IS should monitor the results of calls for proposals and the extent to which scientific topics, expected impacts and oversubscription in terms of proposals above threshold that could not be funded were adequately addressed. In justified cases PRIMA-IS should undertake corrective actions in amended or subsequent annual work plans.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16c) In achieving its objectives, and in line with the applicable rules and principles, such as the principle of scientific excellence, PRIMA-IS should aim at an appropriate share of funding being provided to legal entities established in targeted third countries considered as Participating States.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In achieving the objectives set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 and without prejudice to Regulations (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013, PRIMA-IS shall aim at providing funding of at least 25% of the Union contribution throughout the duration of PRIMA in accordance with point (a) of Article 6(1) of this Decision to legal entities established in the countries referred to in Article 7(2)(b).
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) activities funded by the Participating States through their national funding bodies without Union contribution, addressing increasingly also the higher Technology Readiness Levels anda wide range of research and innovation activities and ensuring a balance between small and large projects consisting in:
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) activities under the national programmes of the Participating States including transnational projects.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Amended annual work plans of a given year and annual work plans of subsequent years shall take into account the results of previous calls for proposals. They shall endeavour to address insufficient coverage of scientific topics in particular those initially addressed in activities under paragraph 1(b) that could not be adequately funded.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point i
(i) one established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020, not covered by point (ii) and
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point ii
(ii) one established in a third country considered as a Participating State in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposalslisted in Article 1(2), or in a third country bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) one established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020 not covered by point (b), and
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) one established in a third country considered as a Participating State in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposalslisted in Article 1(2), or in a third country bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Without prejudice to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the applicable model grant agreement may provide that legal entities established in countries which are not Participating States and which receive funding from the PRIMA-IS, must also provide appropriate financial guarantees.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, and taking into account the specificities of PRIMA, the PRIMA-IS may introduce in its annual work plans additional conditions for participation in order to address, in particular, the type of entities that can be coordinators in indirect actions.