Activities of Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA related to 2016/2147(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal
Amendments (6)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Urges to redefine the priority lines of Horizon 2020’s projects in order to promote those engaged with the extension and feasibility of renewable resources, the development of techniques less intensive in using raw materials, the increase of industrial eco-efficiency and the generation of decent employment, within a change of production model strategy.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) From a financial point of view, Europe needs another and a different Public Investment Plan for Europe, having a programme like Horizon 2020 an increasing and more relevant weight, making the Research and Innovation programmes reach at least a 3% GDP level at European level possible. Meanwhile, claims to re-establish the budgetary resources taken from Horizon 2020 into EFSI, In order to reinforce Innovation and Research programmes within a wide environmental sustainability and employment generation strategy for Europe.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In view to make the results within the Horizon 2020 programme more visible, requires an evaluation of each project in basis of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The line applied to Euratom so far should be used strictly to projects engaged with orderly dismantling management of nuclear installations and safe treatment of nuclear waste created so far.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that public universities and research bodies should be preferably eligible for these initiatives, due to their capacity to design the project with a more universal and longer term perspective.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Horizon 2020 programmes should prioritise supranational projects, devoting their resources preferably to those European projects which count with teams from several Member States, making the exchange of knowledge and synergies easier, including within each Project teams from Member States economically less developed.