35 Amendments of Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World constitute general principles, which should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation, both within the EU and under programmes of cooperation with third countries to achieve the proposed goals. They should be adhered in the implementation of the Programme, in particular for the strategic planning in respect of the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order towith a particular focus on supporting small and medium- sized enterprises, especially those developed by young people, in order to reduce the present gaps among EU and non-EU countries, maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support EU’s industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, new technologies, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should stimulate competitiveness and innovation in the EU and 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.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to informing potential beneficiaries, project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Programme should strengthen cooperation between European Partnerships and private and/or public sector partners at the international level including by joining up research and innovation programmes and cross-border investment in research and innovation, with a particular focus on new technologies which bring advantages to all sectors and bringing mutual benefits to people and businesses while ensuring that the EU can uphold its interests in strategic areas14. _________________ 14 See e.g. the Commission's proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investment into the EU (COM (2017)487).
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' 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 at European level. It should attract innovative companies 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 European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for fair access and international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions across Europe, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations from all Member States 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, as well as encouraging existence of proper and fair remuneration systems for all researchers to avoid their leaving the Union. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. 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 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.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives, which will allow the Union stay at the forefront of climate change fight.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based remuneration approach developed under Horizon 2020 and, being necessary to promote the ‘equal pay for an equal excellence’ principle, to avoid researchers’ leaving the Union, which principle should be further aligned to the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) RCommon rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries protect, exploit, disseminate and provide access to those results as appropriate. More emphasis should be given to exploiting the results, in particular in the Union. Beneficiaries should update their plans regarding the exploitation and dissemination of their results during and after the end of the action.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
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 should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts stemming from as many Member States as possible and in compliance with an adequate geographical representation at EU level. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation across the Union so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion at European level of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to global challenges;which allow adequate answers to global challenges, and to support participation of all European countries to the programme in order to reduce the gaps which are still present among them,
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies to the benefit of its citizens, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharing excellence in order to make Europe attractive for non-EU researchers as well;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) reforming and enhancing the European R&I Systemresearch and innovation system with a particular focus on encouraging young researchers to stay in Europe.
Amendment 221 #
(a) Be established in cases where theyall Member States will more effectively achieve objectives of Horizon Europe than the Union alone;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1, first half sentence, may also cover expenses for preparation, monitoring, control, audit, evaluation and other activities and expenditures necessary for managing and implementing the Programme, including all administrative expenditure, as well as evaluating the achievement of its objectives within maximum 5% of the Programme’s budget. It may moreover cover expenses relating to the studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, in so far as they are related to the objectives of the Programme, as well as expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools and other technical and administrative assistance needed in connection with the management of the Programme.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. OTaking into account the interests of the European Union, open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs shallfrom Europe or from the world shall also be encouraged.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Open science practices beyond open access to research outputs and responsible management of research data shall be promoted, including those which are the result of cooperation agreements with third countries.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and can be implemented including by coordination with other programmes. Administrative simplification should also be aimed at;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– with the agreement of the Parliament and of the Council and on condition of periodic review, ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A proposal shall be evaluatedIndependent experts may evaluate a proposal on the basis of the following award criteria:
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) quality and efficiency of the implementation, even in the case of institutes and other research entities which have already received EU funds.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(ca) encourages young graduates from Member States or other non-EU countries to take part in research programmes in Europe in order to take part in increasing the EU’s role in research and to prevent European researchers leave the EU
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to 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 and which must comply with the equal pay for equal work principle, in order to encourage all researchers to stay active for a longer time in the research field.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries having received Union funding shall adequately protect their results in compliance with the existing intellectual property law, if protection is possible and justified, taking into account all relevant considerations, including the prospects for commercial exploitation. When deciding on protection, beneficiaries shall also consider the legitimate interests of the other beneficiaries in the action.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Prizes under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title IX of the Financial Regulation, unless otherwise specified in this Chapter. Prizes of up to EUR 100 000 can be awarded periodically for bringing one or several non-EU researchers which can help to European research development,
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
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 lifelong excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area and taking into account developments of new technologies; strengthening human capital and fostering career development in the country of origin, as well as skills development across the European Research Area in order to reduce the research gaps compared to other regions of the world; improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Research Infrastructures: Endowing Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures which permanently keep up pace with the new technologies, which are open, and accessible to the best researchers from Europe and beyond and which encourage them to come and stay in Europe. In so doing the potential of the infrastructure to support scientific advance and innovation, and to enable open science, will be enhanced, alongside activities in related Union policy and international cooperation.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural heritage and traditions; Social and economic transformations; Disaster- resilient societies; Protection and Security; cybersecurity.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Communities and cities; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean transport and mobility, but cross-border interconnection as well; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Health; resilience and security; digital and industry; climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; support to the functioning of the internal market and the economic governance of the Union; support to Member States with implementation of legislation and development of smart specialisation strategies; analytical tools and methods for policy making; knowledge management; knowledge and technology transfer through specialised networks or exchange of good practices; support to science for policy platforms.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 10
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 10
– Inducement prize: prize to spur investment in a given direction, by specifying a target prior to the performance of the work;, as well as to stimulate attracting researchers to the European area,