10 Amendments of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2015/2318(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that, according to the 2015 DG RTD Annual Activity report10, the European Union contributed EUR 44.56 billion to the FP7 programme, of which 58 % went to Germany (16 %), the United Kingdom (16 %), France (11 %), Italy (8 %) and Spain (7 %)five Member States; _________________ 10 http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/synthesis/aar/do c/rtd_aar_2015.pdf, p. 33.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that DG RTD had completed and closed, by the end of 2015, 3 035 grant agreements out of 4 950, and 1 915 projects, with EUR 1.6 billion still to be paid; DG RTD made 826 final payments in 2015; encourages the DG to develop these statistics in subsequent financial years;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that by the end of 2015 the amount to be recovered was EUR 49.4 million, of which EUR 31.5 million was effectively collected, meaning that 36.24 % of appropriations were not recovered; presses for an improvement in these figures and for new mechanisms or improvements to be examined that would cut figures for resources not recovered;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the importance of financial instruments in the area of research and innovation; points, in this context, to the fact that ‘The Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF 2007-2013) offers loans and hybrid or mezzanine finance to improve access to risk finance for R&I projects. The Union’s 2007-2015 RSFF contribution of EUR 961 million supported activity accounting for over EUR 10.22 billion of an expected EUR 11.31 billion. (...)’; notes that the Risk- Sharing Instrument (RSI) for SMIs provided financing of over EUR 2.3 billion, to which the Union contributed EUR 270 million11; is of the opinion that these figures underscore the high interest of companies and other beneficiaries in risk finance; _________________ 11 COM(2016)0675, pp. 18 and 19. COM(2016)0675, pp. 18 and 19.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. RegretNotes that the followcertaing measures recommended by the external auditor and/or the internal audit service of the Commission are not completed:, namely two measures concerning the control systems for the supervision of external bodies, and three measures for the Participants Guarantee Fund, have not been included;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Commission endeavoured to further simplify the implementation of Horizon 2020 compared with FP7; emphasises, however, that the importance of all policy areas, including structural funds, should benefiting from simplification with a view to maintaining equal treatment of beneficiaries of European financial assistance;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. RecognisesIs pleased to note that DG RTD is trying to further reduce overhead costs by outsourcing contract management to executive agencies and other bodies; stresses in the context that, under Horizon 2020, 55 % of the budget will be managed by executive agencies;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes with respect the vote of the citizens of the United Kingdom of 23 June 2016, in which they expressed the political will to leave the European Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 38 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges the DG, owing to the United Kingdom suddenly leaving the European Union, to examine strategies to facilitate the allocation of resources available so they are not left as unallocated appropriations;