504 Amendments of Barbara KUDRYCKA
Amendment 156 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to undertake adequate measures safeguarding and promoting a pluralist, independent and free media; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement legislative frameworks in order to avoid concentration of ownerships in the media sector;
Amendment 161 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern that few specific legal provisions to ensure the protection of media actors from violence, threats and pressures can be identified at national level in EU Member States; expresses its concern over the precarious working conditions for journalists and the amount of psychological violence they witness, which compromises their ability to work appropriately and thus hampers media freedom; expresses its deep concern about deadly attacks still being committed against journalists in the Member States; urges the law enforcement national authorities to take all the measures to prevent such violence and further cooperate with EUROPOL, to accelerate investigations on the deaths of journalists in the European Union;
Amendment 181 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses concerns about the obstacles to the work of human rights defenders, including civil society organisations active in the field of fundamental rights and democracy; recognises the key role of these organisations in making fundamental rights and values a reality for everyone and stresses that they should be able to carry out their work in a safe and well-supported environment; is concerned by the closing down of civil society space; reiterates the need for a dedicated funding, as outlined in the European Parliament’s resolution on establishing European Values Instrument (EVI), to provide support to CSOs engaged in promoting fundamental values in the European Union; calls on the EU and the Member States to address proactively the root causes of shrinking civil society space and to uphold their fundamental rights;
Amendment 253 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the fact that in 2017, LGBTI people were still victims of discrimination and hatred and encourages the Member States to adopt laws and policies to combat homophobia and transphobia; calls on the Member States to update their criminal codes accordingly to the Council Directive 2000/78/EC Establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation and the Council Directive 2000/43/EC which implement the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, homosexuality and disabilities should be found in every catalogue of features protected against discrimination;
Amendment 274 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Affirms that the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary are essential to ensure the effective functioning of the rule of law in any society; recalls that this concept is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the principles of equality before the law, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established before the law; these fundamental values were the inspiration for the introductory articles of the European Treaties, which every Member State has willingly endorsed and committed themselves to respecting;
Amendment 295 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that, in accordance with Article 17(1) of the TEU, the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, has the legitimacy and authority to ensure that all Member States are upholding the principles of the rule of law and the other values referred to in Article 2 of the TEU; insists that Article 7 of the TEU should be employed if all other remedies have failed;
Amendment 297 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes the Commission's and the Council's efforts to ensure that all Member States fully uphold the rule of law, but also the limited impact of the procedures regarding the art. 7(1) TEU; considers that all legal steps, taken thus far, in the scope of art. 7(1), are insufficient and has not brought any tangible results on the general situation of the rule of law in the Union; calls on the Council to start, without further delay, the necessary proceedings to determine whether there is an existence of a clear risk of a serious breach of the values on which the Union is founded in the Member States concerned;
Amendment 313 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Shares the view that any rule of law assessment should be based on solid, objective and comparable data and analysis; Wrecalls that fundamental rights should be included as part of the impact assessment for all legislative proposals; welcomes in this regard the FRA’s new European Union Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS), which will bring together all existing information relevant to fundamental rights delivered under the different mechanisms at UN, Council of Europe and EU level;
Amendment 321 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that corruption is a serious threat to democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights; reiterates that corruption poses a threat to good governance and the economic development; calls on the Member States and the EU institutions to fight corruption and to devise effective instruments for combating fraud;
Amendment 326 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls, to that end, on the Member States and the EU institutions to facilitate the rapid establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, thus providing appropriate guarantees of the anti- corruption strategy; Calls, therefore, on the remaining Member States to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office;
Amendment 330 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Highlights the importance of the freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families, as one of the most important fundamental values for our citizens;
Amendment 343 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls, that all the Member States are signatories to Geneva Conventions, and are therefore obliged to ensure that all Its provisions are respected, regardless of the circumstances.
Amendment 366 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Acknowledges, that while there may be indications that an asylum procedure is lengthy, determining the appropriate time of such a procedure seems almost impossible. The right to good administration and to a fair hearing within a reasonable time is infringed by asylum procedures leaving an asylum seeker in a state of prolonged uncertainty and limbo. On the other hand, extremely truncated procedures may violate the individual’s right of access to asylum and to an effective remedy; Calls therefore on Member States to accelerate the procedures, while keeping all the necessary security safeguards, in order not to detain migrants more than it is necessary, since it has a negative impact on their following integration process;
Amendment 32 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European rResearch areaArea and enhancing its involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) widening participation in the Programme, including underrepresented EU Member States and EU R&I institutions;
Amendment 44 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation, as described in Annex I, Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', section 1;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established for co-designing and steering implementation. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall include, inter alia, representatives from academia, research and technology organisations, industry of all sizes, and relevant end-users' representatives and civil society organisations. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their selection, including an open call for expressions of interest. They shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 57 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a European Innovation Council (EIC) for implementing actions under Pillar III 'Open Innovationve Europe' which relate to the EIC. The EIC shall operate according to the following principles: focus on breakthrough and disruptivenew ideas, which could lead to breakthrough and disruptive societal, economic and technological innovation, autonomy, ability to take risk, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, alignment with the overall strategy for Union competiveness and subsidiarity, while strengthening EU global competitiveness and R&I capacity of all Member States.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all clusters under the pillar 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness', MSCA, research infrastructures, support to research and innovation ecosystems, sharpreading excellence and widening participation, reforming and enhancing the European R&I System, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(4);
Amendment 65 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 13
Annex I – paragraph 13
Amendment 66 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 13 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 13 a (new)
Horizon Europe will provide the possibility for all types of beneficiaries to apply for funding in a faster manner in selected parts of the Programme. This approach will support research and innovation in all clusters, EIC and "spreading excellence and widening participation" part, covering actions from fundamental research to close to market. Building on the success of the existing Fast Track to Innovation instrument in Horizon 2020, this approach will have a bottom-up-driven logic on the basis of continuously open calls and time to grant not exceeding six months. In the “spreading excellence and widening participation” part, this approach will also support less developed performing Member States to access funds in a faster and bottom-up manner. At least 15% of the budget of the Programme shall be granted following a fast track logic. No more than five legal entities shall participate in any one action.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is a scientific powerhouse with around 1.8 million researchers working in thousands of universities, research centres and world-leading companies. However, it is estimated that the EU will need to train and employ at least one million new researchers by 2027 in order to achieve the targets beings set for increased investment in research and innovation. This need is particularly acute in the non-academic sector. The EU must reinforce its efforts to entice more young women and men to a career in research, to attract researchers from third countries, retain its own researchers and reintegrate European researchers working elsewhere back to Europe. To achieve that goal, attention should be paid to schemes facilitating the balance between family and work life, including adding more flexibility for both, female and male, researchers to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life. Guaranteeing full gender equality in all sectors including science, technology and innovation is an essential condition for global economic development. In addition, in order to ensure synergies and more widely spread excellence, the Seal of Excellence label will continue to be applied to calls under MSCA; the conditions under which researchers perform must be further improved throughout the European Research Area (ERA) including addressing the remuneration gap among researchers from different EU Member States involved in the EU R&I Framework Programmes’ projects. In this respect, stronger links are needed notably with the European Education Area (EEdA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and European Social Fund (ESF+).
Amendment 73 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europeimprove Europe's endowment with world-class sustainable research infrastructures open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, ensure continuous modernisation avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructur, use and accessibility of research infrastructures as well as its better involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects, including research infrastructures founded by the EU, particularly from ERDF. This will provide clear synergies between Horizon Europe and conducted national and regional strategies. It is also crucial to support open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter 'EOSC'), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply and utilisation of innovative solutions.
Amendment 168 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARING EXCELLENCE33 _________________ 33 innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION A criterion based on research and
Amendment 169 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Legal entities need to be established in those EU Members States, which are ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence implemented under Horizon 2020 in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'spreading excellence and widening participation’. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'spreading excellence and widening participation'. Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU and by widening participation in the Programme will help both countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains and the Union to fully benefit from R&I potential of all Member States. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures in the targeted countries through mobility and collaboration of researchers and innovators. and setting new R&I networks and initiatives on the base of those infrastructures.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 a (new)
– “Excellence initiatives”, to support new ideas aiming to strengthen research and innovation systems in the eligible countries. Actions should complement the other broad lines under this priority, avoiding overlaps; – “Excellence for EU infrastructures”, to support the creation of new excellent research and innovation networks or new centres of excellence based on research infrastructures financed from ERDF in ‘spreading excellence and widening participation’ eligible countries, to boost new R&I cooperation patterns across Europe and involve those infrastructures in excellent collaborative projects, aiming at synergies between national and regional R&I strategies and the Programme.
Amendment 174 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention areae ‘Spreading Excellence and widening participation’ priority will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Spread and connect excellence across the EU and widen participation in the Programme, including underperforming Member States; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross- sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation and boost creation of the new R&I activities and networks, involving widening eligible countries and excellent ‘newcomers’ from EU Member States and associated countries; Support ‘Science and citizens’ activities.
Amendment 231 #
2018/0225(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
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))
Amendment 245 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Specific Programme's actions should be used to reinforce, widen and extend Union's scientific and technological base, tackle major global societal challenges, increase the Union's knowledge and industrial leadership, as well as address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, safeguarding clear European added value from R&I investments, fully using R&I potential of all Member States, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
Amendment 263 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The completion of the Digital Single Market and the growing opportunities from the convergence of digital and physical technologies requires a stepping up of investments. Horizon Europe will contribute to these efforts with a substantialn appropriate increase of spending in main digital research and innovation activities compared to the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 20206 . This should ensure that Europe remains at the forefront of global research and innovation in the digital field. _________________ 6 The Communication from the Commission "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that deliver efficiently on its priorities post-2020" identifies EUR 13 billion spent in main digital activities under the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52018D C0098).
Amendment 264 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The completion of the Digital Single Market and the growing opportunities from the convergence of digital and physical technologies requires a stepping up of investments. Horizon Europe will adequately contribute to these efforts with a substantial increase of spendinvesting in main digital research and innovation activities compared to the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 20206 . This should ensure that Europe remains at the forefront of global research and innovation in the digital field. _________________ 6 The Communication from the Commission "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that deliver efficiently on its priorities post-2020" identifies EUR 13 billion spent in main digital activities under the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52018D C0098).
Amendment 279 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) widening participation in the Programme, including underrepresented EU Member States and EU R&I institutions
Amendment 288 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European rResearch area;Area and enhancing its involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects
Amendment 345 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) improving skills for research and innovation;
Amendment 372 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 2;
Amendment 379 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) cluster 'Secure Society'
Amendment 398 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' with the following components:
Amendment 399 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation, as described in Annex I, Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', section 1;
Amendment 405 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) citizens and science , as described in Annex I, part “Strenghtening the European Reseach Area'
Amendment 407 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 9(1)of Regulation … FP/RfP Regulation, the financial envelope for the implementation of the Specific Programme for the period 2021 to 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices.
Amendment 426 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established for co-designing and steering implementation. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall include, inter alia, representatives from academia, research and technology organisations, industry of all sizes, including SMEs, and relevant end-users' representatives and civil society organisations. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their selection, including an open call for expressions of interest. They shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 460 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Missions shall be implemented through collaborative calls for proposals within the work programmes. Calls for proposals shall allow for excellence- driven projects of all research, technological and societal readiness levels.
Amendment 480 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Scientific Council shall act exclusively in the interest of achieving the ERC’s goals, according to the principles set out in Article 6. It shall act with integrity and probity and carry out its work efficiently and with the greatest possible transparency, maximising ERC’s contribution to achieving the EU R&I policy objectives and Horizon Europe’s goals in particular.
Amendment 486 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a European Innovation Council (EIC) for implementing actions under Pillar III 'Open Innovationve Europe' which relate to the EIC. The EIC shall operate according to the following principles: focus on breakthrough and disruptivenew ideas, which could lead to breakthrough and disruptive societal, economic and technological innovation, autonomy, ability to take risk, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, while strengthening EU global competitiveness and R&I capacity of all EU Member States.
Amendment 493 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EIC will be responsible for two instruments, the Pathfinder and the Accelerator, as described in Annex I of this Decision. Both instruments shall aim to develop new innovation patterns capable of supporting research-driven innovation in a systemic way.
Amendment 499 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall ensure close cooperation between EIT KICs the wider Framework Programme.
Amendment 504 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The EIC Board may upon request, and in coordination with the EIT Governing Board, address recommendations to the Commission on:
Amendment 511 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe's research and innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaderindustrial leaders, economists, investors and, researchers and academic experts on innovation policy. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
Amendment 527 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The President shall chair the EIC Board, prepare its meetings, assign tasks to members, and may establish dedicated sub- groups, in particular to identify emerging technology trends from EIC's portfolio. He or she shall promote the EIC and its role in achieving EU R&I goals, act as interlocutor with the Commission and represent the EIC in the world of research and innovation. The Commission may provide for administrative support for the President to undertake his or her duties.
Amendment 535 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Financial Regulation. They shall be prepared fimplementation of the Specific Programme shall be based on R&I plans forming a part of the Programme’s legal base. Following athe strategic planning process as described in Annex I to this DecisR&I plan, the Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Financial Regulation.
Amendment 544 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all clusters under the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', MSCA, research infrastructures, support to research and innovation ecosystems, sharpreading excellence and widening participation, reforming and enhancing the European R&I System, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(4);
Amendment 555 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
The implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives in an integrated manner will be ensured by multiannual Strategic Planning. Such planning will provide the focus on impact for the Programme overall and coherence between its different pillars, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. is steered by an inclusive and transparent strategic planning process of the research and innovation activities funded by the Programme. The Strategic Planning process shall lead to the implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives thereby defining the funding priorities. It will provide focus on impact for the Programme and coherence between its different pillars, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. The strategic planning process and the adoption of the strategic R&I plan through a delegated act shall increase ownership and understanding for the purpose of the programme by a wider public and will allow the co-legislators, stakeholders and Member States to be fully informed on the envisaged initiatives. The Strategic Planning will help to develop and implement policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policies in the Member States. It will allow simplification of the funding landscape, avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities and promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results. In order to respond to these objectives, the Commission will launch an open consultation phase with Member States, the European Parliament, stakeholders, including civil society organisations, about the strategic priorities including missions, under the Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness pillar, and the suitable types of instruments, in particular the European partnerships. All partnerships and missions or any other strategic new initiative shall be identified in this Strategic R&I Plan before being implemented in work programmes. As regards European partnerships, the Strategic R&I Plan will outline and give the rationale for the creation, merge and phasing out of the European partnerships. All well-established partnerships, such as the Joint Technology Initiatives, will be considered for continuation beyond 2020 due to their added-value in bringing and leveraging private investment and contribution to synergies of funds (i.e. Clean Sky has signed partnerships with 17 Member States and regions around Europe). As in Horizon 2020, proposals for Joint Undertakings will be presented as Council Regulations. On-going and new KICs will be defined in the legislative proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda. Nevertheless, the creation of any new KIC should entail additional and adequate budgetary resources, not to undermine the objectives and the commitments of the existing KICs. 'FET Flagships' supported under Horizon (currently Graphene Flagship, Human Brain Project, Quantum Flagship) will continue to be supported under the Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other 'FET flagships', if any, maybe be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies. The missions should strengthen the collaborative aspects of the Programme and reinforce existing European partnerships, which could work as supporting implementation pillars of the missions. The missions will have technological and societal elements and will be defined in close cooperation with all relevant DGs. The Strategic Planning will identify existing links between Horizon Europe and other Union Programmes, including the Euratom programme, which offer possibilities for synergies between EU funds. Horizon Europe will become a point of reference for research and innovation in all related programmes across the EU budget and non-funding instruments. This will also promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results and avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities. It will provide the frame for linking the direct research actions of the Joint Research Centre and other actions supported under the Programme, including the use of results for support to policy.
Amendment 556 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
The implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives in an integrated manner will be ensured by multiannual S shall be steered by an inclusive and transparent strategic Pplanning. Such planning process of the research and innovation activities funded by the Programme. It will provide the focus on impact for the Programme overall and coherence between its different pillarts, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. The strategic planning process and the adoption of the strategic R&I plans, forming a part of the legal base of the Programme, will increase ownership and understanding for the purpose of the Programme by a wider public and will allow the co-legislators, stakeholders and Member States to be fully informed on the envisaged initiatives. The Strategic Planning will help to develop and implement policy for the relevant areas covered, at Union level as well as complementing policies in the Member States. It will allow the simplification of the funding landscape, avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities and promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results.
Amendment 569 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States, the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders about priorities, including missions, under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships.
Amendment 572 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 4
Annex I – paragraph 4
Amendment 598 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 11
Annex I – paragraph 11
Those 'FET Flagships' supported under Horizon 2020, 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 contribute to the improved well-being of the EU citizens, will continue to be supported under this Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other 'FET flagships', if any, will be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies.
Amendment 637 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Starting researchers with excellent ideas in any field of research, both basic and applied one, to make the transition to independence while consolidating their own research team or programme;
Amendment 652 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is a scientific powerhouse with around 1.8 million researchers working in thousands of universities, research centres and world-leading companies. However, it is estimated that the EU will need to train and employ at least one million new researchers by 2027 in order to achieve the targets beings set for increased investment in research and innovation. This need is particularly acute in the non-academic sector. The EU must reinforce its efforts to entice more young women and men to a career in research, to attract researchers from third countries, retain its own researchers and reintegrate European researchers working elsewhere back to Europe. To achieve that goal, attention should be paid to schemes facilitating the balance between family and work life, including adding more flexibility for researchers of both sexes to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life. Guaranteeing full gender equality in all sectors including science, technology and innovation is an essential condition for global economic development. In addition, in order to ensure synergies and more widely spread excellence, the Seal of Excellence label will continue to be applied to calls under MSCA; the conditions under which researchers perform must be further improved throughout the European Research Area (ERA), including addressing the remuneration gap among researchers from different EU Members States involved in the EU R&I Framework Programmes’ projects. In this respect, stronger links are needed notably with the European Education Area (EEdA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and European Social Fund (ESF+).
Amendment 686 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
State of the art research infrastructures provide key services to research and innovation communities, playing an essential role in extending the frontiers of knowledge. Supporting research infrastructures at the EU level , including small and medium-sized ones and particularly those financed from ERDF, helps to mitigate what in many cases is the reality of scattered national research infrastructures and pockets of scientific excellence, as well as tacklincreasing the low circulation of knowledge across silos.
Amendment 688 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europeimprove Europe's endowment with world-class sustainable research infrastructures, including small and medium-sized ones, open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, ensure continuous modernisation, avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructur, use and accessibility of research infrastructures as well as its better involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects, including research infrastructures founded by the EU, particularly from ERDF. This will provide clear synergies between Horizon Europe and conducted national and regional R&I strategies. It is also crucial to support open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter 'EOSC'), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply and utilisation of innovative solutions.
Amendment 695 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
Past framework programmes have made a significant contribution towards the more efficient and effective use of national infrastructures and towards the removal of barriers for use by all areas of European research through trans-national access, as well as developed with the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on pan-European research infrastructures. This strategic approach has generated clear advantages, including reducing duplication of effort with more efficient overall use of resources, as well as standardising and harmonising processes and procedures. Creating new excellent R&I networks on the base of research infrastructures founded by the EU seems to be a natural challenge for Horizon Europe.
Amendment 702 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
The establishment, operation and long-term sustainability of research infrastructures identified by ESFRI, including the ones identified by ESFRI as wel las maximising their involvement in excellent Horizon Europe’s projects is essential for the EU to ensure a leading position in frontier research, the creation and use of knowledge and the competitiveness of its industries.
Amendment 742 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 6
Annex I – part II – paragraph 6
Clusters will support knowledge creation in all its stages of development, including early-stage basic and applied research activities. Clusters will also develop and apply digital, key enabling and emerging technologies as part of a common strategy to promote the EU's industrial leadership. Where appropriate this will use EU space- enabled data and services.
Amendment 766 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Digital health solutions has created many opportunities to solve the problems of care services and to address the other emerging issues of ageing society. Digital devices and software have been developed to diagnose and treat illness and chronic disease, facilitate the self-management of chronic diseases and help people monitor their bodily functions and activities. Digital technologies are increasingly used in medical training and education and for patients and other healthcare consumers to access, share and create health information.
Amendment 782 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall support a necessity for improving patient adherence model which is based on the most stable findings from meta-analyses and large-scale empirical studies, reflects the realities of medical practice and offers recommendations for assessing and enhancing patient adherence, particularly in chronic disease management. The adherence model is a key modern factor for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare systems
Amendment 812 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Healthcare professionals and a patient- centric imperative have to be at the centre of all digital innovation, which contains: full implementation of all possible new technologies, well designed physicians preparation, improved organisational systems using new digital instruments, openness of all partners of healthcare for innovative solutions.
Amendment 867 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 1
Health technologies and tools are vital for public health and contributed to a large extent to the important improvements achieved in the quality of life, health and care of people, in the EU. It is thus a key strategic challenge to design, develop, deliver and implement suitable, trustable, safe, and cost-effective tools and technologies for health and care, taking due account of the needs of people with disabilities and the aging society. These include artificial intelligence, big data, quantum technology, cloud and other digital technologies, offering significant improvements over existing ones, as well as stimulating a competitive and sustainable health-related industry that creates high-value jobs. The European health-related industry is one of the critical economic sectors in the EU, accounting for 3% of GDP and 1.5 million employees.
Amendment 889 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 1
Health systems are a key asset of the EU social systems, accounting for 24 million employees in the health and social work sector in 2017. It is a main priority to render health systems accessible, cost- effective, resilient, sustainable and trusted as well as to reduce inequalities, including by unleashing the potential of data-driven and digital innovation for better health and person-centred care building on open European data infrastructures. This will advance the digital transformation of health and care. The future infrastructure should rely on secure storages, 5G deployment, conditions for IoT development, processing healthcare Big Data in High Performance Computing Centres.
Amendment 902 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Improving timely health information and use of health data, including electronic health records, with due attention to security, trust, privacy, interoperability, standards, comparability and integrity;
Amendment 916 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 2 – introductory part
2. CLUSTER 'INCLUSIVE AND SECURE SOCIETY'
Amendment 919 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The EU stands for a unique way of combining economic growth with social policies, with high levels of social inclusion, shared values embracing democracy, human rights, gender equality and the richness of diversity. This model is constantly evolving and needs to deal with the challenges from amongst other things, globalisation and technological change. Europe also has to respond to the challenges arising from persistent security threats. Terrorist attacks and radicalisation, as well as cyber-attacks and hybrid threats, raise major security concerns and put particular strain on societies.
Amendment 928 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 941 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1015 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1022 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1034 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5
Amendment 1037 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1042 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1051 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6
Amendment 1056 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1059 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1062 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 1064 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 1068 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 1077 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 2 a (new)
Amendment 1763 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
- - Increase the collaboration of all types of innovators, in particular between start-ups, SMEs and larger companies, creating new ecosystems. The role, expertise and fruitful experience of the EIT and KICs in establishing such ecosystems shall be promoted and supported, given their structural partnership with stakeholders at different EU regional and local levels.
Amendment 1782 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 11 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – paragraph 11 – indent 2
– Support to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The EIT is Europe’s largest integrated innovation ecosystem, with over 1,000 excellent partners from business, research and education and beyond. The EIT’s innovation model, carried out by the KICs, works and remains particularly relevant in removing barriers to innovation at Member State and regional level. They shall also benefit from additional funding allowing efficient realisation of this goal.
Amendment 1792 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
The EIC will be implemented primarily through two complementary types of action, namely the EIC Pathfinder for advanced research, for the early stages of technology development, and the EIC Accelerator for innovation and market deployment actions, including the pre-mass commercialisation stages and company growth. With the idea to complement the EIT and cooperate with it in offering a single one-stop shop and a single process of support, the Accelerator will also award blended finance, combining grants with equity investments. It will in addition also channel access to loans provided under the InvestEU programme.
Amendment 1821 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 2
Consequently the Accelerator will, in full complement with the EIT's support for start-ups and scale-ups, and in cooperation with EIT and the KICs, provide financial support to not yet 'bankable' or investors-attractive innovators and companies that have the ambition to develop and deploy in EU and international markets their breakthrough innovations and to scale up rapidly. For that purpose it will build on the experience from the Phases 2 and 3 of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument and from Horizon 2020 InnovFin, in particular through the addition of non-grant components and the ability to support larger and longer investments. The EIT’s start-ups and scale-ups, assessed positively by the relevant KIC, shall have a fast-track access to the tools and instruments of the Accelerator
Amendment 1833 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
The Accelerator will mainly operate through a continuously open and bottom- up call, targeting individual entrepreneurs (mainly start-ups and SMEs), with a particular attention paid to young and to women innovators. This open and bottom- up call will be complemented by targeted support for on emerging breakthrough or disruptive technologies of potential strategic significance. Proposals may also be submitted by investors, including public innovation agencies, but the support will be awarded to the company. Cooperation with EIT and its KICs and full complementarity with their accelerating activities will be ensured.
Amendment 1846 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– EIC business acceleration services in support of Pathfinder and Accelerator activities and actions. The aim will be to connect the EIC Community of funded innovators, including funded Seal of Excellence, to investors, partners and public buyers. It will provide a range of coaching and mentoring services to EIC actions. It will provide innovators with access to international networks of potential partners, including industrial ones, to complement a value chain or develop market opportunities, and find investors and other sources of private or corporate finance. Activities will include live events (e.g. brokerage events, pitching sessions) but also, the development of matching platforms or use of existing ones, in close relation with financial intermediaries supported by the InvestEU and with the EIB Group. These activities will also encourage peer exchanges as a source of learning in innovation ecosystem, making particular good use of Members of the High Level Advisory board of the EIC and EIC Fellows;. Those additional EIC activities focused on breakthrough/high- risk innovations will complement the similar portfolio of the EIT activities targeting entrepreneurs, innovators and start-ups. EIC shall make use of the KICs’ expertise and experience, when providing support to innovators.
Amendment 1848 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– EIC Challenges, i.e. inducement prizes, to help develop novel solutions to global challengeew breakthrough innovations, bring in new actors and develop new R&I communities and networks. EIC recognition prizes will include iCapital, the Social Innovation Inducement Prize, and the Women Innovators' Prize.29 The design of itsand implementation of these prizes will be linked to EIC towith other parts of the Framework programme, including missions and other funding bodie EIT to ensure complementarity and avoid duplications. Opportunities for cooperation with organisations (such as enterprises, universities, research organisations, business accelerators, charities and foundations) will be explored. The budget dedicated for the prizes founded from different parts of Horizon Europe cannot exceed 1% of the Programme’s financial envelope. _________________ 29 The EIC prizes will take over the management of prizes launched under Horizon 2020 and provide for the design and implementation of new inducement prizes and recognition awards.
Amendment 1878 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
The EU must also aim to develop ecosystems that support social innovation and public sector innovation, in addition to innovation in private enterprises. Indeed, the government sector must innovate and renew itself in order to be able to support the changes in regulation and governance required to support the large-scale deployment of new technologies and a growing public demand for the more efficient and effective delivery of services. Social innovations are crucial to enhance the welfare of our societies. As Europe’s largest innovation network, the EIT will play an important role in the development of such ecosystems and in the implementation of this priority. The EIT connects national and regional innovation ecosystems via its Innovation Communities (KICs). They make the case for desired interregional cooperation by linking innovation ecosystems on a pan- European scale. KICs should therefore be used as the basis for the further development of the ecosystems, especially in the fields covered by the activity of the KICs. The latter shall benefit in such cases from an additional and adequate funding allowing the efficient implementation of this goal.
Amendment 1887 #
2018/0225(COD)
Activities will be implemented to ensure effective complementarity betweenand cooperation between EIT and EIC’s types of action and their specific focus on breakthrough innovation, with activities implemented by Member States and Associated Countries, but also by private initiatives, in order to support all types of innovation, reach out to all innovators across the EU, and provide them with enhanced and adequate support.
Amendment 1898 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
The EIT will play a reinforced role in strengthening sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe, providing solutions to the most pressing global challenges our societies are facing. In particular, the EIT will continue to operate primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), the large- scale European partnerships that address specific societal challenges. The creation of new KICs as well as its timing must be carefully considered not to undermine the efficiency and sustainability of the existing ones and should therefore be accompanied by additional funding. It will continue to strengthen innovation ecosystems around them, by fostering the integration of research, innovation and education. Furthermore, EIT will contribute to bridge existing gaps in innovation performance across Europe by expanding its Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS). The EIT will work with innovation ecosystems that exhibit high innovation potential based on strategy, thematic alignment and impact, in close synergy with Smart Specialisation Strategies and Platforms.
Amendment 1912 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Planning and implementation of EIT activities in order to maximise synergies and complementarities with the actions under the Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness Pillar and when appropriate, contribution to these actions;
Amendment 1915 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Engage with EU Member States at both national and regional level, establishing a structured dialogue and coordinating efforts to enable synergies with existing and future national initiatives, in order to identify, share and disseminate good practices and learnings;
Amendment 1922 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARPREADING EXCELLENCE33 _________________ 33 innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION A criterion based on research and
Amendment 1926 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU and by widening participation in the Programme will help both countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains and the Union to fully benefit from R&I potential of all Member States. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures in the targeted countries through mobility and collaboration of researchers and innovators and setting new R&I networks and R&I initiatives on the base of those infrastructures.
Amendment 1928 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Legal entities need to be established in those EU Members States, which are ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence implemented under Horizon 2020 in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'spreading excellence and widening participation'. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'spreading excellence and widening participation'.
Amendment 1930 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
– Teaming, to create new centres of excellence or upgrade existing ones in eligible countries, building on partnerships, including through new excellent research and innovation activities, in eligible countries, building on cooperation in all stages of research between leading scientific institutions and partner institutions;
Amendment 1932 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
– Twinning, to significantly strengthen a university or research organisation from an eligible country in a defined field, in all stages of research, by linking it with internationally-leading research institutions or research initiatives from other Member States or Associated Countries.
Amendment 1933 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
- “Excellence initiatives”, to support new ideas aiming to strengthen research and innovation systems in the eligible countries. Actions should complement the other broad lines under this priority, avoiding overlaps
Amendment 1934 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 b (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 b (new)
- - “Excellence for EU infrastructures”, to support creation new excellent research and innovation networks or new centres of excellence on the base of research infrastructures financed from ERDF in ‘spreading excellence and widening participation’ eligible countries, to boost new R&I cooperation patterns across Europe and involve those infrastructures in excellent collaborative projects, aiming synergies between national and regional R&I strategies and the Programme.
Amendment 1935 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 c (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 c (new)
Amendment 1941 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention areae ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation’ priority will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Sspread and connect excellence across the EU and widen participation in the Programme, including underperforming Member States; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross- sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation. and boost creation of the new R&I activities and networks, involving widening eligible countries and excellent ‘newcomers’ from EU Member States; Support ‘Science and citizens’ activities
Amendment 12 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The continuation of “Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World constitute general principles, which” attitude, should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation. They and strengthening 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.
Amendment 14 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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, 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.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of EU 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 as well as significant reduction of EU R&I divide and participation gap in the Programme. The activities under this pillar should cover the full range of research and innovation activities such as basic and applied research, development, piloting, demonstration, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations to ensure that Europe stays at the cutting-edge or research in strategically defined priorities.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) hasand the European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2017 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 RDI 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.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) 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 RDI systems and ensuring balanced representation in the evaluation panels, expert groups and scientific boards.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0224(COD)
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, 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.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0224(COD)
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’, ‘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.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) to fully use R&I potential of all Member States and support creating new excellent R&I networks within the EU, involving also less performing EU countries or regions;
Amendment 48 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation;
Amendment 54 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Principles of EU funding 1. Research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications. 2. The collaborative parts of the Programme should cover the whole value chain, including lower TRLs to ensure that Europe stays at the cutting-edge of research and to maximise EU added value. 3. The Programme shall ensure the significant reduction of the RDI divide in the EU and widen participation of the less performing EU Member States in the Programme up to at least 15% of the Programme’s budget, through “widening” instruments and solutions and through supporting national reforms of R&I ecosystems. 4. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as boards and expert groups, particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance. 5. The Programme shall aim at continuous administrative simplification and reduction of the burden for the beneficiaries. In particular, an RDI action combining several Union funds shall be subject only to the rules of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. 6. The Programme shall provide for all types of beneficiaries the possibility to apply for funding in a faster manner. A number of research and innovation actions will apply a Fast Track to Research and Innovation logic where time-to-grant shall not exceed 6 months. This shall allow a faster, bottom-up access to funds for small collaborative consortia covering actions from fundamental research to market application. Calls under the Fast Track to Research and Innovation approach will be continuously open with cut-off dates and be implemented in the work programmes under clusters, the EIC and the "spreading excellence" part. 7. The Programme will aim at maximising return on public investments, in terms of suitability, safety, effectiveness and affordability of potential end products. The programme shall ensure sufficient transparency and traceability of public funding in research and innovation projects safeguarding the public interest and equitable social impact. 8. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall ensure that sufficient guidance and information is made available to all potential participants at the time of publication of the call for proposals, in particular the applicable model grant agreement.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence' and widening participation’;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Scientific excellence remains the 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 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;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 290 #
2018/0224(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
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)),
Amendment 294 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
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.
Amendment 319 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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.
Amendment 328 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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.
Amendment 351 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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.;
Amendment 359 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of EU impact for the Union 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 as well as significant reduction of EU R&I divide and participation gap in the Programme.
Amendment 367 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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.
Amendment 378 #
2018/0224(COD)
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, 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.
Amendment 386 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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.
Amendment 388 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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.
Amendment 392 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 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 on a voluntary basis. . In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules, but they will be used only for the benefit of the Member State deciding to make the transfer.
Amendment 398 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Cohesion policy is already devoting a significant share to research and innovation and will continue to focus on these types of investments in the future as well. Therefore, special attention needs to be paid to the coordination and complementarity between the two Union policies.
Amendment 401 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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 should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, local and regional authorities and other bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations, including regional innovation ecosystems, where appropriate, 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.
Amendment 402 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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.
Amendment 406 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
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.
Amendment 409 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
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.
Amendment 420 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU Fund. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or diIn order to address the need to support investment in higher-risk and non-linear activities such as research and innovation, it is essential that Horizon Europe, in particular the EIC as well as the EIT with its KICs, work in synergy with the financial products to be deployed under InvestEU. Additionally, innovative SMEs and startups face difficulties in access to finance, especially those focusing on intangible assets, hence the need for the EIC to work in close complementarity with the dedicated financial products under InvestEU to ensure a continuity of support for such SMEs. In that regard, the experience gained from the financial instruments deployed under Horizon 2020 such as InnovFin and the loan guarantee for SMEs under COSME, should serve as a strong basis to deliver this targeted support. In this regard also, the EIC shall benefit from the experience gained so far by KICs and work in collaboration with their stoart competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value. -ups and the ecosystems created by KICs to the profit of the European innovators. Actions should strengthen EU’s external competitiveness.
Amendment 424 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim, when possible and potentially efficient in collaboration with the EIT and its KICs, at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough research targeted towards new technologies and market creating innovations and, together with InvestEU, supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC should fill the current vacuum incomplete 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. In this regard, the EIC shall work in synergies with the EIT and its KICs to use their expertise and experience and to avoid duplication.
Amendment 428 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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.
Amendment 447 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 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.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0224(COD)
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, 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.
Amendment 461 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
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.
Amendment 472 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
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.
Amendment 482 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
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.
Amendment 495 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
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.
Amendment 499 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
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.
Amendment 503 #
2018/0224(COD)
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, 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.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0224(COD)
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’, ‘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.
Amendment 520 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
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.
Amendment 522 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
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.
Amendment 530 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) The EIT shall implement the Programme in accordance with the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the EIT for the period 2021-2027 with the reserve that any new KIC created shall entail additional and adequate budgetary resources, not to undermine the objectives and the commitments of the existing KICs.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) “Regional innovation ecosystem” means public and private quadruple helix actors (academia, industry, government, research organisations and civil society) organised at regional or local level. These actors, where appropriate working in close synergy with the EIT Innovation Communities, coordinate research, innovation, and education activities, and accelerate the dissemination between them of results, knowledge transfers, innovation and development of new economic activities and services creating sustainable jobs, while being close to the citizens and their local needs;
Amendment 542 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
(3c) European Innovation Ecosystem means a bottom-up cooperation of triple helix actors from at least three different member states, which combine resources to develop scalable solutions for global challenges. European Innovation Ecosystems are a key driver for interregional collaboration and enhance the critical mass of European innovation in a particular economic sector or scientific field.
Amendment 547 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
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;
Amendment 561 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) “seal of excellence” means a certified label which shows that a proposal submitted to a call for proposals exceeded all of the thresholds set out in the work programme, but and could not be funded due to lack of budget available to that call in the work programme, but which might receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development;
Amendment 570 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
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.
Amendment 574 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 587 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union as a whole and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities and objectives, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 601 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
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;
Amendment 608 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to promote and spread scientific excellence
Amendment 611 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
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
Amendment 617 #
2018/0224(COD)
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, including regional development policy and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 633 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
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;
Amendment 642 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened and balanced European Research Area.;
Amendment 652 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
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
Amendment 685 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society';
Amendment 690 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) cluster 'Secure Society';
Amendment 716 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 719 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation;
Amendment 756 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
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 …
Amendment 763 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 764 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 b (new)
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
Amendment 767 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications.
Amendment 809 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) have a clear EU-added value and contribute to reaching Union priorities and objectives;;
Amendment 833 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) be centered on ambitious, excellence-driven, but realistic research and innovation activities;
Amendment 836 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) spark activity and boost synergies across disciplines, sectors and actors, and strengthen links between inputs and outputs;
Amendment 888 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Adhere to the principles of Union added value, transparency, openness, impact, leverage effect, , harmonious development long-term financial commitment of all the involved parties, flexibility, coherence, compatibility and complementarity with Union, local, regional national and international initiatives;
Amendment 905 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1046 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence and widening participation';
Amendment 1064 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1080 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
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] from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund + (ESF+)may, at their request of a Member State, be transferred to the Programmespecific projects under the Programme, under the condition that they contribute to the objectives of the programme from which the transfer stems. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible, tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1083 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
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
Amendment 1130 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 4
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.
Amendment 1171 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayshould be rejected or terminated at any time.
Amendment 1178 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 1247 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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
Amendment 1327 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1356 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The work programme may provide for additional dissemination obligations while safeguarding EU’s economic & scientific interests.
Amendment 1357 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1361 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The work programme may provide for additional obligationincentives to adhere to open science practices.
Amendment 1366 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 1368 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 1404 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4
Article 39 – paragraph 4
4. The work programme or rules of contest mayshall include obligations regarding communication, exploitation and dissemination.
Amendment 1412 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 1430 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. With the agreement of applicants concerned, the Commission or funding bodies implementing Horizon Europe (including EIT and its KICs) may directly submit for evaluation under the last evaluation criterion a proposal for an innovation and market deployment action which already fulfils the first two criteria, subject to the following cumulative conditions:
Amendment 1442 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
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.
Amendment 1456 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 1468 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3 in accordance with the EU corporate communication strategy.
Amendment 1473 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
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 appropriate. It shall assess programme’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the programme.
Amendment 1474 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1478 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Programme evaluation shall contain impact assessment of the transferred funds from other programmes demonstrating added value of the transfer and contribution to the common objectives.
Amendment 1480 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Results of evaluation should be published on the website of the Commission and widely disseminated via all possible media
Amendment 1481 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 1504 #
2018/0224(COD)
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 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.
Amendment 1528 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1545 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
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.
Amendment 1560 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
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.
Amendment 1621 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1624 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'
Amendment 1630 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1634 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 1652 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 6
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;
Amendment 1657 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – introductory part
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;
Amendment 1709 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point b
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;
Amendment 1744 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 35, 41, 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR),
Amendment 3 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948,
Amendment 4 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in New York on 20 November 1989,
Amendment 5 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and to the Council Decisions(EU) 2017/865 and (EU) 2017/866 of 11 May 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- having regard to the signing of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) by Hungary on 14 March 2011,
Amendment 9 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to OLAF annual 2016 report,
Amendment 10 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to FRA annual reports of 2016 and 2017,
Amendment 23 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) Protection of the acquired rights;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
(12b) The functioning of the new electoral law;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which took place on the 8th April 2018, which ensured the re-election of the previous ruling party - Fidesz, however highlights the fact that the new electoral law, introducing the system of single- member constituencies, was implemented in order to favour of the governing party. The new system is undermining the ability of candidates to compete on an equal basis.
Amendment 51 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 9
Annex I – point 9
(9) In 2011, Fidesz politician János Lázár, has proposed a redesign to Hungarian voting districts; considering the territorial results of previous elections, this redesign is favouring the right-wing politicians according to the opposition. Since then, the law has been passed by the Fidesz-majority Parliament. Formerly it took twice as many votes to gain a seat in some election districts as in some others. Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries. In its statement adopted on 9 April 2018, the limited election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concluded that the 2018 parliamentary elections were characterised by a pervasive overlap between state and ruling party resources, undermining the ability of candidates to compete on an equal basis. Voters had a wide range of political options but intimidating and xenophobic rhetoric, media bias and opaque campaign financing constricted the space for genuine political debate, hindering the ability of voters to make a fully informed choice. It also expressed concerns about the delineation of single- member constituencies. Similar concerns were expressed in the Joint Opinion of 18 June 2012 on the Act on the Elections of Members of Parliament of Hungary adopted by the Venice Commission and the Council for Democratic Elections.
Amendment 92 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 20 a (new)
Annex I – point 20 a (new)
(20a) In 2016 OLAF published its report where completed its investigation of the EUR 1.7 billion euro transport project in Hungary, in which the main participants were international companies. By using its cross-border powers, OLAF conducted investigations in Hungary and traced the links between projects and enterprises. The investigation showed very serious irregularities, as well as, possible fraud and corruption in the implementation of the projects. OLAF also launched an investigation into European Union- funded projects, run by a company controlled by the son-in-law of the Prime Minister - Viktor Orban. There is a treat that the tender could have been set up.
Amendment 153 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 37
Annex I – point 37
(37) On 7 December 2017, the Commission decided to start legal proceedings against Hungary for failing to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty provisions on the free movement of capital, due to provisions in the NGO Law which indirectly discriminate and disproportionately restrict donations from abroad to civil society organisations. In addition, the Commission concluded that Hungary had violated the right to freedom of association and the rights to protection of private life and personal data enshrined in the Charter, read in conjunction with the Treaty provisions on the free movement of capital, defined in Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and art. 26 points 2 and 63 of the Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 163 #
Amendment 164 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 38 a (new)
Annex I – point 38 a (new)
(38a) Since December 2010 Strikes in Hungary are illegal in principle, when the government of Victor Orban passed an amendment to the so-called Act on strikes. The changes mean that strikes will, in principle, be allowed in companies associated with governmental administration through public service contracts. The amendment does not apply to professional groups that simply do not have such a right, such as train drivers, police officers, medical personnel and air traffic controllers. The problem lies somewhere else, mainly in the percentage of employees who must take part in the strike referendum, to make it important - up to 70%. Then the decision on the legality of strikes will be taken by a labour court that is completely subordinate to the state. In 2011, nine applications for strike permits were submitted. In seven cases they were rejected without giving a reason; two of them were processed, but it proved impossible to issue a decision.
Amendment 168 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 39
Annex I – point 39
(39) On 17-27 May 2016, the UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice visited Hungary. In its report, the Working Group indicated that a conservative form of family, whose protection is guaranteed as essential to national survival, should not be put in an uneven balance with women’s political, economic and social rights and the empowerment of women. The Working Group also pointed out that a woman’s right to equality cannot be seen merely in the light of protection of vulnerable groups alongside children, the elderly and the disabled, as they are an integral part of all such groups. Additionally, there is a clear verbal discrimination against women in the school publishing.
Amendment 171 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 40
Annex I – point 40
(40) In its concluding observations of 5 April 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret that patriarchal stereotyped attitudes still prevail in Hungary with respect to the position of women in society, and noted with concern discriminatory comments made by political figures against women. It also noted that the Hungarian Criminal Code does not fully protect female victims of domestic violence. Parliament highlights the fact that Hungary has signed the Istanbul Convention and that the European Union has acceded to it.
Amendment 174 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 42
Annex I – point 42
(42) In its concluding observations of 5 April 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed concerns that the constitutional ban on discrimination does not explicitly list sexual orientation and gender identity among the grounds of discrimination and that its restrictive definition of family could give rise to discrimination as it does not encompass certain types of family arrangements, including same-sex couples. The Committee was also concerned about acts of violence and the prevalence of negative stereotypes and prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, particularly in the employment and education sectors. It also mentioned forced placement in medical institutions, isolation and forced treatment of large numbers of persons with mental, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, as well as reported violence and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and allegations of a high number of non- investigated deaths in closed institutions.
Amendment 176 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 42 a (new)
Annex I – point 42 a (new)
(42a) Also in the same concluding observations of 5 April 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed concerns about forced placement in medical institutions, isolation and forced treatment of large numbers of persons with mental, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, as well as reported violence and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and allegations of a high number of non-investigated deaths in closed institutions.
Amendment 180 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 43
Annex I – point 43
(43) In his report following his visit to Hungary, which was published on 16 December 2014, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights indicated that he was concerned about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with anti-Gypsyism being the most blatant form of intolerance, as illustrated by distinctively harsh, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma-populated villages. He also pointed out that, despite positions taken by the Hungarian authorities to condemn anti-Semitic speech, anti-Semitism is a recurring problem, manifesting itself through hate speech and instances of violence against Jewish persons or property. In addition, he mentioned a recrudescence of xenophobia targeting migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, and of intolerance affecting other social groups such as LGBTI persons, the poor and homeless persons. The European Commission against Racism and Xenophobia mentioned similar concerns in its report on Hungary published on 9 June 2015. Notes the answer to those accusations made by the Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister during the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee meeting, held on 26 April 2018, however does not put faith in those explanations. According to Fundamental Rights Agency annual report, 2017 the situation of Roma people in Hungary worsen since 2016.
Amendment 183 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 44
Annex I – point 44
(44) In its Fourth Opinion on Hungary adopted on 25 February 2016, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities noted that Roma continue to suffer systemic discrimination and inequality in all fields of life, including housing, employment, education, access to health and participation in social and political life. In its Resolution of 5 July 2017, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe recommended the Hungarian authorities to make sustained and effective efforts to prevent, combat and sanction the inequality and discrimination suffered by Roma, improve, in close consultation with Roma representatives, the living conditions, access to health services and employment of Roma, take effective measures to end practices that lead to the continued segregation of Roma children at school and redouble efforts to remedy shortcomings faced by Roma children in the field of education, ensure that Roma children have equal opportunities for access to all levels of quality education, and continue to take measures to prevent children from being wrongfully placed in special schools and classes. In its Report of the Field Assessment Visit to Hungary, 29 June – 1 July 2015, ODIHR stated that the worst situation of Roma people occurred in the town called Miskolc. The local authorities adopted a model of anti- Roma measures, even before the change of the local decree of 2014, and that public figures in the city often made anti- Roma statements. For example, it was reported that in February 2013, Ákos Kriza - Mayor of Miskolc - said he wanted to clean the city of “anti-social, perverted Roma” who allegedly illegally benefited from the Nest program (Fészekrakó program) for housing benefits and people living in social flats with rent and maintenance fees. His words meant the beginning of a series of evictions, and during this month, fifty apartments were removed from 273 apartments in the appropriate category - also to clean up the land for are novation of a stadium.
Amendment 238 #
2017/2131(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 56
Annex I – point 56
(56) In its concluding observations of 5 April 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed concerns that the Hungarian law adopted in March 2017, which allows for the automatic removal to transit zones of all asylum applicants for the duration of their asylum procedure, with the exception of unaccompanied children identified as being below the age of 14, does not meet the legal standards as a result of the lengthy and indefinite period of confinement allowed, the absence of any legal requirement to promptly examine the specific conditions of each affected individual, and the lack of procedural safeguards to meaningfully challenge removal to the transit zones. The Committee was particularly concerned about reports of the extensive use of automatic immigration detention in holding facilities inside Hungary and was concerned that restrictions on personal liberty have been used as a general deterrent against unlawful entry rather than in response to an individualised determination of risk. In addition, the Committee was concerned about allegations of poor conditions in some holding facilities. It noted with concern the push-back law, which was first introduced in June 2016, enabling summary expulsion by the police of anyone who crosses the border irregularly and was detained on Hungarian territory within 8 kilometres of the border, which was subsequently extended to the entire territory of Hungary, and decree 191/2015 designating Serbia as a “safe third country” allowing for push- backs at Hungary’s border with Serbia. The Committee noted with concern reports that push-backs have been applied indiscriminately and that individuals subjected to this measure have very limited opportunity to submit an asylum application or right to appeal. It also noted with concern reports of collective and violent expulsions, including allegations of heavy beatings, attacks by police dogs and shootings with rubber bullets, resulting in severe injuries and, at least in one case, in the loss of life of an asylum seeker. It was also concerned about reports that the age assessment of child asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors conducted in the transit zones is inadequate, relies heavily on visual examination by an expert and is inaccurate, and about reports alleging the lack of adequate access by such asylum seekers to education, social and psychological services and legal aid. Notes that now, according to the new the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU (COM(2016)0467 – C8-0321/2016 – 2016/0224(COD)) the medical age assessment will be a measure of a last resort. Therefore the Parliament calls on Hungary to provide proper age assessments of asylum seekers.
Amendment 61 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the basis for European integration is the upholding and promotion of rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the values and principles enshrined in the European treaties and international human rights instruments;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of the EU, functioning on the basis of the presumption of mutual trust that Member States conform with democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the ECHR;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the aberrant governance practices seen in some Member States reflect a selective approach to the benefits and responsibilities of EU membership, and whereas the refusal by those Member States to fully uphold EU law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary and the predictability of State actions is undermining the credibility of the EU as a legal area;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Asserts that neither national sovereignty nor subsidiarity can justify or legitimise the systematic refusal on the part of a Member State to comply with the principles of governancefundamental values of the European Union which inspired the introductory articles of the European Treaties, in particular Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the Commission’s efforts to ensure that all Member States fully uphold the rule of law, but also the ineffectiveness of the instruments used thus far; insists that Article 7 of the TEU should no longer be regarded merely as a hypothetical tool, but should be employed without undue delay if all other remedies have failed;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU needs a common approach to governancthe application of fundamental values as well as principles and rules of a democratic state, which does not yet exist, and which must be developed by pooling experiences of Europeangood governance in the public sector;
Amendment 296 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view, therefore, that a clear distinction should be drawn between migrants who can legitimately claim refugee statusinternational protection and those who cannot; calls for migrants to be identified and for their requests for entry into the EU to be processed before they come in order to avoid putting their lives at risk and exposing them to smugglers;
Amendment 347 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the imperative need for persons of Islamic faith and culture, including those who have already been living herein the European Union for a long time, to be integrated as effectively as possible into European society; stresses that integration of this kind will be the best way to tackle Islamic radicalisation in Europe;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the deepening of relations between the EU and Azerbaijan is undertaken on the basis of mutually agreed ambitions and theconditional on upholding of the core values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for and good governance, as well as on providing solid legal guarantees in the areas of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in the interest of both parties and especially their citizens;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to remind the Azerbaijani authorities about the European Parliament’s position as expressed in its resolution of 15 November 2017 on the Eastern Partnership, which unambiguous and clearly states that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that does not respect EU values, in particular with regard to the non-implementation of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, NGOs and journalists; to ensurge that significant steps are taken as regards the release of political prisonere Azerbaijani authorities to implement the ECtHR decisions; to ensure that all political prisoners, including journalists, activists and prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan are released before any new EU- Azerbaijan agreement; to ensureinclude in the new agreement a dedicated suspension mechanism related to human rights and fundamental freedoms is included in the new agreementwith clear provisions on respect for human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to ensure that the future agreement with Azerbaijan is ambitious, comprehensive and forward-looking, and will delivering tangible and concrete benefits not only for large companies but also for SMEs and for the citizens of the EU and of Azerbaijan; to include in the new agreement specific supervision and control mechanisms against money laundering schemes, fraud and corruption;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to ensure, in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled, speedy and steady progress in the negotiations with the objective of signing this new agreement before the next Eastern Partnership Summit in 2019, only in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to actively and clearly communicate about the conditions and aims of the new agreement, in order to improve public awareness, both in Azerbaijan and in the EU, about the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from its conclusion, thereby countering all disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to provide for regular and in-depth dialogue, notably on politicalpushing for solid reforms aimed at bolstering institutions, such as the judiciary in order to make them more democratic and independent, onwith a strong focus on the judiciary, upholding of human rights, and onprotecting investigative journalism, fostering a strong civil society and ensuring its involvement in the reform process; to include in the new agreement regular reporting mechanisms on the status of the above- mentioned reforms;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to establish specific measures aimed at implementingnsure that the recommendations by the OSCE/ODHIR and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission with a view to ensuring progress towardsare implemented, with a view to establish new legislation guaranteeing the organization of elections and referenda that allow for a free and fair expression of Azerbaijani citizens’ views and aspirations; to put strong emphasis on the effectiveness and impartiality of the election administration, the conduct of the campaign and the respect for fundamental freedoms, media coverage of the elections and the administration of election day procedures, including the vote count and tabulation of results, as called for by the OSCE; to further monitor the organization of future elections until these requirements are met;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to aim for provisions that enhance cooperation in promoting peace and international justice and in particular for Azerbaijan to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); to calsl upon Azerbaijan to respect its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and abide by the decisions of the ECtHR; to seek stronger cooperation measures in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as tackling illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to provide for closer cooperation in foreign and security matters to ensure as much convergence as possible, in particular as regards responses to global threats, conflict prevention, crisis management and regional cooperation;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to provide support for reform of the judiciary aimed at ensuring its independence from the executive and at strengthening the rule of law, as well as developing a strong framework for the protection of human rights and gender equality; to make sure that strong legislation is in place for preventing and sanctioning politically exposed persons´ involvement in corruption, traffic of influence, money laundering, abuse of office and other related offences, particularly within the framework of the recent joint journalistic investigations revealing the involvement of a number of Azeri officials in such activities;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to put in place specific proviclosely monitor and evaluate, before any agreement is in place, Azerbaijan´s progress in fighting corruption, money laundering and tax evasions; to support Azerbaijan in fighting corruption, money laundering and tax evasiontake into account and push for the investigation of all recent disclosures related to the Azeri Laundromat, a money-laundering operation which, according to OCCRP, handled $2.9 billion over a two-year period, between 2012 and 2014, through four shell companies registered in the United Kingdom, as well as for the investigation of the findings related to Azerbaijan in the PANA fact finding EP mission’s report in Malta; to be aware that there is evidence revealing government ministries as the direct source of some of this money, as well as strong connections to high-ranking Azeri officials;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n d (new)
Amendment 171 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to include provisions related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms aimed at endingnd ensure that political prosecutions and abductions, the targeting of political dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders, NGO representatives and members of some minority groups including the LGBTQ community; to set up a reinforced forum for a human rights dialogue are put to an end by Azeri authorities and to reiterate that these practices are unacceptable for any potential partner country of the EU; to reinforce the dialogue on human rights and fundamental freedoms between the EU and Azerbaijan to encourage and to support in particular the implementation of comprehensive reforms of the judiciary, all in line with EU standards;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) to ensure an immediate review of legislation decriminalising online defamation, in particular that of the president, especially as the penalty for this offence has recently been increased to up to 5 years of imprisonment; to urge Azerbaijan to move away from such dictatorial practices and align to EU standards;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to ensure, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azerbaijan takes significant steps as regards the release ofreleases the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience which, in 2017, exceeded 150 persons, including, among the most emblematic cases, Ilgar Mammadov, Afgan Mukhtarli, Mehman Huseynov, Ilkin Rustamzada, Seymur Hazi, Rashad Ramazanov, Elchin Ismayilli, Giyas Ibrahimov, Beyram Mammadov, Asif Yusifli, Fuad Gahramanli and Aziz Orujov, theand lifting ofs their travel bans, once released, including those of Khadija Ismayilova and Intigam Aliyev; to immediately secure the release and improvement of the situation of these individuals via the judiciary and the application of the rule of law;
Amendment 206 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r c (new)
(rc) to urge Azerbaijan to immediately address the unprecedented infringement proceedings launched by the Council of Europe in 2017 and ensure the unconditional release of opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov, thus complying with a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights from 2014;
Amendment 216 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to seek, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azerbaijan commits to investigations intoi authorities investigate into and report on results concerning all cases of mistreatment of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, notably in the case of the late Mehman Galandarov, who died in custody;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to underline the importance of a free and independent media, both off and on-line and to ensure a strengthened EU support for free and pluralistic media in Azerbaijan, with editorial independence and in line with EU standards, and pointing out that ain light of the fact that currently 5 major media outlets are permanently blocked by Azerbaijan under the pretext of national security and that for press freedom, Azerbaijan ranks 162 out of 180 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders; to point out that reinforced attention to press and media freedom cshould take the form of a regional initiative encompassing all the Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to allow for increased cooperation in the energy sector in line with the EU’s and Azerbaijan’s strategic energy partnership, while taking into account that in March 2017, the EITI (The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) suspended Azerbaijan’s membership for failing to comply with the group’s civil society requirements; to push for Azerbaijan to realign to these requirements;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to put in place ambitious provisions on environmental protection and climate change reduction, in line with the Union´s climate change agenda, as part of the new agreement, including through a mainstreaming of these policies as part of other sector policies;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Poland 515
Amendment 8 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the eEnergy uUnion, the dDigital sSingle mMarket, the cCapital mMarkets uUnion and the European research areaResearch Area; stresses that research and innovation policy is a key strategic component of energy, industrial and digital policies;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the energy union, the digital single market, the capital markets union, European research area and the European researchhigher education area;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Believes that Union spending should concentrate on policies with European added value; underlines that research and innovation, energy and ICT are areas bringing European added value as it helps to tackle major economic and societal challenges;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) Reminds that Member States set the target of reaching 3% of GDP in R&D, of which two thirds should come from the private sector; calls on Member States to respect their national R&D investment commitments to meet this target; calls on Member States to increase their national investments in R&D and adopt a budget of at least €120 billion for the next Framework Programme for R&I; adds that increasing its budget would help to address the current oversubscription of the FP;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) Welcomes the Commissions’ continuous efforts to simplify the Framework Programme for R&I; calls on the Commission to assess whether an increased use of lump sums is the best option for beneficiaries and auditors; emphasises that the introduction of a single audit approach and further acceptance of beneficiaries accounting practices would mean a major simplification for FP beneficiaries; believes that in the next FP, the bottom- up approach should be strengthened, as this would help to boost innovation; stresses that to generate excellent research and innovation, investment in scientific and technological infrastructures are essential;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation; calls for the necessary financial programmeresources to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2052(INI)
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market and support energy transition, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs);
Amendment 59 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that synergies between funds are crucial to make investments more effective; stresses that smart specialisation strategies are an important tool to foster synergies as it sets national and regional priorities for R&I investments; regrets the presence of important barriers to achieve synergies; calls on the Commission to revise the EU State Aid rules and align them with FP rules; emphasises that an “equal treatment” approach in relation to procedures, e.g. concerning the state aid rules, should become the leading principle.
Amendment 61 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
(c) Calls for an increased use of Structural Funds for research and innovation activities, such as investments in capacity building, R&I infrastructures, digital innovation hubs, and for supporting the "Seal of Excellence".
Amendment 81 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RNotes the recent tendency to increase the use of financial instruments to fund research; reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments cannot replace grants in financing research and innovation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only, as grants can maximise output on the ground; and are the preferred option of beneficiaries for financial and legal reasons.
Amendment 93 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of completing the digital single market by making full use of spectrum, 5G and internet connectivity, and by making further progress on EU telecom rules; underlines that removing language barriers is vital for building the digital single market, which is by definition multilingual;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in order to respond to societal challenges and secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital; supporting investment in key technologies, on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital and on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and other efficient instruments such as the European Institute of Technology (EIT) and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), which need adequate resources to further develop their actions in education, support to innovation projects and to start-ups;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in order120 billion euro to its successor to be able to respond to societal challenges and, to secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on, to support the European job market and strengthen the whole R&I value chain; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through diverse instruments such as joint undertakings, EIT and its Knowledge Innovation Communities (KICs); stresses also the need to supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEsentrepreneurs (SMEs in particular) have better access to risk capital;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in orderat least €120 billion to its successor to be able to respond to societal challenges and, secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation and address the oversubscription issue; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and EIT Knowledge Innovation Communities (KICs), on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgrad revised EFSI that would make it possible toenable to significantly bridge the gap between research and the market and would, focusing on boosting market innovation; considers that funds for future EFSIs should not be taken from other parts of the MFF.
Amendment 160 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the European Defence Fund and the recent Commission proposal for a European defence industrial development programme which is intended to cover the period 2019-2020; welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit both a more substantial defence industrial development programme and a programme to support defence research as part of the MFF; considers that these programmes should not draw funds away from other programmes in the same heading and should not affect budgetary ambitions of civilian research in the next FP.
Amendment 167 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises research and innovation gap in Europe which badly affects the EU R&I capacity, European competitiveness, EU economy and job market; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to adapt existing instruments and financial programmes within MFF, including ESIF, as well as to propose new solutions in order to close this gap and fully use the R&I potential of all EU countries and regions.
Amendment 170 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of strengthening and streamlining energy and climate policy, in particular all objectives of the Energy Union, which should be supported by existing and new instruments, including in the cohesion policy;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises that the Union's coal- dependent regions and countries need targeted support, including adequate funds, to effectively contribute to a strategic transition to low-emission, circular economy; calls for establishing comprehensive instrument for such regions and countries in order to support a just transition, in particular through development and deployment of renewable sources, energy efficiency solutions, energy storage, electro-mobility solutions and infrastructures, modernisation of power generation and grids, advanced power generation technologies, including CCS, CCU and coal gasification, modernisation of district heating, including high-efficiency cogeneration, early adaptation to future environmental standards, restructuring of carbon dependent sectors as well as addressing societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts.
Amendment 353 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls, furthermore, for a greater focus on implementing research and innovation through joint undertakingdiverse instruments and for supporting investment in key technologies to close the investment gap in innovation; emphasises that the increase in funds must be coupled with a simplification of funding procedures; welcomes the Commission’s efforts in this respect and insists that these should continue under the next programming period; notes the large geographic imbalances in the use of funds from the Framework Programme; calls for comprehensive budgetary solutions to ensure that all EU Member States and regions engage in research, development and innovation;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Draft Budget 2018 (DB 2018); regrets the reduction in both commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) in Heading III compared to 2017; underlines that these decreases cannot be justified by the delays in implementation of the agreed measures; welcomes the top-up of Heading III by an additional EUR 817.1 million above its ceiling using the flexibility instrument; highlights that the proposed level of expenditure will be insufficient to cover the needs in light of the prevailing security threats and the continuous migratory pressure which has recently been increasing along the Central Mediterranean route and the evolution of which cannot be predicted;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the large budget reduction (49,7 % in PA) for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) undermines the importance and urgency of the AMIF policy objectives; challenges the Commission’s assertions in DB 2018 that justify its proposed reduction in AMIF funding; stresses that security for those who seek protectionwelcomes the Commission proposal to reinforce frontline activities linked to migration and security, including the increase in the operational capacities for integration and improved cooperation on return/readmission with third countries, but stresses that the management of the migration flows in the Union should not be adversely affected by budgetary cuts;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to present an amending letter as soon as the legal bases related to the European Agenda on Migration, most notably the reform of Dublin, the Entry-Exit system, ETIAS and EASO, have been adopted, taking full account of their financial implications, in order to secure appropriate and swift funding for an effective European asylum and migration policy;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Reiterates the importance to make targeted funding available to tackle the root causes of the migration and refugee crisis; stresses, to this end, that the Union budget should finance measures in the countries of origin of migrants as well as in host countries of refugees, including, but not limited to measures addressing poverty, unemployment, education and economic opportunities, as well as instability, conflict and climate change;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the significant budget reduction for the Internal Security Fund (ISF) (35,6 % in PA); stresses that in light of the continued security threat in the Union, ISF funding should be sufficient to aid Member States in dealing with threats to internal security; highlights the need to sufficiently fund efforts to improve information sharing and to fight cybercrime, especially cross-border organised and serious crime, terrorism and cybercrime; highlights the need to sufficiently fund efforts to improve police and judicial cooperation in security- related matters, including information sharing between Member States and enhanced interoperability of databases at European level;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the proposed increases in the DB 2018 for expenditure and establishment plans for all agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs classified as holding “new tasks”; regrets however that the increases proposed are lower than those requested by most agencies; stresses the importance of staff increases for eu-LISA and EuropolEuropol, Eurojust, eu-LISA and CEPOL as well as budgetary increases for Eurojust and Europol, especially in light of their increased workload and the upcoming adoption of legal bases for new databases and interoperability developments; welcomes the budget increase for the European Data Protection Supervisor in view of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation1 .; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC ( General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 41 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out that the Commission's proposal, for the third year in a row, does not leave any margin under the ceiling for Heading III, evidencing the outdated size of the smallest MFF heading, as argued by the European Parliament as part of the mid-term revision process.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) However, experience has shown that certain serious threats to public policy or internal security, such as cross-border terrorist threats or specific cases of secondary movements of irregular migrants within the Union that justified the reintroduction of border controls, may persist well beyond the above periodmay persist well beyond the currently authorized maximum periods of six months. It is therefore neededcessary and justified to adjust the time limits applicable to the temporary reintroduction of border control to the current needs, while ensuring that this measure is not abused and remains an exception, to be used only as a last resort. To that end, the general deadline applicable under Article 25 of the Schengen Borders Code should be extended to one year.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 – introductory part
Recital 5 – introductory part
(5) Since the Management Authority required legal, administrative and financial autonomy, it was established in the form of a regulatory agency (Agency) having legal personality. As was agreed, the seat of the Agency was established in Tallinn (Estonia). However, since the tasks relating to technical development and the preparation for the operational management of SIS and VIS were already being carried out in Strasbourg (France) and a backup site for those IT systems had been installed in Sankt Johann im Pongau (Austria) in line also with the locations of the SIS and VIS systems decided under the relevant legislative instruments, this should continue to be the case. Those two sites should also continue to be the locations, respectively, where the tasks relating to operational management of Eurodac should be carried out and where a backup site for Eurodac should be established. Those two sites should also be the locations, respectively, for the technical development and operational management of other large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, and, if so provided in the relevant legislative instrument, for a backup site capable of ensuring the operation of a large-scale IT system in the event of failure of that system, as long as their capacity allows it. In the case of insufficient capacity and after a proper assessment of needs, further technical sites may be established. In order to maximise the possible use of the backup site, this site should also be able to operate systems simultaneously in an active mode provided that it remains capable of ensuring their operation in case of failure of the systems.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, the Agency could also be made responsible for the preparation, development and operational management of additional large-scale IT systems in application of Articles 67 to 89 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), such as the secure ICT solution for cross-border exchange of sensitive data by the judicial authorities (e-CODEX). The Agency should be entrusted with such tasks only by means of subsequent and separate legislative instruments, preceded by an impact assessment.
Amendment 59 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Agency should provide advice to Member States with regard to the national systems' connection to the central systems at their request.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Agency should also provide ad-hoc support to Member States where required by security or migratory extraordinary needs. In particular, where a Member State faces specific and disproportionate migratory challenges at particular areas of its external borders characterised by large inward migratory flows, the Member States should be able to rely on technical and operational reinforcements. This should be provided in hotspot areas by migration management support teams composed of experts from relevant Union agencies. Where the support of eu-LISA would be required in this context with regard to issues related to the large-scale IT systems it manages, the request for support should be sent to the Agency by the Commission. The Commission should monitor whether the Agency provides a response to the request without delay.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It should also be possible that the Agency is tasked with developing, managing and/or hosting a common IT system for a group of Member States opting on a voluntary basis for a centralised solution assisting them to implement technical aspects of obligations deriving from Union legislation on decentralised large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice. This should require prior approval byclose consultation with the Commission and a decision of the Management Board and should be reflected in a delegation agreement between the Member States concerned and the Agency and financed by way of a contribution charged to the relevant Member States to cover all the costs.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to control the functions of the Agency effectively. The Management Board should be entrusted with the necessary functions, in particular to adopt the annual work programme, carry out its functions relating to the Agency’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency, appoint an Executive Director and a Deputy Executive Director and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Agency by the Executive Director. The Agency should be governed and operated taking into account the principles of the Common approach on Union decentralised agencies adopted on 19 July 2012 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) The Agency should be open to the participation of countries that have entered into any agreements with the EU on their association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, since certain large-scale IT systems, such as ETIAS, require cooperation with such other countries.
Amendment 93 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The Agency shall also be responsible for the tasks relating to the SIRENE Bureaux and for the communication between the SIRENE Bureaux foreseen in the SIS Regulation.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall on a regular basis keep the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, and, where data protection issues arepersonal data processing is concerned, the European Data Protection Supervisor informed on the developments referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 110 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall on a regular basis keep the European Parliament, the Council and, where data protection issues arepersonal data processing is concerned, the European Data Protection Supervisor, informed of the evolution of the pilot projects referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 115 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The AgencyAny Member State may be requested the Agency to provide advice to Member States with regard to theas regards its national systems' connection to the central systems and ad-hoc support to Member States. The requests for ad-hoc support shall be submitted to the Commission which shall transmit them to t. Any Member State may submit a request for ad-hoc support to the Commission which, subject to its positive assessment that such support is required, shall transmit it to the Agency, which shall inform the Management Board. The Commission shall monitor whether the Agency has provided a timely response to the Member State's request. The Agency. It may also be requested to provide advice or support to the Commission on technical issues related to existing or new systems including by way of studies and testing.
Amendment 121 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency may also be tasked to develop, manage and/or host a common IT system by a group of at least six Member States opting on a voluntary basis for a centralised solution assisting them in implementing technical aspects of obligations deriving from Union legislation on decentralised systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, subject to prior approval byclose consultation with the Commission and after a decision of the Management Board. In such case the Member States concerned shall entrust the Agency with those tasks by way of a delegation agreement including the conditions for the delegation and setting out the calculation of all relevant costs and the invoicing method.
Amendment 124 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Both technical sites may be used simultaneously for active operation of the large- scale IT systems provided that the second site remains capable of ensuring their operation in case of failure of one or more of the systems. No further technical sites can be established without an amendment to this Regulation.
Amendment 125 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. If, following a proper assessment of technical capacity by the Commission, it is concluded that the existing technical sites are not able to support new tasks and they cannot be expanded, further technical sites may be established.
Amendment 127 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) appoint, the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, and where relevant extend his/her term of office or remove him or her from office, in accordance with Article 22;
Amendment 128 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exercise disciplinary authority over the Executive Director and oversee his performance including the implementation of the Management Board’s decisions as well as over the Deputy Executive Director, in agreement with the Executive Director;
Amendment 135 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point z
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point z
(z) adopt the security rules on the protection of classified information and non-classified sensitive information following approval byclose consultation with the Commission;
Amendment 138 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The term of office of the members and their alternates shall be four years, extendrenewable. Upon expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, shall participate in the activities of the Agency. They shall each appoint one representative and an alternate to the Management Board.
Amendment 140 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Regarding countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, Article 38 shall apply.
Amendment 143 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Executive Director shall be independent in the performance of his duties. Without prejudice to the respective competences of the Commission and the Management Board, the Executive Director shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or other body.
Amendment 154 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Article 22a Deputy Executive Director 1. A Deputy Executive Director shall assist the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall define the tasks of the Deputy Executive Director. 2. All provisions of Article 22 shall apply to the Deputy Executive Director.
Amendment 155 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State which is bound under Union law by any legislative instrument governing the development, establishment, operation and use of a particular large- scale IT system, as well as the Commission and countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, shall appoint one member to the Advisory Group relating to that large- scale IT system, for a four-year term, which may be renewed once.
Amendment 157 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. When preparing an opinion, the members of each Advisory Group shall do their best to reach a consensus. If such a consensus is not reached, the opinion shall consist of the reasoned position of the majority of members. The minority reasoned position(s) shall also be recorded. Article 20(3) and (4) shall apply accordingly. The members representing the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, shall be allowed to express opinions on issues on which they are not entitled to vote.
Amendment 158 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7
Article 23 – paragraph 7
7. Each Member State and each country associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures, shall facilitate the activities of the Advisory Groups.
Amendment 159 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission and the Member States, upon request of the Agency, may second officials or national experts to the Agency on a temporary basis. The Management Board shall adopt a decision laying down rules on the secondment of national experts to the Agency.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The members of the Management Board, the Executive Director and the members of the Advisory Groups shall undertake to act in the public interest. For that purpose they shall issue an annual, written, public statement of commitment, which shall be published on the Agency's website.
Amendment 162 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall communicate in accordance with the legislative instruments governing the development, establishment, operation and/or use of large-scale IT- systems and may engage in communication activities on its own initiative within its field of competence. It shall ensure in particular that in addition to the publications specified in Article 15(1)(r), (s), (ii), (jj), [(kk)], [(ll)], [(mm)] and Article 42(9), the public and any interested party are rapidly given objective, accurate, reliable comprehensive and easily understandable information with regard to its work. The allocation of resources to communication activities shall not be detrimental to the effective exercise of the Agency's tasks as referred to in Articles 3 to 12. Communication activities shall be carried out in accordance with relevant communication and dissemination plans adopted by the Management Board.
Amendment 165 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The security rules shall be adopted by the Management Board following approval byclose consultation with the Commission. The Agency may take all necessary measures to facilitate the exchange of information relevant to its tasks with the Commission and the Member States and where appropriate, the relevant Union agencies. It shall develop and operate an information system capable of exchanging classified information with those actors in accordance with Council Decision 2013/488/EU and Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444. The Management Board shall, pursuant to Article 2 and Article 15(1)(y) of this Regulation, decide on the Agency’s internal structure necessary to fulfil the appropriate security principles.
Amendment 166 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. No later than five years from the entry into force of this Regulation, and every five years thereafter, the Commission, after consulting the Management Board, shall assess the Agency's performance in relation to its objectives, mandate, tasks and locations in accordance with the Commis. The evaluation shall examine the implementation of the provision's guidelines. The evaluation shall alsoof this Regulation and assess the contribution of the Agency to the establishment of a coordinated, cost- effective and coherent IT environment at Union level for the management of large scale IT systems supporting the implementation of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policies. The evaluation shall in particular assess the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency and the financial implications of any such modification. The Management Board may present recommendations regarding changes to this Regulation to the Commission.
Amendment 170 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Cooperation with Union bodies, offices and agencies shall take place within the framework of working arrangements. Such arrangements shall have received the Commission's prior approvalbe concluded following close consultation with the Commission. Such arrangements may provide for the sharing of services between agencies where appropriate either by proximity of locations or by policy area within the limits of the respective mandates and without prejudice to their core tasks.
Amendment 171 #
2017/0145(COD)
5. The Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies referred to in paragraph 1, shall use information received from the Agency only within the limits of their competences and insofar as they respect fundamental rights, including data protection requirements. Onward transmission of other communication of personal data processed by the Agency to Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies shall be subject to specific working arrangements regarding the exchange of personal data and subject to the prior approval ofclose consultation with the European Data Protection Supervisor. Any transfer of personal data by the Agency shall be in line with the data protection provisions laid down in Articles 31 and 32. As regards the handling of classified information, those arrangements shall provide that the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned shall comply with security rules and standards equivalent to those applied by the Agency.
Amendment 172 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – title
Article 38 – title
38 Participation by countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures
Amendment 173 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be open to the participation of third countries that have entered into associationy agreements with the Union to this effecton their association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, as well as of Dublin and Eurodac-related measures.
Amendment 176 #
2017/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Maintenance in force of the internal rules adopted by the Management Board Internal rules and measures adopted by the Management Board on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 shall remain in force after the entry into force of this Regulation, without prejudice to any amendments thereto required by this Regulation.
Amendment 11 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Space Strategy for Europe’ and endorses the Commission’s full commitment to maximising the economic and societal benefits of space, fostering tha globally competitive and innovative European space sector, reinforcing Europe’s autonomy in space and strengthening Europe’s role as a global actor as well as international cooperation in space, notably in space exploration;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that space programmes and their services will be key assets in policy areas such as energy, climate, environment, security and defence, health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, transport, tourism, digital market, regional policy and local planning; believes that there is a huge potential in tackling challenges such as migration, border management and sustainable development;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the success of the space sector isand the development of breakthrough technologies are highly dependent on research and innovation and that the next Framework Programme should put an emphasis on space-related research, whilst ensuring efficiency through full cooperation between the EU, the ESA and the Member States, either individually or through the ESA, in areas such as launcher research and smart digital satellites;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to maintain a space-dedicated line under the next Framework Program; calls moreover for a streamlining of the European funding for space-related research and technology which is currently spread throughout several EU funding schemes in order to reduce administrative expenditure and to improve the accessibility for enterprises, in particular for SMEs;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to make use of its future initiatives in space to improve the EU's capacity to respond to the evolving challenges related to maritime surveillance, since satellites can offer a global, permanent and cost- effective coverage;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension; supports increased involvement of regional and local authorities in successful EU space policy;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that EU space programmes are of a civil nature and reiterates its commitment to the non-militarisation of space; recognises nonetheless the need to improve synergies between civil and security and defence aspects and to make use of space capacities to meet security and safety needs, also taking account of the geopolitical environment and the Common Security and Defence Policy; believes that the Commission should analyse synergies between European space programmes and the European Defence Action Plan proposed in November 2016 to ensure the overall coherence in this strategic field;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Strongly welcomes the Commission’s intention to use economic diplomacy to open up new business opportunities for European space industry; stresses that European players in third- country markets should be supported by the Commission, the ESA and, where relevant, Member State authorities either individually or through the ESA, and bodies such as EASA; recommends that plans for such coordinated support be drawn up in advance;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the programme budget, management and implementation is spread over 20 different bodies; queries whether this results in excessive coordination efforts and redundancy; asks the Commission to reflect on how to simplify this; underlines the need for the clear presentation of the new European Innovation Council's portfolio and responsibilities;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that Pillars 2 and 3 are too focused on higher Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), which limits the future absorption of disruptive innovations that are still in the pipeline of research projects with lower TRLs; considers that TRLs exclude non-technological forms of innovation generated by fundamental or applied research, particularly from SSH;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to offer a balanced mixset of small, medium and large- sized projects; notes that the average budget for projects has increased under H2020 and that larger projects requirefavour participants with large financial and staff capabilities; notes that this favours large institutions, creating a problem for smaller Member States and for small participants from larger Member States; regrets that this poses obstacles for newcomers and concentrates funding in elite institutiongreater experience in the Framework Programmes projects, creating some barriers for newcomers;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current alarmingly low success rate of 14 %s represents a negative trend compared to FP7; regrets that the cuts inflicted by EFSI have deepened this problem;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that research can be a risky investment for private investors and that funding research practice through grants is a necessity; regrets the tendency, in some cases, to move away from grants towards the use of loans; recognises that loans mustfinancial instruments should be available for high TRL,s and close to market activities, within other types of instruments (e.g. EIB schemes) outside of the FP as a part of the Framework Programme (InnovFin) or outside it (EIB schemes);
Amendment 86 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that several Member States are not respecting their national R&D investment commitments; calls for the earmarking of and stresses that the 3% of GDP target needs to be met; calls for the possible high usage of the Structural Funds for R&D activities, especially and programmes, investments in capacity building, infrastructure and salaries, asks that the 3% of GDP target be met, and hopes that this well as supporting activities for the preparation of proposals can be raised to 4% in the not too distant futured projects management;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Confirms that ‘'excellence’' should remain the keycore and undisputed evaluation criterion across all the three pillars, while noting that it is only one of the three evaluation criteria, alongside ‘ of the FP, but stresses as well existing 'impact’' and ‘'quality and efficiency of the implementation’; calls for the reweighting of these criteria and invites the Commission to set out additional sub- criteria by adding ‘SSH integration and geographical balance’ under ‘impact’ and ‘project size’ under ‘efficiency of the implementation’' criteria and therefore invites the Commission to include into the 'impact' criterion the problem of 'underrepresented EU regions involvement' and 'the exploitation of the research infrastructure financed from ESIF';
Amendment 125 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to better define ‘'impact’'; stresses that the assessment of the impact of fundamental research projects should remain flexible and its relative weight in the evaluation procedure should be decreased; asks the Commission to check that the balance between bottom-up and top-down calls is maintained and to analyse which procedure (one or two stage) is more useful to avoid oversubscription;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to continue to enhance the societal challenges approach and emphasises the importance of collaborative research; underlines the need to reinforce somimportance of regular revision of the adequacy of the sSocietal cChallenges such as innovation in agriculture and health, especially cancer and antimicrobial resistance research planslist as well as flexibility of the budget dedicated to each of them;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that synergies between funds are crucial to make investments more effective; stresses that RIS3 are an important tool to catalyse synergies setting out national and regional frameworks for R&D&I investments; regrets the presence of substantial barriers to making synergies fully operational19 such as the State Aid rules, aims for the alignment of rules and procedures for R&D&I projects under ESIF and FP; calls on the Commission to revise the State Aid rules and to allow R&D structural fund projects to be justifiable within the FP rules of procedure; _________________ 19Large research infrastructure fits within the scope and goals of the ERDF, but ERDF funds allocated nationally cannot be used to co-finance it; construction costs associated with new research infrastructures are eligible under the ERDF, but operational and staff costs are not.
Amendment 170 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the R&I capabilities of North/South and West/East Member States are very different; recognises the European dimension tosuccessful implementation of the European Research Area requires full usage of the R&D&I potential of the all Member States and recognises the problem of the participation gap, which must be addressed by the FP if the EU is to exploit its full potential; welcomes, in this respect, the Widening Programme in Horizon 2020 programme; welcomes in this respect the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation policy and calls on the Commission to increase its budget substantially; calls on the Commission to assess whether the three Wwidening instruments have achieved their specific objectives and to clarify the rational and general goal of the Programme, to review the indicator used to define ‘underrepresented’ countries, and to keep a dynamic list that allowsprovide the balanced and adopted set of instruments responding to the existing EU disparities in research and innovation field; calls on the Commission and Member States to be in work out depending on how their capabilities evolve; calls on the Commission to adapt or adopt new measures to bridge this gapthe clear rules allowing the full implementation of Seal of Excellence scheme; calls to review the indicators used to define 'underrepresented' countries and to verify regularly the list of those countries during the framework programme implementation;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the importance of incorporating research and entrepreneurship skills into Member States’ primary and high school education systems in order to encourage young people to develop these skills, as R&D should be viewed in structural rather than cyclical or temporal terms; calls on the Member States and the Commission to enhance employment stability and attractiveness for young researchers; calls on the Commission to provide new increased levels of support for young researchers, such as a new funding scheme for early-stage researchers with less than three years of experience after PhD completion;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Confirms that international co- operation fell from 5% in FP7 to 2.8% in Horizon 2020; calls on the Commission to revise the terms of international cooperation, recalls that the FP should contribute to ensuring that Europe remains a key global player, while underlining the importance of scientifice diplomacy; calls for a strategic vision and structure to support this objective and welcomes all initiatives involving third countries such as PRIMA;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RecallNotes that SSH integration means SSH research in interdisciplinary projects and not an ex-post add-on to otherwise technological projects, and that the most pressing problems faced by the EU require methodological research that is more conceptually focused on SSH; calls on the Commission either to introduce a minimum percentage dedicated to SSH funding, or to create an evaluation sub-criterion that takes account of its inclusion inare underrepresented in the current Framework Programme and calls on the Commission to work out the mechanisms allowing to integrate them widely into the interdisciplinary FP9 projects;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that Horizon 2020 is not focused on the ‘'valley of death’' that constitutes the main barrier to converting prototypes into mass production, and that H2020 is the first FP to put research and innovation together; welcomes the creation of an EIC20 , but insists that this should not lead again to the separation of research from innovation; _________________ 20Commission Communication entitled ‘Europe’s next leaders: the Start-up and Scale-up Initiative’ (COM/2016/0733).
Amendment 225 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to clarify the instruments and functioning of the EIC; underlines the need to keep and strengthen the SME Instrument and the Fast Track to Innovation, and to facilitate funding for the final stages of research so that laboratory scientific innovations can develop into commercial businesses; asks the Commission to analyse also how KICs can be integrated into the EIC and stresses the need to evaluate the EIC pilot results to propose the balanced mix of instruments for EIC portfolio; underlines the need to keep and strengthen the SME Instrument and the Fast Track to Innovation; invites the Commission to work out mechanisms including SMEs into big FP projects; calls on the Commission to keep KICs in the current EIT structure;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 250 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the Open Science pilot funding as a first step towards an Open Science Cloud; recognises the relevance of e-infrastructures and supercomputing, the need for public and private sector stakeholders and civil society to be involved and the importance of citizen science in ensuring that society plays a more active part in the definition of the problems; calls for a scientific metadata structure and procedures for the generation of such data in order to feed the European OSC and ensure data exploitation; calls on the Commission and the public and private research community to explore new models that integrate private cloud resources and public e- infrastructures and the launch of citizen agendas in science and innovation;
Amendment 266 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the success of H2020 and the 1:11 leverage factor; notes the oversubscription and the challenges that lie ahead, and calls for a budgetary increase of EUR 100 billion for FP9calls on the Commission to increase the budget of FP9 to EUR 120 billion and insists on avoiding fragmentation and dispersing of this budget;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the main goals of FP9 programme should remain strengthening of the EU competitiveness, creating growth and jobs, bringing new knowledge and innovations in order to tackle the crucial challenges faced by Europe as well as the further progress towards developing sustainable European Research Era; welcomes in this respect the current pillar structure of the FP and calls on the Commission to retain this structure for the sake of continuity and predictability.
Amendment 277 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Notes that the EU faces numerous significant and dynamic challenges and calls on the Commission to provide in Pillar 3 balanced set of instruments responding to the dynamic nature of emerging problems; underlines the need of providing sufficiently flexible budget for the specific challenges in Pillar 3 as well as the regular revision of the adequacy of those challenges;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts on enhancing synergies between FP9, ESIF and EFSI and providing fewer instruments with harmonised rules (State Aid); askes Commission therefore to continue work on the coherence, simplification, transparency and clarity of the programme, on improving the evaluation process and on reducing fragmentation;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Calls on the Commission to keep adequate balance between fundamental research and innovation within FP9; notes a need of strengthening of the collaborative research; underline the necessity of inclusion SMEs into collaborative projects and creating corresponding mechanisms and rules;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)
Paragraph 26 e (new)
26e. Notes that FP9 should tackle the possible problem of the oversubscription and low success rates faced in Horizon 2020; suggests to consider the reintroduction of the two stage evaluation procedure with the unified first stage and specified second stage dedicated to the selected applicants; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficiently comprehensive ESRs with indications on how the proposal could be improved;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)
Paragraph 26 f (new)
26f. Underlines the need of strengthening the international cooperation within FP9 and spreading science diplomacy.
Amendment 283 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)
Paragraph 26 g (new)
26g. Stresses that the European Union needs to fully use the existing R&D&I potential of all Member States and provide adequate and equal opportunities for the scientific development to all the European scientists and researchers in order to implement successfully the European Research Area concept; calls on the Commission to strengthen current efforts to support wider participation in FP9 to demonstrate European added value and handle the existing disparities in Europe in research and innovation field; asks the Commission to work out the balanced set of Widening Participation instruments and measures, having in mind that the budget for those instruments needs to be increased significantly; underlines the need for providing cooperation patterns enhancing brain circulation and opening the existing networks to newcomers; asks for creating mechanisms allowing inclusion of research infrastructure financed from ESIF into FP9 projects; calls to review the indicators used to define 'underrepresented' countries and regularly verify the list of those countries during the implementation of the framework programme;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2147(INI)
26h. Calls on the Commission to improve transparency and clarity of rules for public-private cooperation within FP9 projects following the results and recommendations stemming from the evaluation; asks the Commission to verify and assess the existing instruments for public-private partnerships;
Amendment 290 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to separate military defence research from civilian civil research in the next MFF, since EU needs these must be two different programmes with two different budgets that do not affect the budgetary ambitions and main goals of FP9;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 313 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 318 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 334 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that R&D investment by industry has not significantly increased; in view of the generally scarce resources for public R&D spending, calls for industrial competitiveness to be supported by differentiating between mature and emerging sectors, thus allowing larger or more mature industries to participate in projects more at their own cost or through loans;
Amendment 358 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets the mixed set of results achieved by the gender equality focus in H2020, as the only target reached is the share of women in the advisory groups, while the share of women in the project evaluation panels and among project coordinators, and the gender dimension in research and innovation content, remain below target levels; encourages Member States to create a gender-positive legal and political environment and to provide incentives for change, and calls on the Commission to continue to promote gender equality and mainstreaming in FP9 and to consider the possibility of gender as a sub- criterion in the evaluation phase;
Amendment 367 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that the next FP will have to take account of the UK’s departure from the EU; notes that R&I benefits from clear and stable long-term frameworks, and that the UK has a leading position in the field of scienceFP9 needs to take into consideration the Brexit implications and calls on the Commission to provide the solutions, which will prevent EU from losing scientific results generated in Horizon 2020 and FP9 projects; expresses the wish that networks and collaboration with entities in the UK can continue and that stable and satisfying solutions can be found quickly;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 19 March 2014 on a new EU framework to strengthen the rule of law (COM(2014)0158),
Amendment 191 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas racism, xenophobia and hate crime threaten the values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population, including via Internet;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of the EU, functioning on the basis of the presumption of mutual trust that Member States conform with democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the ECHR;
Amendment 340 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the social inclusion and cultural integration of refugees in the host society is a dynamic, two-dimensional process (involving rights and duties), ) where respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part, representing a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both by the refugees and by the Member States, their local and regional administrations and host communities;
Amendment 365 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to apply cultural, political and social inclusion policies as swiftly as possible and with adequate dedicated financial resources; recalls that social inclusion policies must engage local, regional andon educational programs which will take into account local aspects of the communities and be formed in cooperation with national institutions and, local governments, schould focus on individuals rather than on groups or communiols, NGOs; encourages increased exchange of best practices, as this can lead to s with foreign partners in the field of integregation;
Amendment 424 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission initiatives and main actions to strengthen security cooperation between Member States and setting out an effective EU response to terrorism and security threats in the European Union; and fully supports all proposed measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union, in particular the directive on combatting terrorism; , directive on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons and changes to the Schengen Border Code;
Amendment 456 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young peoplethrough education and youth outreach, and to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence-sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently;
Amendment 484 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the EU and the Member States to increase cooperation with third countries in order to investigate all stages of trafficking in human beings, to improve the exchange of information, and to launch proactive operations;
Amendment 557 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online and encourage adherence to and application of it;
Amendment 592 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU and the Member States to strengthen the role of human rights education in national curricula as a tool for preventing racism and related intolerance, and calls for greater rights awarenesspromoting and stimulating awareness raising and education in the field of preventing and fighting hate crime;
Amendment 616 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Condemns all verbal and physical attacks against UK residents of migrant heritage; rejects and condemns all forms and manifestations of racism and xenophobia which are incompatible with the values and principles upon which the EU is founded;
Amendment 631 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that improvements are still needed to combat violence against women, and calls on the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016; reminds Member States that the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention does not exonerate them to sign, ratify and enforce the Istanbul Convention and urges them to do so;
Amendment 640 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, forced marriage, trafficking, female genital mutilation, domestic violence are serious violations of human rights that should be criminalised and punished and never be justified by religious or cultural tradition;
Amendment 642 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Strongly condemns the frequent acts of harassment and rape in public places in Europe and considers that every women and girl should feel safe from any form of sexual harassment in any public place in Europe; calls on Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that these acts are properly sanctioned, that the perpetrators are brought to justice and that appropriate protection is provided to victims;
Amendment 648 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges Member States to lead more targeted awareness-raising campaigns, to prevent and protect victims of violence and to protect their rights without delay in line with the Victims’ Rights Directive; calls on the Member states to fully implement Directive 2011/99/EU on the European order to ensure appropriate protection and assistance to women and girls victims of violence, as well as Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings in order to prevent women and girls from trafficking, violence and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 654 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat gender-based violence, a change of attitude towards women and girls is necessary; they are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined; calls on Member States to do more to combat gender based stereotypes and discrimination against women and girls;
Amendment 663 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that no cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of gender-based violence and that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation; considers that all those living in Europe, regardless of their original culture and tradition, should respect the law and women's rights and dignity;
Amendment 752 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a code of conduct on protecting children’s rights online and offline in cyber space, and recalls that in the fight against cybercrime by law enforcement authorities special attention needs to be paid to crimes against children; highlights the necessity of strengthening cooperation among Member States and with Europol and its European Cybercrime Center (EC3) in this area;
Amendment 902 #
Amendment 903 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Highlights that rule of law is one of the common values on which the EU is founded, and whereas the Commission, together with Parliament and the Council, is responsible under the Treaties for assuring respect for the rule of law as a fundamental value of our Union and guarantee that EU law, values and principles are respected;
Amendment 904 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Notes that an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system is crucial for the rule of law and guarantee the protection of the fundamental rights and civil liberties of citizens in Europe;
Amendment 905 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41 c. Believes that the EU is committed to respecting media freedom and pluralism as well as the right to information and freedom of expression;
Amendment 906 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
Paragraph 41 d (new)
Amendment 933 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Encourages the development of e- consultations and the use of it as a crowdsourcing mechanism to gather knowledge about citizens expectations for the governments and public administration and as a tool for direct participation of the citizens;
Amendment 451 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants shall lodge an application by filling in the online application form via the dedicated public website or via the mobile app for web devices sufficiently in advance of any intended travel. Applicants shall be advised to lodge the application at least 3 months before the intended travel and, in any case, before they purchase a travel ticket.
Amendment 477 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 481 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 496 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 521 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 78 specifying the content and format of those questions. In any event, the content and format of those questions shall enable applicants to give clear and precise answers.
Amendment 666 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The request for additional information or documentation shall be notified to the contact e-mail address recorded in the application file. The request for additional information or documentation shall clearly indicate the information or documentation that the applicant is required to provide. The applicant shall provide the additional information or documentation directly to the ETIAS National Unit through the secure account service referred to in Article 6(2)(g) within 7 working days of the date of receipt of the request.
Amendment 670 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. In exceptional circumstances, and after processing the additional documentation and information in accordance with paragraph 3, the ETIAS National Unit may invite the applicant for an interview at any consulate of an EU Member State present in his or her country of residence. If feasible, access to the consulate of the applicant's choice shall be allowed.
Amendment 673 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. The invitation shall be notified to the applicant at least 5 days before the scheduled interview by the ETIAS National Unit of the Member and shall be notified to the contact e-mail address recorded in the application file.
Amendment 705 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Exceptionally, when a request for additional information or documentation is notified, or when the applicant is invited to a consulate, the period laid down in paragraph 1 shall be extended in accordance with Article 23. Such application shall in all cases be decided on no later than 72 hours after the submission of the additional information or documentation by the applicant.
Amendment 739 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 742 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 818 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) information on the procedure to be followed for an appeal, including at least the national law applicable to the appeal, the competent authority, any procedural requirements and the time limit for lodging an appeal.
Amendment 841 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) information on the procedure to be followed for an appeal, including at least the national law applicable to the appeal, the competent authority, any procedural requirements and the time limit for lodging an appeal.
Amendment 913 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the consultation is necessary for the purpose of the prevention, detection or investigation of a terrorist offences or another serious criminal offence;
Amendment 962 #
2016/0357A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. [Directive (EU) 2016/680] shall apply to the processing of personal data by Member States designated authorities for the purposes of Article 1(2).
Amendment 871 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall appoint entities or persons responsible for the performance of guardians' tasks and for supervising and monitoring at regular intervals that guardians perform their tasks in a satisfactory manner. Those entities or persons shall review complaints lodged by unaccompanied minors against their guardian. Unaccompanied minors shall be informed, in a child-friendly manner and in a language that they understand, about who these entities or persons are and which are the grievance mechanisms in place to report complaints against their guardians in confidence and safety.
Amendment 908 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Where medical examinations are used to determine the age of unaccompanied minors, the determining authority shall ensure that unaccompanied minors are informed, prior to the examination of their application for international protection, and in a language that they understand or are reasonably meant to understandand a child-friendly and age appropriate manner, of the possibility that their age be determined by medical examination. This shall include information on the method of examination and possible consequences which the result of the medical examination may have for the examination of the application, as well as on the possibility and consequences of a refusal on the part of the unaccompanied minor, or of his or her guardian, to undergo the medical examination.
Amendment 1084 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all relevant, accurate and up-to-date information relating to the situation prevailing in the country of origin of the applicant at the time of taking a decision on the application, including laws and regulations of the country of origin and the manner in which they are applied, as well as any other relevant information obtained from the European Union Agency for Asylum, from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and relevant international human rights and child- focused organisations, or from other sources;
Amendment 1432 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 5
Article 45 – paragraph 5
5. As regards unaccompanied minors, the concept of safe third country may only be applied taking into consideration his or her best interests and where the authorities of the Member States have first received from the authorities of the third country in question confirmationassurance that the unaccompanied minor shall be taken in charge by those authoritieswill not face serious harm, discrimination or persecution and that he or she shall immediately have access to one of the forms of protection referred to in paragraph 1(e).
Amendment 1446 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The assessment of whether a third country may be designated as a safe country of origin in accordance with this Regulation shall be based on a range of sources of information, including in particular information from Member States, the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European External Action Service, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Council of Europe as well as other relevant organisations, including child-focused organisations, and shall take into account the common analysis of the country of origin information referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX (EU Asylum Agency).
Amendment 124 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Given the need to urgently implement measures adopted with a view to strengthen the Union's regime set in place for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing, and seeing the commitments undertaken by Member States to quickly proceed with the transposition of Directive (EU) 2015/849, this Directive should be transposed by 1 January 201718 months after its adoption. For the same reasons, the amendments to Directive (EU) 2015/849 and Directive 2009/101/EC should also be transposed by 1 January 201718 months after its adoption.
Amendment 293 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that this Article applies to trusts and other types of legal arrangements having a structure or functions similar to trusts, such as, inter alia, fiducie, Treuhand or fideicomiso. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall define the characteristics to describe which legal arrangements have functions and a structure similar to trusts.
Amendment 427 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/70/EC are repealed with effect from 1 January 201718 months after the adoption of the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Directive;
Amendment 428 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 201718 months after its adoption. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission;
Amendment 464 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2017 at the latestthe latest 18 months after the adoption of the amendments to this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A voluntary corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 150% of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.
Amendment 54 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
Amendment 387 #
2016/0133(COD)
1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied voluntarily for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 410 #
Amendment 415 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Amendment 417 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Amendment 421 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Amendment 407 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission, and in consultation with the Commission and Member-States, develop operational standards on the implementation of the instruments of Union law on asylum and indicators for monitoring compliance with those operational standards as well as guidelines and best practices related to the implementation of the instruments of Union law on asylum. The Agency shall, following consultation with the Commission and after adoption by the Management Board, communicate those standards, indicators, guidelines or best practices to the Member States.
Amendment 426 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) verify the asylum and reception systems, capabilities, infrastructure, equipment, staff available, including for translation and interpretation in Member States, financial resources and the capacity of Member States' asylum authorities, including the judicial system, to handle and manage asylum cases efficiently and correctlyin accordance with EU law.
Amendment 438 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For that purpose, Member States shall, at the request of the Agency, provide it with the necessary information as regards asylum procedures, equipment, infrastructure, reception conditions, recognition rates and quality of protection as well as staff and financial resources at national level to ensure an efficient management of the asylum and reception system. The Member States shall also cooperate with the Agency and shall facilitate and actively support any on-site visit that the Agency shall carry out for the purposes of the monitoring exercise.
Amendment 440 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall assess the capacity and readiness of Member States to meet challenges from possiblresent and future disproportionate pressure on their asylum and reception systems. The Agency may request Member States to provide it with their contingency planning for measures to be taken to deal with such possible disproportionate pressure and shall assist Member States to prepare and review their contingency planning, where necessary.
Amendment 443 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The previous paragraphs are without prejudice to the competences of the European Commission foreseen in the Treaties, including article 258 on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 444 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Agency shall receive anonymised data from Eurodac in real time.
Amendment 456 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The Agency, at the request of the Commission, may initiate an exceptional monitoring exercise for the assessment of the asylum or reception systems of a Member State on its own initiativewhenever: (a) there are serious concerns regarding the functioning orf at the request of the Commission whenever there are serious concerns regarding the functioning of any aspect of that Member State'sny aspect of that Member State's asylum or reception systems; or (b) there are serious concerns regarding the capacity and readiness of Member States to meet challenges from present and future disproportionate pressure on their asylum orand reception systems.
Amendment 466 #
2016/0131(COD)
2 a. If an on-site visit reveals serious deficiencies deemed to jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS or to constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal borders, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or of a Member State, shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as soon as possible thereof.
Amendment 480 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Upon request of the European Parliament, the Agency shall transmit any document pertaining to the monitoring exercise.
Amendment 490 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. If an on-site visit reveals serious deficiencies deemed to jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS or to constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal borders, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or of a Member State, shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as soon as possible thereof.
Amendment 493 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Upon request of the European Parliament, the European Commission shall transmit any document pertaining to the monitoring exercise.
Amendment 504 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(i a) Assist Member States in ensuring all the necessary safeguards for vulnerable groups are in place;
Amendment 522 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall, on a proposal of the Executive Director, decide by a three-fourths majority of members with a right to vote on the profiles of experts and on the share that each Member State shall contribute to constitute the asylum intervention pool. The same procedure shall apply to any subsequent changes in the profiles and the overall number of experton the profiles of experts. The Agency may verify whether the experts proposed by the Member States correspond to the defined profiles.
Amendment 528 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Each Member State shall be responsible for its contribution to the number of experts, as referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with Annex Ia.
Amendment 529 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. if a situation arises in which more experts are required than provided for under paragraphs 1, the executive director shall immediately inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. He or she shall also call upon the Council to seek commitments from Member States to meet the shortage.
Amendment 566 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Where in the event ofasylum or reception systems are rendered ineffective to the extent of jeopardising the functioning of the CEAS because (a) a Member State facing disproportionate pressure on the asylum or reception systems a Member State does not request the Agency for operational and technical assistance or does not accept an offer by the Agency for such assistance or does not take sufficient action to address that pressure,; or where it(b) a Member State does not comply with the Commission's recommendations referred to in Article 15(3), thereby rendering the asylum or reception systems ineffective to the extent of jeopardising the functioning of the CEAS, the Commission may adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, identifying one or more of the measures set out in Article 16(3) to be taken by the Agency to support the Member State concerned. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 64.
Amendment 570 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. The Member State concerned shall comply with the Commission decision referred to in paragraph 3. For that purpose it shall immediately cooperate with the Agency and take the necessary action to facilitate the implementation of that decision and the practical execution of the measures set out in that decision and in the operational plan agreed upon with the executive director.
Amendment 572 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. If the Member State concerned does not comply with the Commission decision referred to in paragraph 3 within 30 days and does not cooperate with the Agency as provided for under paragraph 6 of this article, the Commission may trigger the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.
Amendment 578 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Agency shall be responsible for ensuring the security of its own equipment throughout the life cycle of the equipment.
Amendment 599 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. With regard to the processing of personal data under Article 17, the host Member State shall be considered as a data controller in accordance with Union data protection rules.
Amendment 620 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall cooperate with international organisations, in particular UNHCR, in areas governed by this Regulation, within the framework of working arrangements concluded with those bodies, in accordance with the Treaty and the provisions on the competence of those bodies. The Agency can enter into emergency standby agreements with international organizations and non-governmental organizations to complement the Agency operational and technical assistance to Member States, in particular by setting up reception facilities, providing information to asylum seekers or providing for specific needs of vulnerable groups. The Management Board shall decide on the working arrangements which shall be subject to prior approval of the Commission. The Agency shall inform the European Parliament of any such arrangements.
Amendment 642 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure. The Executive Director shall be appointed on the ground of merit and documented high- level administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum.
Amendment 645 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Management Boards proposed by the Commission may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and answer questions put by its members. Following such a statement, the European Parliament shall adopt an opinion setting out its views and may indicate a preferred candidate. The Management Board shall appoint the executive director taking these views into account. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all member with a right to vote. If the Management board takes a decision to appoint a candidate other than the candidate whom the European Parliament indicated as its preferred candidate, the management board shall inform the European Parliament and the Council in writing of the manner in which the opinion of the European Parliament was taken into account.
Amendment 653 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Amendment 654 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The deputy executive director shall be appointed by the management board on the proposal of the executive director. The deputy executive director shall be appointed on the grounds of merit and appropriate administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum. The executive director shall propose at least three candidates for the post of deputy executive director. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all members with a right to vote.
Amendment 677 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Classified information shall be made available to the European Parliament in accordance with this Regulation. The transmission and handling of information and documents transmitted to the European Parliament in accordance with this Regulation shall comply with the rules concerning the forwarding and handling of classified information which are applicable between the European Parliament and the Commission.
Amendment 684 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 211 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Technological solutions should be developed to ensure interoperability between the EES and other existing databases, such as the SIS, Eurodac, and Europol databases, in order to enhance effective cooperation among the Member States in the management of external borders and the combatting of serious crime.
Amendment 457 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Children under the age of 126 shall be exempt from the requirement to give fingerprints for legal reasons.
Amendment 519 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Access to data for authorities competent to decide on applications for international protection For the purpose of facilitating the examination of an application for international protection, the competent authorities of a Member State shall have access to the EES to search with the data referred to in Articles 14(1) and 15(1)."
Amendment 2 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 3 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionGeneva Convention of 1951 and the additional protocol thereto,
Amendment 18 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 20 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948,
Amendment 21 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 22 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 24 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 25 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to the GenevaEuropean Convention of 1951 and the additional protocol thereto,for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Amendment 58 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the flow of refugees and economic migrants arriving in the EU has reached an unprecedented scale, challenging legal and security capacity at the European, national and local levels;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ; and whereas the estimated number of unknown cases of irregular flows is much higher due to the lack of registration on a large scale, due to counterfeit passports and irregular border crossings; __________________ 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V. 6 IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf.
Amendment 285 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the human trafficking and smuggling of people;
Amendment 420 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member State; labour market absorption as well as reception capacity of the Member State;
Amendment 640 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in societyquaintance with democratic European values ; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
Amendment 651 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Points out the rule of law and fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech, equal rights between women and men and respect and dialogue between religious communities are essential elements of the European system;
Amendment 691 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Emphasises that many EU countries are inexperienced in integration process and coordination of activities between bodies that are obliged to perform tasks in this field is inefficient; it encourages increased exchange of best practices with foreign partners in the field of integration;
Amendment 692 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43 b. Points out that major decisions concerning the integration policy are adopted at national and international level and implementation is done at the lower levels and in that context collaboration and communication with all levels of government and the social partners (NGOs, universities, companies and local media, as well as churches and religious associations) is required; in the first period focus should be put on cities that already have experience in the reception of refugees;
Amendment 693 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. Notices that the area of particular interest to Member States should be providing more financial resources on educational programs which will take into account local aspects of the communities and be formed in cooperation with Ministries of Education, schools, NGOs and local governments;
Amendment 696 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Encourages private and community integration programmes for those persons accepted for resettlement, including building on best practices of Member States and local authorities; social partners (NGOs, universities, companies and local media, as well as churches and religious associations);
Amendment 760 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Notices that a clear distinction between legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants should be made and those who do not qualify for international protection must be returned swiftly; deplores the current lack of effective enforcement of return decisions;
Amendment 766 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safelyight to seek asylum must be respected for those in need of protection, while swift and effective return and readmission measures for those not qualifying must be put in place , in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; "hot spots" should play a key role in return procedures;
Amendment 845 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term,should be a focal point for expertise and assistance and in the long term should be developed into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system; reiterates that, as the CEAS becomes genuinely European, EASO needs to develop from a collection of experts from Member States into a fully- fledged Union agency providing operational support to Member States and at the external borders; emphasises, in that regard, that it must be provided with the necessary funding and human resources in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 865 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60 a. In principle, supports the strengthening of the management of the external borders of the EU Member States by creating European Border and Coast Guard, and underlines that the improvement of border protection can be achieved through the full implementation and improvement of already existing cooperation mechanisms and systems;
Amendment 894 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Calls on the EU Member States to take serious and immediate and full use of the Schengen evaluation mechanism and immediate measures to protect the EU's external borders by proper security checks for people entering the EU; lack of actions ultimately jeopardizes the Schengen Acquis;
Amendment 895 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 b (new)
Paragraph 64 b (new)
64 b. Points out that the Member State should ask for the support of the EU and other Member States at an early stage when it is under high pressure due to the massive influx of people and cannot tackle these problems alone;
Amendment 950 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to those Member States; where migrants will be swiftly identified and registered upon arrival and asylum requests can be processed; the EU and Member States should support this common effort with staff, financial and technical assistance;
Amendment 961 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need by significantly reduced time between the registration of a person and the decision on the asylum application ; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
Amendment 1017 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 a (new)
Paragraph 83 a (new)
83a. Notes that finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood is crucial and Europe must take on its responsibility with international support to achieve a political solution to the crisis in unstable countries in the region in order to enable these refugees to come back as quickly as possible to their country;
Amendment 1018 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 b (new)
Paragraph 83 b (new)
83b. The EU should undertake a diplomatic offensive together with the US, Russia and other international partners to convince other countries in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of a common strategy to fight Da'esh and to stop the proxy war in the region;
Amendment 1023 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Recommends that cooperation with third countries involves assessing those countries’ asylum systems, their support for refugees, and their ability and willingness to tackle human trafficking and criminal smuggling into and through those countries; strongly encourages Arab States to provide assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in saving lives and sharing the burden;
Amendment 1028 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Calls on of fast and effective implementation of the 17- point plan on 25 October on refugee flows along the Western Balkans and Valletta Summit Action Plan on 9th November and provide support on a number of strategic areas in particular in exchange of information on reception, size and movement of migratory flows;
Amendment 1056 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns run at the EU level as well as in third countries should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey;
Amendment 1062 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 a (new)
Paragraph 88 a (new)
88a. Points out that that closer cooperation with Internet services providers and social media should be established and Europol should support national authorities to detect and where appropriate request the removal of the internet contents by smugglers;
Amendment 1063 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 b (new)
Paragraph 88 b (new)
88b. Notes that it is crucial for preventing prospective migrants, including vulnerable people as children from embarking on hazardous journeys also from transit countries by developing special campaigns in the Internet as well as using counter- narrative in the media, including social media and involvement of the diaspora communities in the EU;
Amendment 1175 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
Paragraph 107
107. States that the legal basis for the management of legal migration at Union level is set out in Article 79 TFEU; established on the principle of subsidiarity, to be based on labour market needs in Member States;
Amendment 1187 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110 a (new)
Paragraph 110 a (new)
110a. Calls on the Union to the full implementation of existing EU legislation in this area, such as the Single permit, seasonal workers and ICTs directives, the swift conclusion of the students and researchers directive, and the revision of the Blue Card directive;
Amendment 30 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Control atnd protection of external borders remains one of the main safeguards of the area without controls at internal bordersUnion. It is carried out in the interest of all Member States. One of the purposes of such controls is to prevent any threat to the Member States' internal security and public policy, irrespectively of the origin of such threat.
Amendment 53 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Technological developments allow in principle to consult relevant databases without delaying the process of crossing the border, as the controls on documents and persons can be carried out in parallel. It is thereforeTherefore, synergies and convergence between information systems and their corresponding infrastructure for Union border management and for customs operations should be structurally improved by making data management in the Union more effective, efficient, interoperable and compatible, with full respect for data protection requirements, in order to better protect the external borders and enhance the internal security of the Union, for the benefit of all citizens. It is also possible without negative effect on persons travelling in good faith to strengthen checks at external borders to better identify those persons who intend to hide their real identity or who are subject to relevant alerts for security reasons or for arrest. Systematic checks should be carried out at all external borders. However, if systematic checks at land and sea borders were to have a disproportionate impact on the flow of traffic at the border, Member States should be allowed not to carry out systematic checks against databases but only if based on a risk analysis assessing that such a relaxation would not lead to a security risk. Such risk assessment should be transmitted to the Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/20048 and be the subject of regular reporting both to the Commission and to the Agency. _________________ 8 Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p.1).
Amendment 66 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should exchange data, regularly update their existing relevant databases, make full use of existing information systems and establish the necessary technical connections to all information systems and databases, in accordance with their legal bases and obligations. Member States should, in this regard, exchange best practices with each other.
Amendment 71 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely reinforcing the checks against databases at external borders of the European Union in reply in particular to the increase of the terrorist threat concerns one of the safeguards of the area without internal border control and as such concerns the proper functioning of the Schengen area, it cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 72 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) For the purpose of maximising the benefits of existing information systems and, if necessary, develop new and complementary actions to address gaps and improve the interoperability of information systems and to ensure effective border controls at the external borders, Member States according to their needs should receive financial support from the Commission.
Amendment 75 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Member States that are not in the Schengen area and whose borders constitute the external borders should be fully integrated into the Schengen Information System in order to conduct better border management and help preserve the security of the Union.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 1–paragraph 2 – point a – point 3 a (new)
Article 1–paragraph 2 – point a – point 3 a (new)
(3a) the European Criminal Records Information System.
Amendment 109 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. With regard to air borders, paragraphs 2a and 2b shall apply for a maximum transitional period of six months from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 14 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) facilitation of the re-use of data by enterprises and citizens in a beneficial and practical manner, in accordance with the applicable law on, inter alia, data protection.
Amendment 15 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point b – indent 4
Article 4 – point b – indent 4
– minimum security and high-level privacy;