16 Amendments of Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA related to 2009/2227(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2009 on the Small Business Act,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that in order to counter the emergence of new forms of inequality in society, innovations should in future be measured not only in terms of their environmental and economic benefits but also by the yardstick of social added value; stresses in that regard that a key theme in the new innovation policy should be the social added value of innovation generally, not only in technological but also in social terms;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s assertion that key enabling technologies are vital prerequisites for enhancing the EU’s global competitiveness in a sustainable way; stresses in that regard that key enabling technologies, such as microelectronics and nanoelectronics, photonics, biotechnology and nanotechnology, and new materials, and new and future technologies can offer considerable potential for both process and product innovation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that specific sectors in which to apply pro-innovation measures must be chosen in cooperation with the business world, including SMEs, and that regional economic-policy objectives must also be taken into account; emphasises that account should be taken here of the results of the high-level expert group on key enabling technologies that is currently being set up;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the provision of adequate financial resources is vital to the development of innovation and that the EU budget for innovation should therefore be substantially increased; calls for this to be reflected in the upcoming revision of the current financial framework and in the planning process in connection with the 2014-2020 Financial Perspective;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, along with bigger budgets, it is essential to achieve a critical mass; emphasises in particular that funding should be directed to those areas where the leverage effect is greatest, in order to generate added value for Europe; emphasises in that regard the need to capitalise on the synergies between the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation and the Structural Funds;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that Europe should be at the cutting edge in the development of Internet technologies and ICT low-carbon applications; proposes that the EU ICT research budget be doubled in the next Financial Perspective;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in the interests of user- friendliness and transparency, it is necessary to prevent overlap and duplication of effort between support programmes, resulting from poor coordination of the various operational levels; calls on the Commission to investigate whether the EU aid instruments for SMEs could in future be combined under the umbrella of one Directorate-General such as DG Enterprise; considers that this would make them easier to project and would offer potential beneficiaries a one-stop shop;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the EU bodies’ joint efforts should be directed at bridging the gaps between research and innovation and between product marketability and commercialisation; stresses that the framework programmes need interfaces with each other or cross-programme connectivity between research and innovation-related measures;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. calls on the Commission to adapt the innovation indicators used to compile the European innovation scoreboard so that they do not just give a comparative analysis of the Member States' innovation capacity, but can also better identify both the strengths and weaknesses of EU and Member State innovation measures;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to put forward, in the action plan for innovation, practical measures to improve innovative companies’ access to financing; emphasises in that regard the need to take into account the differing funding requirements and innovation intensity of companies during their different start-up and growth phases;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the need to create conditions whereby risk capital will be more readily available, taking into account the needs of SMEs, and to extend the EIB’s risk-sharing finance facility (RSFF); calls on the Commission to investigate what steps can be taken to achieve a risk- sharing arrangement that is acceptable for all the actors involved and thus stimulate private investment in the field of innovation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with the principles of the single market, to adjust the existing EU rules on state aid so as to support investment in urgently needed new technologies and to secure the Union’s long-term competitiveness; calls in particular on the Commission to work its Communication on key enabling technologies into its aid instruments and thus make it possible for the Member States to create national incentive systems to promote key enabling technologies;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that enhanced support for innovation must always be accompanied by a reduction in the red tape confronting applicants; calls on the Commission to eliminate red tape by re-engineering Framework Programme processes and by creating a users' board;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes the increasing use of patents as securities for bank financing, but that banks often lack the technical knowledge to be able to correctly assess the value of patents when lending; calls therefore on the Commission to investigate whether the EU should provide support for the development of valuation standards;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphastresses that the three sisdes of the need to make conditions in the EUknowledge triangle – education, research and innovation – must not be separated; calls, to that end, for investment in training and further training for skilled staff not to be cut, as this investment is crucially important given the impact of innovation capacity on EU competitiveness; emphasises the need to make conditions as attractive as possible to researchers and their skilled workers, especiallyalso in relation to their mobility, so that the EU can hold its own in global competition;