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22 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2011/0402(CNS)

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) Horizon 2020 pursues three priorities, namely generating excellent science (“Excellent science”), creating industrial and service sector leadership (“Industrial and service sector leadership”) and tackling societal challenges (“Societal challenges”). Those priorities should be implemented by a specific programme consisting of three Parts on indirect actions and one Part on the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) Part II “Industrial and service sector leadership”;

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Part II “Industrial and service sector leadership” shall strengthen industrial and service sector leadership and competitiveness in accordance with the priority “Industrial and service sector leadership” set out in Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [Horizon 2020] by pursuing the following specific objectives:

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) boosting Europe's industrial and service sector leadership through research, technological development, demonstration and innovation in the following enabling and industrial technologies:

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) boosting energy efficiency and making the transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system, in the face of increasing resource scarcity, increasing energy needs and climate change;

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) achieving a European transport system that isncludes all the Member States and that will become resource-efficient, environmentally- friendly, safe and seamless for the benefit of European citizens, the economy and society;

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The members of the Scientific Council shall be appointed by the Commission, guaranteeing balanced gender representation and following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and Council.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission for a~~n indet~~ period of seven years from the entry into force of this Decision. The Commission shall draw up a report concermnin~~ate per~~g the delegatiodn of ~~time from the entry into force of this Decision.~~ power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3

3. The delegation of powers may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 4

4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. A delegated act shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament or the Council has informed the Commission that it will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 6

~~6. The European Parliament shall be informed of the adoption of~~ delegated ~~acts by the Commission, or any objection formulated to them, or of the revocation of the delegation of powers by the Council.~~

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1

Horizon 2020 will encourage and support the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in an integrated way across all specific objectives.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 2

The debt facility will provide loans to single beneficiaries for investment in research and innovation; guarantees to financial beneficiaries making loans to beneficiaries; combinations of loans and guarantees, and guarantees or counter- guarantees for national ~~and~~, regional and local debt- financing schemes. It will include an SME window targeting R&I-driven SMEs with loan amounts that complement finance to SMEs by the Loan Guarantee Facility under the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

Herbert REUL, Norbert GLANTE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Ioan ENCIU, Adam GIEREK, Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)

4 a. Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation In order to help close the research and innovation divide in Europe, complementarity and close synergies will be developed with the Structural Funds both upstream (capacity-building in the Member States to better prepare their participation in Horizon 2020) and downstream (exploit and diffuse research and innovation results stemming from Horizon 2020). Where possible, interoperability between the two instruments will be promoted. Cumulative or combined funding will be encouraged. In this context, measures will aim at fully exploiting the potential of Europe's talent pool and thereby optimising the economic and social impact of research and innovation and will be distinct yet complementary with regard to policies and actions of the Cohesion policy Funds. These measures include: (a) Linking emerging institutions, centres of excellence and innovative regions in less developed Member States to leading international counterparts elsewhere in Europe. This will involve twinning of staff exchanges, expert advice and assistance and the development of joint strategies for the development of centres of excellence. This may be supported by the Cohesion policy funds in less developed regions. Building links with innovative clusters and recognising excellence in less developed regions, including through peer reviews and awarding labels of excellence to those institutions that meet international standards, will be considered. (b) Launching a competition for the foundation of internationally competitive research centres in cohesion regions: the candidates for the competition should be teams each comprising an innovative but still less developed region and an internationally recognised centre of excellence elsewhere in Europe. The scientific concepts underlying the newly founded research institutes should be assessed on the principle of excellence; the regions should be required to come up with a viable overall approach for an infrastructure and overall environment amenable to research and innovation, something to be built up with the help of their structural funds; this competition should provide a powerful complement to the efforts of the economically weaker regions to develop a long term smart specialisation strategy. (c) Establishing 'ERA Chairs' to attract outstanding academics to institutions with a clear potential for research excellence, in order to help these institutions fully unlock this potential and thereby create a level playing field for research and innovation in the European Research Area. This will include institutional support for creating a competitive research environment and the framework conditions necessary for attracting, retaining and developing top research talent within these institutions. (d) Conferring a "seal of excellence" on positively evaluated ERC, Marie Sklodowska-Curie or collaborative project proposals that have not been able to achieve funding because of budgetary limitations. National and regional funds might thus be encouraged to contribute to the funding of those projects that meet the criteria of excellence but cannot be funded due to lack of European funds. (e) Conferring a "seal of excellence" to completed projects in order to facilitate funding of the follow up (e.g. pilot scale, demonstration projects or valorisation of research results) by national or regional sources. (f) Attribution of ERC "Return Grants" to researchers currently working outside of Europe and who wish to work in Europe or to researchers already working in Europe who wish to move to a less developed region. (g) Support complementary agreements signed among organisations beneficiaries of the collaborative research projects with other entities and organisations established mainly in countries others than those directly involved in the project with the specific objective of facilitating training opportunities (namely doctoral and post-doctoral positions) (h) Strengthening successful networks aiming at establishing high quality institutional networking in research and innovation. Particular attention will be paid to COST in order to promote activities to identify and connect "pockets of excellence" (high-quality scientific communities and early career investigators) throughout Europe. (i) Developing specific training mechanisms on how to participate in Horizon 2020, taking full advantage of existing networks such as the National Contact Points. (j) Making available doctoral and post- doctoral fellowships, as well as advanced training fellowships for engineers for accessing all international research infrastructures in Europe, including those managed by international scientific organisations. (k) Supporting the development and monitoring of smart specialisation strategies. A policy support facility will be developed and policy learning at regional level will be facilitated through international evaluation by peers and best practice sharing. (l) Setting up an online marketplace where intellectual property can be advertised in order to bring together the owners and users of IPR.

2012/07/04
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – title

Industrial and Service Sector Leadership

2012/07/04
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2

The successful mastering and deployment of enabling technologies by European services and industry is a key factor in strengthening Europe's productivity and innovation capacity and ensuring Europe has an advanced, sustainable and competitive economy, global leadership in high-tech application sectors and the ability to develop unique solutions for societal challenges. Innovation activities will be combined with R&D, as an integral part of the funding.

2012/07/04
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1

A number of activity lines will target ICT industrial and technological leadership challenges and cover ICT standards and protocols, as well as generic ICT research and innovation agendas, including notably:

2012/07/04
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – Part III – point 3 – heading

3. SEnergy efficiency and secure, clean and efficient energy.

2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – Part III – point 3.1 – introductory part

3.1. RIncreasing energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint through smart and sustainable usage

2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – Part IV – point 2 – heading

2. Industrial and Services Leadership

2012/07/17
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – Part IV – point 3.3 – heading

3.3. SEnergy efficiency and secure, clean and efficient energy

2012/07/17
Committee: ITRE