14 Amendments of Adina VĂLEAN related to 2010/2245(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that innovation, in all fields of knowledge and of economic and social activity, must be guided by the criteria ofctivity should promote public interest, improvement ofin the quality of life, promotion of social wellbeing and preservation of the environment and the balance of nature;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Innovation Union as a flagship of the EU2020 strategy for jobs and growth, and stresses the importance of avoiding the mistakes of the previous 10-year strategic period in the implementation of the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that innovation must be a key component of public policy in such fields as the environment, water, energy, transport, telecommunications, health and education; stresses the need to promote the across-the-board dissemination and absorption of innovation, in the public sector, in private firms and especially SMEs, and in the social economy;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that in areas including the environment, public health and food safety, public R & D institutions have an irreplaceable role to play in aiding the definition of sectoral public policies, in evaluating, minimising and administering public risks, and in certification, standardisation and regulation, among other tasks of crucial importance which need to be recognised and safeguarded;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to simplify access to EU programmes, to better coordinate them and to enhance their leverage effect on private sector investment. Stresses that the European Regional Development Fund should be fully exploited to develop research and innovation capacities across Europe;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the “European Innovation Partnerships” intended to increase and coordinate investments in R&D as well as to better co-ordinate public procurement to speed up the introduction of innovations into the market. Highlights however that procurement policies should be designed not to replace private markets or to distort competition but to leverage them, stimulating the diffusion of innovation, while keeping the markets open to move in new directions;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Stresses that innovation and R&D should mainly be financed through private capital. Welcomes the measures announced by the Commission to improve the market for venture capital;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to develop financial instruments to attract a major increase of private investment in research and innovation by 2014. Welcomes the proposed collaboration with the European Investment Bank, national financial intermediaries and private investors to develop proposals addressing critical market gaps, including venture capital for fast growing firms, risk sharing finance for investments in R&D projects, and loans for innovative fast growing SMEs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Highlights the need to remove remaining barriers for innovative and dynamic companies such as better access to early-risk financing, particularly for SMEs. Recognises that a functioning Internal Market is the most important boost for EU innovation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that a coordinated approach at European level can be reasonable if the existence of economies of scale and scope and EU added value can be verified through an impact assessment. Stresses the need for a clearer and more effective coordination between member states and EU policies when it comes to R&D processes to avoid costly duplication and overlap. Therefore supports measures to remove obstacles to mobility and cross-border research activities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Highlights the need to develop indicators that track progress in the field of innovation policy and allow for an evaluation of the performance of policy measures in place, following the example of the Research and Innovation Union scoreboard. Welcomes the proposal to monitor innovation progress in Member States under the framework of the “European semester";
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers that the absence of an EU patent is “a tax on innovation”, hampering aspiring young innovators in their search for partners to develop, finance, produce, and sell their breakthrough innovations. Highlights that a single EU patent regime would enable faster and cheaper patent applications for companies with innovative ideas and facilitate dispute settlement, enabling Europe to really compete in the global market place. Therefore encourages enhanced cooperation in this field, and urges all Member States to join such efforts;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Stresses that interoperable standards can contribute positively to growth and competition, especially when they are picked up by the market and not imposed top-down. Therefore considers that “smart” regulation in the form of standards can be a key driver for innovation, if regulations and standards are proportionate, future-proof and ‘technology-neutral’, and is conceived in a way that stimulates further innovation;