27 Amendments of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2011/0402(CNS)
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt common or separate work programmes for the implementation of the Parts I, II and III of this specific programme referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(2), except for the implementation of the actions under the specific objective ‘"Strengthening Europe's science base in frontier research’". Those implementing acts shall be adopted by 30 June 2013 in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power may be revoked at any time by the Council and by the European Parliament. 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.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The financial allocation for the specific programme may also cover technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the specific programme and the measures covered by Decisions 2006/971/EC, 2006/972/EC, 2006/973/EC, 2006/974/EC and 2006/975/EC, but not more than 10 % of the total allocation for technical and administrative assistance.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) SDevelop scientific strategy:
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) SCarry out scientific management, monitoring and quality control:
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 1
– as appropriate, from a scientific perspective, establish positions on implementation and management of calls for proposals, develop evaluation criteria, peer review processes including the selection of experts, the methods for peer review and proposal evaluation and the necessary implementing rules and guidelines, on the basis of which the proposal to be funded will be determined under the supervision of the Scientific Council; as well as any other matter affecting the achievements and impact of the ERC's activities, and the quality of the research carried out, including the principal provisions of the ERC Model Grant Agreement;
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) COrganise communication and dissemination:
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
These training programmes will address the development and broadening of core research competences, while equipping researchers with a creative mind, an entrepreneurial outlook and innovation skills that will match the future needs of the labour market. The programmes will also provide training in transferable competences such as team-work, risk- taking, project management, standardisation, entrepreneurship, ethics, intellectual property rights (IPR), communication and societal outreach which are essential for the generation, development, commercialisation and diffusion of innovation.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 3
An increasing disease and disability burden in the context of an aging population places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the healthcare sector, and to support integrated care and the uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering older persons in particular to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, economic, and mental well- being. Special attention should be devoted to chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, diabetes, respiratory and mental diseases.
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The cross-cutting objective of the Societal Challenges is to align the Union's research and innovation instruments to the EU 2020 strategy by ensuring smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. Priorities should be set against the background of addressing the most appealing societal challenges and in the most efficient way. Preference should be given to measures which deliver solutions fast and effectively and which are able to convert research into concrete, measurable results.
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The energy sources and consumption patterns of Europe's industries, transport, buildings, towns and cities are largely unsustainable, leading to significant environmental and climate change impacts. The development of near-zero-emission buildings, highly efficient industries and mass take-up of energy-efficient approaches by companies, individuals, communities and cities will require not only technological advances, but also non- technological solutions such as new advisory, financing and demand management services. In this way energy efficiency may provide one of the most cost effective ways to reduce energy demand, thereby enhancing security of energy supply, reducing environmental and climate impacts and boosting competitiveness. Horizon 2020 could support the Union in going beyond the 20% targets through stronger promotion of renewable energy development and uptake and innovation in energy efficiency.
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In order to reduce demand for heating and cooling more successfully, efficiency measures must be accompanied by simultaneous introduction of low-carbon and carbon-free heating and cooling sources on the supply side. Unlocking the potential of renewable heating and cooling (RHC) technologies requires a substantial intensification of research and development activities. To provide the right impulse to the deployment of RHC technologies, their efficiency must be increased and costs reduced. New solutions must be developed, especially for near-zero energy buildings and xdistricts. In particular, it is necessary to: develop sustainable and highly efficient biomass supply chain and use, develop cost- competitive solar thermal systems and solar heated buildings, as well as efficient and cost-effective geothermal heating systems, cost-optimized heat pumps, efficient enabling technologies (thermal energy storage and hybrid systems), and smart thermal energy networks.
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Electricity will play a central role in the establishment of an environmentally sustainable low-carbon economy. The uptake of low-carbon electricity generation is too slow due to the high costs involved. There is a pressing need to find solutions that reduce costs significantly, with enhanced performance and sustainability, to accelerate the market deployment of low carbon electricity generation. IActivities should focus on research and innovation in renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaic, solar thermal and wind energy among others in order to improve their efficiency and reduce the costs of those technologies, making them more competitive on the market. It is necessary in particular to:
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2
For PV, this will need long term research on novel concepts and systemhigher performance manufacturing processes and products, demonstration and testing of mass production with a view to large-scale deployment and long term research on novel technologies. Focus will be on development and demonstration of enhanced grid and building interface (grid storage and active inverters providing services for the electricity system operation, advanced multifunctional PV modules and balance of system (BoS) elements with specific functionalities for building integration).
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 3
For CSP, the focus will be on developing ways to increase efficiency while reducing costs and environmental impact, enablingand dispatchability, by storage and hybridization, while reducing costs and environmental impact. In addition to research topics, the objective is to foster industrial up-scaling of demonstrated technologies by building first-of-a-kind power plants. Solutions to efficiently combine the production of solar electricity with other renewables such as biomass in hybrid plants can allow for firm electricity generation or serve other purposes such as water desalination will be tested.
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 2
Support will be given to studies funded by public-private partnerships, in particular, to demonstrate the full CCS chain for a representative portfolio of different capture, transport and, storage technology options, as well as to carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies. This will be accompanied by research funded by public-private partnerships to further develop these technologies and to deliver more competitive capture and utilization technologies, improved components, integrated systems and processes, safe geological storage and rational solutions for the large-scale re-use of captured CO2 to enable the commercial deployment of CCS and CCU technologies for fossil fuel power plants and other carbon- intensive industries going into operation after 2020.
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 3.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 3.3.1 – paragraph 1
The objective for bio-energy is to bring to commercial maturity the most promising technologies, to permit large-scale, sustainable production of advanced second generation biofuels of different value chains for transport, and highly efficient combined heat and power from biomass, including CCS. The aim is to develop and demonstrate the technology for different bio-energy pathways at different scales, taking account of differing geographical and climate conditions and logistical constraints. Longer term research will support the development of a sustainable bio-energy industry beyond 2020. These activities will complement upstream (feedstock, bio- resources) and downstream (integration into vehicle fleets) research activities carried out in other relevant Societal Challenges.
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 1
Novel, more efficient and cost-competitive technologies will be required for the long term. Progress should be accelerated through multi-disciplinarily research to achieve scientific breakthroughs in energy related concepts and enabling technologies (e.g. nano-science, material science, solid state physics, ICT, bio-science, computation, space, critical metals from waste, residuals and by-products); as well as the development of innovations in future and emerging technologies.
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Europe has set a policy target of achieving a 60 % reduction of CO2 by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. It aims at halving the use of ‘conventionally- fuelled’ cars in cities and achieving virtually CO2-free city logistics in major urban centres by 2030. Low-carbon fuels in aviation should reach 40 % by 2050, and CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels should be reduced by 40 % by 2050 compared to 2005 levels.
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1
This will help optimise transport operations and reduce resource consumption. The focus will be on the efficient use and management of airports, ports, logistic platforms and surface transport infrastructures, as well as on autonomous and efficient maintenance and inspection systems. Particular attention will be given to the climate resilience of infrastructures, cost-efficient solutions based on a life- cycle approach, and the wider take-up of new materials allowing for more efficient and lower cost maintenance. Attention will also be paid to accessibility and social inclusiveness. In order to implement new and innovative solutions, based on fuel cells, a proper infrastructure for hydrogen storage, including geological storage, and supply is needed across Europe.
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.5 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.5 a (new)
5.5.a. Developing innovation in resource efficiency and recycling The aim is to promote research and innovation in the field of resource efficiency with a particular focus on recycling and re-use of waste products and materials. This can be fostered through the establishment of centres for innovation technologies to support the extraction, recycling and re-use of materials and through more enhanced regional cooperation on waste management methods and processes.
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
In this context, the objective is to enhance social, economic and political inclusion, combat poverty, enhance human rights, digital inclusiveness, equality, solidarity and inter-cultural dynamics by supporting interdisciplinary research, indicators development, technological advances, organisational solutions and new forms of collaboration and co-creation. Research and other activities shall support the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy as well as other relevant Union foreign policies. Humanities research may have an important role to play in this context. Specifying, monitoring and assessing the objectives of European strategies and policies will require focused research on high-quality statistical information systems, and the development of adapted instruments that allow policy makers to assess the impact and effectiveness of envisaged measures, in particular in favour of social inclusion.
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1
Technologies and capabilities are also required to enhance systems, equipments, tools, processes, and methods for rapid identification to improve border security, including both control and surveillance issues, while exploiting the full potential of EUROSUR, the European external border surveillance system. These will be developed and tested considering their effectiveness, compliance with legal and ethical principles, proportionality, social acceptability and the respect of fundamental rights. Research will also support the improvement of the integrated European border management, including through increased cooperation with candidate, potential candidate and European Neighbourhood Policy countries.
Amendment 984 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2
– Patent and utility models applications in Future and Emerging Technologies
Amendment 985 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 1
– Cross-sector and cross-country circulation of researchers, including PhD candidates and number of publications in specialised journals, research and development and innovation projects, inspired by the circulation
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 1
– Patent and utility models applications obtained in the different enabling and industrial technologies
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
– Patent and utility models applications in the area of the different Societal Challenges