14 Amendments of Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES related to 2011/2043(INI)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that in order to increase the human resources dedicated to research and innovation in Europe, it is necessary to make professional careers in this field more attractive by eliminating administrative barriers and recognising merit and training time and work at any research centre; to this end, calls on the European Institutions to establish the criteria in order for universities or centres dedicated to research to implement a system which evaluates the researches' excellence and career;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the ERA-Net scheme should be strengthened as a tool to support excellence and the development of criteria for quality indicators which constitutes the basis for the coordination between programmes or joint ventures; for this reason, believes that incentives should be given to programmes and joint projects which apply selection criteria based on the merit of the researchers and the quality of its scientific results;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that in order to support the balanced development of the Joint Programming, the European Institutions should be committed to accept excellence criteria for the selection of projects and to draw up proposals for the evaluation of the results tailored to the characteristics of each sector;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for all the official documents on European research and innovation policies to be linked, in line with the global approach of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that once the Institutions and research groups have been familiarised and have integrated and become part of the research programmes, the 8th Framework Programme should not change too much in order to be familiar and well understood for all the actors involved;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that, based on Art. 185 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in order to avoid duplicity on research and innovation and to achieve a greater diffusion of the results, it would be necessary to strengthen the coordination tasks of the Commission inside the joint programming;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that, in order to consolidate the European Higher Education Area and the urgent need to increase competitiveness, measures should be taken to assess universities, creating common evaluation criteria for assessing commitment to excellence and seeking national and European incentives for research centres that accept these rules;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that one of the best qualities of the 7th Framework Programme is that there exists a sole management and coordination through the European Commission; therefore believes that it should only be possible to territorialise the structural funds, providing that the quality criteria established in the common programme are followed;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that financing of research infrastructures should include public or private funding, including the provision of laboratory equipment and instruments, as well as their maintenance;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Considers that the beneficiaries of research infrastructure financing should clearly justify their role and their use of the equipment, laboratories and research or technical staff; to this end, believes that a monitoring and inspection system which verify compliance of the agreements should be created;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that boosting the importance of research and innovation in Europe requires making every effort in order to attract private companies, foundations or non-profit organizations that participate in projects and will ensure mobility of technical researches between the public and private sector;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Proposes that in order to achieve better coordination of research among Member States, the Commission and the Council should draft a comparative study in order to conduct an approach of procedures for the simplification; in this regards, believes that it is necessary that each Member State identifies internal rules or laws that hinder international cooperation and financial management of projects involving partners from different states;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Asks the Commission to give Parliament clear and detailed information on the functioning of JTIs, stating in each case their legal status, the people who make up the governing board, and activities undertaken;