8 Amendments of Philippe DE BACKER related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in a manner ensuring that the priorities and actions supported are relevant to changing needs and take account of the evolving nature of science, technology, innovation, markets and society, where innovation includes business, organisational and social aspects. Technology neutrality is an absolutely essential precondition for an effective innovation policy.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in a way which is complementary to other Union funding programmes, – such as the forthcoming Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – including the Structural Funds.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Sustainable mobility can only be achieved through a radical change in the transport system, inspired by breakthroughs in transport research, far-reaching innovation, and a coherent, Europe-wide implementation of greener, safer and smarter transport solutions, including investments in innovative infrastructure for all modes of transport.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 4
Business-as-usual is therefore not an option. Research and innovation, driven by policy objectives and focused on the key challenges, shall contribute substantially to achieve the Union's targets of limiting global temperature increase to 2ºC, cutting 60 % of CO2 emissions from transport, drastically reduce congestion and accident costs, and virtually eradicating road deaths by 2050. In its White Paper entitled ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ the Commission calls for these goals to be achieved by means of an innovative, sustainable and efficient transport policy.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 2
The focus of activities shall be to reduce resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and improve vehicle efficiency, to accelerate the development and deployment of a new generation of electric and other low or zero emission vehicles and the accompanying infrastructure, including through breakthroughs in engines, batteries and infrastructure; to explore and exploit the potential of alternative fuels and innovative and more efficient propulsion systems, including fuel infrastructure; to optimise the use of infrastructures, by means of intelligent transport systems and smart equipment; and to increase the use of demand management and public and non-motorised transport, particularly in urban areas.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To achieve maximum impact, Horizon 2020 should develop close synergies with other Union programmes in areas such as education, space, environment, competitiveness and SMEs, the internal security, culture and media and with the Cohesion Policy funds and Rural Development Policy, which can specifically help to strengthen national and regional research and innovation capabilities in the context of smart specialisation strategies. However, it is essential to draw a clear distinction between the way funding is allocated: R&I financing under Horizon 2020 should at all times be allocated on the basis of the criteria of excellence in research and potential to deliver concrete results in innovation.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Horizon 2020 shall play a central role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by providing a common strategic framework for the Union'sfunding excellent research and innovation funding, thus acting as a vehicle for leveraging private investment, creating new job opportunities and ensuring Europe's long-term sustainable growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
However, the main emphasis of Horizon 2020 shall be to fund excellent research. The Structural Funds have a key role to play in capacity-building and providing a stairway to excellence in order to generate excellent projects that may compete for funding under Horizon 2020. Synergies between Horizon 2020 and the Cohesion policy in support to research and innovation will be realized through the implementation of complementary measures in a coordinated way. Where possible, the interoperability of the two instruments will be promoted and cumulative or combined funding will be encouraged.