Activities of Elena GENTILE related to 2016/2147(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal
Amendments (13)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that excellence and competitiveness should remain the underlying principles of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, while the ESI Funds should target regional growth and cohesion; is therefore opposed to any criteria or quotas in the new Framework Programme which aim to influence negatively geographic distribution or cohesion;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the divergences in aims and focus between the Framework Programme and the ESI Funds; takes the view, however, that efforts must be made to maximise synergies at programme level and in the relevant legislative procedure;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is of the opinion that the complex structure hampers the Horizon 2020 implementation; therefore reducing complexity concerning implementation mechanisms and its structure should be sought;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. States that adequate funding appropriations should be provided to support the programme’s wide range of objectives to the benefit of the potential beneficiaries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that a national/regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialization (RIS3) is a suitable vehicle for the reform of regional innovation ecosystems and that ESI Funds must be usedadequate ESIF means should be available for capacity building;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that effective investments in R&I from the ESI Funds can only take place if Member States have their framework conditions in order; calls, therefore, for a closer linkage between country-specific recommendations for structural reforms andll for a number of prerequisites to be met; calls, therefore, for the maintenance of the balanced linkage established in the current programming period with country-specific recommendations and with the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities that are necessary for those investments in R&I to be effective;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the principle and the potential of the Seal of Excellence, but notes that it is insufficiently applied in practiceas a quality label to be applied in synergies area between ESI funds and Horizon 2020;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in drawing up the 9th Framework Programme and the future ESI Funds regulations, to ensure that framework conditions are improved so as to boost synergies and complementarity between sector-specific R&I policy, the Structural Funds, and R&I funds and programmes.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to set up a database on best practices concerning synergies between ESI Funds and Horizon 2020, as well as to indicate paths for possible future synergies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to monitoring and to quantify the actual synergies between ESI funds and Horizon 2020
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to continue to enhance the societal challenges approach and emphasises the importance of collaborative research; underlines the need to reinforce some societal challenges such as innovation in agriculture and health, especially cancer including childhood cancer, which is the leading cause of children's death by disease over one year of age in the EU, and antimicrobial resistance research plans;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the current pillar structure of the programme, and calls on the Commission to retain this structure for the sake of continuity and predictability, to improve the interaction among all funding instruments/programmes and to study the possibility of having fewer instruments with harmonised rules; asks the Commission therefore to continue work on the coherence, simplification, transparency and clarity of the programme, on improving the evaluation process and on reducing fragmentation, with appropriate consideration for small projects, specific focus areas and existing networks including the European reference networks;