Activities of Clare MOODY related to 2016/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas enabling scientific excellence remains the core pillar of the Horizon 2020 framework programme for Research & Innovation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
– having regard to its report on EU Funds for Gender Equality (2017/2144(INI)),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to the draft report of its Committee on Budgetary Control on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2015 (2016/2191(DEC)),
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the successful implementation of Horizon 2020, as demonstrated by the growing number of proposals submitted, a high number of which are of excellent quality, by the simplification of internal processes and by the reduction of the time-to-grant, considers the cause of the low success rate to be related to the limited funding available for high quality proposals, and regrets these lost opportunities for the EU to deliver knowledge-based, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth as foreseen in the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the programme’s emphasis on SMEs, their increased participation, and the outstanding absorption of the programme’s budget dedicated to SMEs; considers, nevertheless, that the aim set by the Commission of EUR 8.65 billion for SME involvement is insufficient; calls for more ambitious quantitative and qualitative targets; and the removal ofsks the Commission to explore further and propose new methods for coordinating the actions of COSME, the new EIC, and Horizon 2020 for the purpose of removing the remaining obstacles to SME participation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the positive effect of the simplification agenda in improving good budgeting practices for participants and agencies;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the introduction of the European Innovation Council and asks the Commission to present an analysis of how the EIC will complement rather than detract from existing research programmes;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Requests that the Commission increase the budget for Horizon 2020 in order to boost the number of participating universities and research institutions, and calls on the Member States to facilitate access to dedicated grants for women researchers and scientists;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights in this context, that in accordance with Article 15 of the MFF Regulation, a frontloading of resources was implemented in 2014-2015 for Horizon 2020, in order to compensate in part for the decrease in appropriations between 2013 and 2014; emphasises that this frontloading does not change the overall financial envelope of the programmes, leading to less appropriations respectively for the second half of the MFF;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the budgetary pressures facing the Union’s Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation; stresses Parliament’s commitment during the EFSI negotiations to reduce as much as possible the negative impact on Horizon 2020, whose financial envelopes suffered significant cuts compared to the Commission’s original proposal during the MFF 2014-2020 negotiations; calls for consideration of this in the next MFF and for the full repayment of the funds redeployed to EFSI to in part address these issues;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adopt a qualitative approach in the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation report; and to use the interim evaluation report to develop specific gender participation and inclusion measurements for use in the ex- post evaluation of Horizon 2020;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for inclusion of a robust gender equality strategy and measurable targets in the Framework Programme 9 proposal, and more developed and tangible requirements on gender inclusion in the basic regulation to be proposed for the new Framework Programme; considers it important to continue supporting gender equality as a cross- cutting objective, as well as a specific area eligible for funding.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that research can be a risky investment for private investors and that funding research practice through grants is a necessity; regrets the tendency, in some cases, to move away from grants towards the use of loans; emphasises that grant funding often serves very different purposes to loan funding and this must be reflected in future funding models in line with Horizon 2020's commitment to scientific excellence; recognises that loans must be available for high TRL, close to market activities, within other types of instruments (e.g. EIB schemes) outside of the FP;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Confirms that ‘excellence’ should remain the key criterion across the three pillars, while noting that it is only one of the three evaluation criteria, alongside ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of the implementation’; calls for the reweighting of these criteria and invites the Commission to set out additional sub- criteria by adding ‘SSH integration and geographical balance’ under ‘impact’ and ‘project size’ under ‘efficiency of the implementation’;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes the other two evaluation criteria, 'impact' and 'quality and efficiency of the implementation'; calls for the Commission to consider how other EU funds (such as Structural funds) can be combined with the Framework Programmes to deliver additional sub- criteria by adding 'SSH integration and geographical balance' under 'impact' and 'project size' under 'efficiency of the implementation';
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to explore funding synergies with other EU programmes to enhance the Widening Programme's progress, and to ensure minimal impact on the key criterion of scientific excellence within the Framework Programmes;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Confirms that international co- operation fell from 5% in FP7 to 2.8% in Horizon 2020; recalls that the FP should contribute to ensuring that Europe remains a key global player, while underlining the importance of scientific diplomacy; calls for a strategic vision and structure to support this objective and welcomes initiatives such as the Commission's 'Open to the World' agenda, and PRIMA;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to clarify the instruments and functioning of the EIC; underlines the need to keep and strengthen the SME Instrument and the Fast Track to Innovation, and to facilitate funding for the final stages of research so that laboratory scientific innovations can develop into commercial businesses; asks the Commission to analyse also how KICs can be integrated intothe future relationship between the EIT, KICs and the EIC;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the success of H2020 and the 1:11 leverage factor; notes the oversubscription and the challenges that lie ahead,significant budgetary challenges that lie ahead, and significant cuts already imposed on Horizon 2020, calls for a budget proposal for FP9 which maintains core principles of grant funding, and which is not disproportionately impacted in comparison to other EU budget lines; and calls for a budgetary increase of EUR 100 billion for FP9;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a full repayment schedule of the EFSI funds raised from Horizon 2020, to be repaid into FP9 to offset the future budgetary challenges; and notes that Horizon 2020's previously reduced envelopes in comparison to other programmes should be a key consideration when drawing up budget lines under the new MFF;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets the mixed set of results achieved by the gender equality focus in H2020, as the only target reached is the share of women in the advisory groups, while the share of women in the project evaluation panels and among project coordinators, and the gender dimension in research and innovation content, remain below target levels; encourages Member States to create a gender-positive legal and political environment and to provide incentives for change, and calls on the Commission to continue to promote gender equality and mainstreaming in FP9 and to consider the possibility of gender as a sub- criterion in the evaluation phase; calls on the Commission to consider dedicated grants for women researchers and scientists;