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Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas EU investment in frontier research and innovation is of key importance as R&I activities bring substantial EU-level added value, increase the competitiveness of the EU as a whole, and pave the way for economic growth and job creation;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
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;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that EU funding cannot replace national efforts and calls on Member States to reverse the trend of cutting resources for R&I activities; believes that this has led to a higher number of applications and has contributed towards the lower success rates of proposalthe EU not to interfere in Member States policy making on R&I activities;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the delays in the implementation of the programme and other undesirable effects such as reduced pre-financing caused by the Union’s budget backlog of 2014-2015, and calls on the Budgetary Authorities and the Commission to ensure an adequate level of payment appropriations in the upcoming years;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the enormous untapped potential of R&I in Europe and the need to retain scientific talent; ~~calls on the Union to continue working towards highly ambitious funding programmes in the future.~~

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

5 Amendments of Jonathan ARNOTT related to 2016/2147(INI)

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