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Activities of Florent MARCELLESI related to 2018/0225(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2018/0225(COD)
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Amendments (18)

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5

(5) RAcknowledging climate change as one of the biggest and most important global and societal challenges, and reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Specific Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 250 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under thise Specific Programme ~~are expected to~~should contribute 35at least 50% of the overall financial envelope of the Specific Programme to the climate objectives, in order to support actions or parts of actions that will help to deliver a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission economy by 2050 at the latest. Relevant actions will be identified ex-ante and fully reflected during the Specific Programme’s preparation and implementation in form of the Strategic plan and work programmes, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes, thereby ensuring that the objective of investing at least 50% of the Programme’s overall financial envelope to climate- related research and innovations achieved efficiently and in a timely manner.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) Given the substantial negative impact of fossil fuels in fostering climate change, the Horizon Europe Programme should commit to the phasing out of fossil fuel by not providing any financial support to activities or investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels or any other activity that is detrimental to the climate and contradicts the EU’s commitment under the Paris Agreement.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p a (new)

(pa) ensuring that at least 50% of the Horizon Europe funding is spent on climate-related research innovation thereby ensuring that Programme contributes to increasing national climate and energy objectives and increases targets within the national energy and climate plans (NECPs);

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.4 – paragraph 1

Protecting people against communicable diseases and cross-border health threats is a major challenge for public health, calling for effective international cooperation at EU and global level. This will involve prevention, preparedness, early detection, treatment and cure of infectious diseases, and also tackling antimicrobial resistance ~~(AMR) following a ‘One Health approach’~~A number of infectious diseases lack private sector R&I investment because of the lack of market incentives to invest in the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of these often poverty-related diseases, calling for more ambitious public sector investment. Especially complex and costly late stage clinical trials and support to ethics and regulatory strengthening require pooled European efforts.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 6

– Trans-border aspects of infectious diseases and specific challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), ~~such as tropical diseases~~in particular poverty-related diseases, such as neglected tropical diseases, AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Poverty-related and neglected diseases need to be tackled in a comprehensive approach based on partnership with Member States and affected regions, building on the success of EDCTP2. Development of new treatment methods for infectious diseases to counteract antibiotic resistance.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3

European citizens, state institutions and the economy need to be protected from the continued threats of organised crime, including firearms trafficking, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings. Strengthening protection and security through better border management is also key. Cybercrime is on the increase and related risks are diversifying as the economy and society digitalise. Europe needs to continue its efforts to improve cybersecurity, digital privacy, personal data protection and combat the spread of false and harmful information in order to safeguard democratic and economic stability. Lastly, further efforts are required to limit the effects on lives and livelihoods of extreme weather events which are intensifying due to climate change, such as floods, storms or droughts leading to forest fires, land degradation and other natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can put at risk important societal functions, such as health, energy supply and government.deleted

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5

Security research is part of the wider comprehensive EU response to security threats. It contributes to the capability development process by enabling the future availability of technologies and applications to fill capability gaps identified by policy-makers and practitioners. Already, funding to research through the EU’s framework programme has represented around 50% of total public funding for security research in the EU. Full use will be made of available instruments, including the European space programme (Galileo and EGNOS, Copernicus, Space Situational Awareness and Governmental Satellite Communications). Synergies are sought with the activities supported by EU- funded defence research and duplication of funding is avoided. Cross-border collaboration contributes to developing a European single security market and improving industrial performance, underpinning the EU’s autonomy.deleted

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 a (new)

2 a. CLUSTER ‘RESILIENT SOCIETY’ 2a.1 Rationale The European Union, its citizen and its international partners are confronted with a range of security threats and challenges like organised crime, terrorism, violent extremism, ethnic and political conflict, root causes of armed conflict and forced migration and mass emergencies due to man-made or natural disasters. These challenges can span across borders and affect physical or the cyberspace. As society and the economy are increasingly digitalise, they also become more vulnerable to cybercrime, which may seriously affect major critical infrastructure, such as in the energy, transport, health, finance or telecommunications sectors. At the same time fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to privacy is key in the EU. Europe needs to continue its efforts to improve cybersecurity, digital privacy, personal data protection and combat the spread of false and harmful information in order to safeguard democratic and economic stability. Moreover, further efforts are required to tackle climate change. The observed changes in climate are already having wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, societies, human health and well-being. The effects on lives and livelihoods of extreme weather events, such as floods, storms or droughts leading to forest fires, land degradation and other natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes, are intensifying. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can put at risk important societal functions, such as health, energy supply and government. Security research is part of the wider comprehensive EU response to security threats. It contributes to the development of new concepts but also to the capability development process by enabling the future availability of technologies and applications to fill capability gaps identified by policy-makers and practitioners, experts, and end-users, public authorities, academia and civil society. Already, funding to research through the EU’s framework programme has represented around 50% of total public funding for security research in the EU. Full use will be made of available instruments, including the European space programme (Galileo and EGNOS, Copernicus, Space Situational Awareness and Governmental Satellite Communications). The Horizon Europe Programme shall exclusively focus on civil research and applications, any defence-related research and innovation activities or civilian- military dual-use technologies shall be excluded under this Programme. The close involvement of citizen’s and civils society organisations and political, academia and in particular social and human science in the security research area will be an essential element and will help to map present research efforts, and improve the relevance of activities pursued and the full respect of fundamental rights, human rights, international humanitarian law and liberties of citizens. Public security authorities and civil society shall be encouraged to participate in Union research and innovation efforts to further their capabilities to cooperate and communicate at all appropriate levels, to exchange data, to benefit from common standards in technologies, procedures, equipment, and up-to-date results in conflict and crime related sciences, training, and supporting advantages of expert knowledge Research under this cluster aims at addressing societal security and resilience in a holistic manner with the concept of human security at its centre. [2a.2] Disaster-Resilient Societies Disasters arise from multiple sources, whether natural or man-made, including those from terrorist attacks, climate- related and other extreme events (including from sea level rises), from forest fires, heat waves, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic events, from water crises, from space weather events, from industrial and transport disasters, etc. The aim is to prevent and reduce the loss of life, harm to health and the environment, economic and material damage from disasters, ensure food security as well as to improve the understanding and reduction of disaster risks and post-disaster lesson learning. Broad Lines – Basic research on relevant phenomena and their mechanisms, methods of data gathering, analytical tools and concepts including technologies and capabilities to support different types of emergency management operations; – Technologies and capabilities for first responders for emergency operations in crisis and disaster situations; – The capacities of society to better manage and reduce disaster risk, including through nature-based solutions, by enhancing prevention, preparedness and response to existing and new risks including nuclear detonations; – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border operational cooperation for disaster response. [2a.3.] Enhancing human security, protecting freedom and civil liberties There is a need to protect citizens from and to respond to security threats from criminals including terrorist activities and hybrid threats; to protect people and to understand and tackle the causes of terrorist ideas and beliefs; to prevent harm and support victims of random act of violence, organised crime and state sponsored harmful activities; and to defend democratic societies and the rule of law, in particular human rights, fundamental rights and civil liberties; Broad Lines – Innovative use of current resources and better training and technologies for security practitioners (such as police forces, border and coast guards, customs offices), teachers and social workers, public health practitioners, operators of infrastructure and those managing open spaces; – Human and social dimensions of criminality and violent radicalisation, in relation to those engaged or potentially engaged in such behaviour as well as to those affected or potentially affected; social and educational policies to encounter these tendencies and preventing the radicalisation into political violence and channelling social discontent into peaceful, democratic protest and dialogue; – The understanding and sensibilisation of citizens, public authorities and industry to prevent the creation of new security risks, to reduce existing risks and the consequences of the materialisation of risks; – Combatting disinformation and fake news with implications for security without homogenisation of beliefs, views, narratives and reducing pluralism; – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border and inter-agency operational cooperation, with the exception of dual use technologies, and develop an integrated EU market including strict export control of technologies which could be used for mass surveillance, manipulation and espionage. – Ensuring the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities, in particular in view of rapid technological developments. 2a.4 Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Research is needed to support policymakers in designing policies that follow the Union’s aim to promote peace. Such research shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the broad external action of the Union to prevent the development of various forms of divisions, conflict and political and social exclusion, discrimination and inequalities, such as gender and intergenerational inequalities, discrimination due to disability or ethnic origin, or digital or innovation divides, in European societies and in other regions of the world. The focus of activities shall be to understand and foster or implement Europe’s role as a global actor, notably regarding human rights and global justice; Basic research on relevant phenomena and their mechanisms, methods of data gathering and new technologies, capabilities and solutions are required to support the Union’s external policies in civilian tasks across the conflict cycle, ranging from conflict prevention, mediation, crisis management, peace-building, post- conflict and reconciliation. Those actions also have to be linked to other EU internal and external policies. Assessing the EU’s policies impact and perception is key in order to adjust and adapt the Union engagement with its partners and local population, in particular in conflict- affected settings. Further research into the implementation outcome of, inter alia, EU’s trade, migration, foreign and security or development policies will contribute to ensure EU’s effectiveness in its Integrated Approach to conflict and crises. This will also require research on conflict resolution and restoration of peace and justice, on early identification of factors leading to conflict, factors of resilience and peace, as well as on the impact of restorative justice processes. Interoperability between civilian and military capabilities in civilian tasks will also be sought. Further research is also needed to understand the socioeconomic, cultural, and anthropological dimensions of human security, the causes of insecurity, the role of media and communication and the citizen’s perceptions, access to and exclusion from power, institutional weaknesses and resilience, systemic corruption as well as on factors contributing to peace. Broad Lines – Understand and foster or implement Europe’s role as a global actor, notably regarding human rights and global justice; – Strengthening the development of Conflict Analysis and Conflict sensitivity methodologies, in particular with the view of enhancing its use across the EU institutions; – Understand and strengthen resilience and peace factors in conflict and post- conflict settings; – Understand and strengthen inclusivity in governance, in particular in conflict prevention, conflict resolution, mediation and formal or non-formal post-conflict institutional building; – Measuring and evaluating effects of EU’s policies and actions in conflict- affected settings; – Operationalisation of the Integrated Approach and link between security, migration, trade and other polices of the EU.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1

Human activities are exerting increasing pressure on soils, seas and oceans, water, air, biodiversity and other natural resources. Nourishing the planet’s growing population is directly dependent on the health of natural systems and resources. However, combined with climate change, humanity’s growing demand for natural resources creates environmental pressures that go far beyond sustainable levels, affecting ecosystems and inhibiting their capacity to provide services ~~for human well-being~~maintaining human well-being in the long term. Any production system that degradates the natural will not be sustainable, nor productive in the long-term and therefore not competitive. A functioning and prosperous ecosystem is the very basis for all resource utilization. Recognising the link between degradation of the natural resource base, including biodiversity, and the functioning of natural and semi- natural ecosystems to provide essential services to society and acting on solutions proposed as a result of that science is crucial. The concepts of the circular economy, thagroecology, sustainable bioeconomy and ~~the~~ blue economy provide an opportunity to balance environmental, social and economic goals and to set human activities on a path to sustainability.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3

~~Activities will~~Multi- and trans-disciplinary approaches utilising the expertise and experience of actors along value chains will be sought to build a knowledge base and deliver solutions to: protect sustainably manage and use natural resources from land and ~~sea~~water - and enhance the role of terrestrial and aquatic systems as carbon sinks~~; ensure food and nutrition security, providing safe, healthy and nutritious diet~~ with closed loop nutrient cycling and functional hydrological systems; ensure food and nutrition security, sufficient for the EU’s needs and avoiding waste and overproduction, providing safe food and feed, healthy and nutritious diets; accelerate the transition of food and farming systems towards agro-ecological approaches to benefit both conventional and organic agriculture; support income diversification in rural areas; accelerate the transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a resource efficient, resilient, ~~low emission, low-carb~~net-zero GHG emission circular economy, and supporting the development of a sustainable bio-based economy and the blue economy; and develop resilient and vibrant rural, coastal and urban areas.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4

They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity, both wild and cultivated and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate mitigation and adaptation and carbon ~~seque~~stora~~tion~~ge (both on land and ~~sea~~waters). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, agroecology, sustainable bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5

They will also foster participatory approaches to research and innovation, including the multi-actor approach, including civil society organisations, and develop knowledge and innovation systems at local, regional, national and European levels. Including all actors along the agri- food supply chain in the co-creation and sharing of knowledge plays a central role in the process of developing and implementing agroecological innovations to address challenges across food systems including adaptation to climate change. Social innovation with citizens’ engagement ~~and trust in innovation~~ will be crucial to encourage new governance, production and consumption patterns.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3

– Climate and environmental impact of activities in the primary sector and along the value chain; potential of agriculture and forestry as carbon sinks and for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions including negative emissions approaches;

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6

– The use and delivery of ecosystem~~s service~~ functions in agriculture and forestry systems applying ecological approaches and testing nature-based solutions from farm to landscape levels for an environmentally friendly agriculture addressing challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, agricultural pollution, and citizens’ health and well-being; exploring multispecies, high biodiversity approaches to ensure resilience and stability in production systems;

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)

- Transition towards integrated and diversified food and farming systems and agronomic practices, including the use of agroecological approaches to benefit both conventional and organic agriculture.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 1

Bio-based innovation lays the foundations for the transition away from a fossil-based economy by encompassing the sustainable sourcing, industrial processing and conversion of biomass from land and sea into bio-based materials and products. It also capitalises on the potential of living resources, life sciences and industrial biotechnology for new discoveries, products and processes. Bio-based innovation, including technologies, can bring new economic activities and employment to regions and cities, contribute to revitalising rural and coastal economies and strengthen the circularity of the bioeconomy. Bio-based innovation lays the foundations for the transition away from a fossil-based economy by encompassing the sustainable sourcing, industrial processing and conversion of biomass from land and water into bio- based materials and products. It also capitalises on the potential of living resources, life sciences and industrial biotechnology for new discoveries, products and processes. Bio-based innovation, including technologies, can bring new economic activities and employment to regions and cities, contribute to revitalising rural and coastal economies and strengthen the circularity of the bioeconomy. Potential trade-offs between the various sources of biomass should be carefully assess, in particular ensuring that new uses of biomass does not jeopardise food production and security, not only in the EU but also in developing countries, does not lead to unsustainable land-use conversion or land grabbing practices.

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

– Sustainable and equitable biomass sourcing and production systems, focusing on high-value applications and uses, social and environmental sustainability, impact on climate and biodiversity ~~reduction targets~~loss, including in third countries, in particular developing countries, and overall resource efficiency;

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE

Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

– Life sciences and their convergence with digital technologies for prospecting, understanding and sustainably and fairly use biological resources, avoiding biopiracy and respecting the Nagoya protocol;

2018/10/25
Committee: DEVE