Activities of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2016/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas investments in R&D are essential for European economic and social development and global competitiveness, and whereas the importance of excellent science for fostering innovation and long-term competitive advantages needs to be reflected in the funding of FP9;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the United Kingdom and the EU are mutually dependant on each other for maintaining global competitiveness and R&D excellence, and whereas this mutual dependence has to be reflected in the upcoming negotiations following the triggering of Article 50 by the United Kingdom;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the trend in citation impact is higher in countries outside the EU, notably Singapore, Switzerland and the United States, which underlines the need for intensified European efforts and investments in R&D, excellent science and a globally competitive FP9 with the aim of making Europe into a world leading centre for research;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that a potentially 'hard Brexit' must not spill over to European research efforts; in this regard, recognizing the mutual dependence of the EU and the United Kingdom in terms of global competitiveness and attractiveness vis-à-vis international expertise, stresses the need to maintain an ambitious level of funding for European research, notably through FP9;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. ConfirmUnderlines that the ‘excellence’ shouldcriterion must 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 foron the reweighting of these criteria and invites the Commission to set outCommission to adopt a restrictive approach to adding additional sub- criteria by adding ‘SSHon, instegration and geographical balance’ under ‘impact’ and ‘project size’ under ‘efficiency of the implementation’ad safeguarding 'excellence' as the main guiding principle;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points to the innovative nature of R&D and excellent science; in this regard, stresses the importance of increasing the flexibility and the bottom- up approach of projects funded through FP9, refraining from imposing additional restrictions or detailed criterion;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Believes that the EU has the potential to become a world leading global centre for research and science, achieved through a competitive research programme focusing on excellence, market conditions and policies to encourage private investments in R&D and infrastructure, a strong partnership between industry, research and education, international involvement in European research projects and a competitive environment to attract expertise from outside Europe; furthermore, believes that, to this end, in order to foster growth, jobs and innovation, FP9 has to be become a top priority for Europe;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Believes that global involvement in FP9 would greatly benefit European research by means of tying valuable knowledge and expertise to Europe; therefore, supports increasing investments in international research projects through European framework programmes, and believes it has a great potential to accelerate the global reach of European long-term targets on, inter alia, energy, industry and climate;
Amendment 302 #
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; believes, however, that Excellent Science should be further developed so as to constitute the main pillar of FP9; 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;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes that the principle of excellence must be actively safeguarded throughout FP9, so as to secure European competitiveness and foster innovation; in this regard, points to the role of the European Research Council (ERC) and the importance of preserving its independence and substantial share of the budget;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Recognises that administrative tasks and research to a large extent cancel each other out, and therefore stresses the importance of keeping reporting obligations to a minimum, so as to avoid red tape obstructing innovation and to ensure effective use of FP9 funding while at the same time securing research independence; to this end, encourages the Commission to intensify its efforts on simplification;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes the difficulty and ineffectiveness of funding product development, standardization and commercialization through public research programmes; believes, therefore, that such research should principally fall outside the scope of FP9, so as to maintain a strong focus on excellent research and secure the effective use of EU research funds;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that the next FP will have to take account of the UK’s departure from the EU; notes that R&I benefits from clear and stable long-term frameworks, and that the UK has a leading position in the field of science; expresses the wish that networks and collaboration with entities in the UK can continue and that stable and satisfying solutions can be found quickly; in addition, underlines the need to to strive towards the closest possible cooperation between the UK and the EU within the field of research, in particular as regards to the upcoming FP;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises the need to secure additional funds to the Excellent Science pillar and the European Research Council (ERC), so as to make excellent research the guiding principle for FP9; underlines, at the same time, the need to foster research and innovation throughout the Union, so as to bridge the gap between regions; to this end, believes that the European Structural and Investment Funds could contribute with the principle funding for high quality research, platforms and infrastructure;