5 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that Horizon 2020 and other EU support for research and innovation have clear European added value, in particular by funding European collaborative research on great societal challenges and by creating critical mass for achieving scientific break-throughs in enabling and industrial technologies; stresses that Horizon 2020 should therefore be exempt from any budget cuts to safeguard jobs and economic growth in Europe for the years to come;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved if the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is fully maintainincreased;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for research should be focused on areas in which the greatest added value can be achieved and that improving energy efficiency should therefore be one of thencreasing the excellence of the Union's scientific community, achieving leadership in enabling and industrial technologies and tackling the great societal challenges of today's world should be the three main priorities for European research funding;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Commission to explore ways to underpin a new industrial policy strategy for creative and cultural industries in the Union such as through pilot projects within the sector;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the Union currently faces a number of highly critical security challenges, such as the crisis in Ukraine, the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and a general surge of international terrorism, and therefore demands that the Union invest in a coherent and interoperable situational awareness and information exchange capability and operation control centre.