25 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the energy union, the digital single market, the capital markets union and the European research area; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward a proposal and to engage urgently with the Council and the European Parliament to define the post 2020 MFF before 2019 European elections.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the eEnergy uUnion, the dDigital sSingle mMarket, the cCapital mMarkets uUnion and the European research areaResearch Area; stresses that research and innovation policy is a key strategic component of energy, industrial and digital policies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Believes that Union spending should concentrate on policies with European added value; underlines that research and innovation, energy and ICT are areas bringing European added value as it helps to tackle major economic and societal challenges;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Notes the importance of the Framework Programme for R&I for accelerating the transition towards a sustainable, world-leading, knowledge- based economy; believes that the next MFF should focus its resources on areas that stimulate economic growth and competitiveness, such as research and innovation according to the principles of European added value and excellence;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) Reminds that Member States set the target of reaching 3% of GDP in R&D, of which two thirds should come from the private sector; calls on Member States to respect their national R&D investment commitments to meet this target; calls on Member States to increase their national investments in R&D and adopt a budget of at least €120 billion for the next Framework Programme for R&I; adds that increasing its budget would help to address the current oversubscription of the FP;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) Welcomes the Commissions’ continuous efforts to simplify the Framework Programme for R&I; calls on the Commission to assess whether an increased use of lump sums is the best option for beneficiaries and auditors; emphasises that the introduction of a single audit approach and further acceptance of beneficiaries accounting practices would mean a major simplification for FP beneficiaries; believes that in the next FP, the bottom- up approach should be strengthened, as this would help to boost innovation; stresses that to generate excellent research and innovation, investment in scientific and technological infrastructures are essential;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e (new)
(e) Considers a priority to close, together with the post 2020 MFF, all post 2020 European policies files before 2019 European elections. Call on Commissions to put forward, as soon as possible, proposals for all European Policies, based on actual regulations updated following its application in the actual MFF.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new sustainable industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitiszation and, decarbonisation, and sustainable development; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that to increase the impact of the next MFF, further links should be established between EU funds such as the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Structural Funds, the European social fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and Creative Europe.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that synergies between funds are crucial to make investments more effective; stresses that smart specialisation strategies are an important tool to foster synergies as it sets national and regional priorities for R&I investments; regrets the presence of important barriers to achieve synergies; calls on the Commission to revise the EU State Aid rules and align them with FP rules; emphasises that an “equal treatment” approach in relation to procedures, e.g. concerning the state aid rules, should become the leading principle.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) Calls on EU-13 Member States to pool more national resources towards R&I as a means to boost economic growth and reduce the current innovation gap with EU-15 Member States; emphasises that country-recommendations and tools such as the Policy Support Facilities should be further used to improve efficiency of national research systems.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
(c) Calls for an increased use of Structural Funds for research and innovation activities, such as investments in capacity building, R&I infrastructures, digital innovation hubs, and for supporting the "Seal of Excellence".
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RNotes the recent tendency to increase the use of financial instruments to fund research; reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments cannot replace grants in financing research and innovation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only, as grants can maximise output on the ground; and are the preferred option of beneficiaries for financial and legal reasons.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Further stresses the need to better coordinate EU instruments relating to investment in SMEs, information and communication technology and energy infrastructure, and considers that a combination of grants and innovative financial instruments could facilitate project implementation and stimulate private financing; also urges more and improved strategic collaboration across EU programmes under different Headings that can optimise R&I investments;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in orderat least €120 billion to its successor to be able to respond to societal challenges and, secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation and address the oversubscription issue; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and EIT Knowledge Innovation Communities (KICs), on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgrad revised EFSI that would make it possible toenable to significantly bridge the gap between research and the market and would, focusing on boosting market innovation; considers that funds for future EFSIs should not be taken from other parts of the MFF.
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that appropriate recognition and full support of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) would strengthen the impact of the next MFF; recalls the dual nature of the cultural and creative sector: economic (wealth and job creation)and cultural (creating values, meaning and identity);recalls that CCIs are one of Europe’s fastest growing sector, generating 509 billion Euros in value added to GDP per year and representing more than 12 million full time jobs ;calls for additional links between the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Creative Europe programme, as this would help to address the increased industrial dependency on design and creativity; reminds that Creative Europe has consistently boasted excellent performance with full implementation at year-end since the start of this MFF; calls on the Commission to comply with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and establish the CCIs as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes and programmes, particularly in the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the EaSI and the ESIFs.
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to develop , through the MFF, a comprehensive, coherent and long-term industrial policy framework for the cultural and creative industries, with adequate funding to CCIs in order to boost their competitiveness and enable them to fulfil their potential in terms of creating quality jobs and growth for the benefit of the Union;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to facilitate funding to the sector, based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘Cultural and Creative Industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, cultural diversity, individual and/or collective creativity, skills and talent with the potential to generate innovation, wealth and jobs through the creation of social and economic value, in particular from intellectual property; they include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, software and video games, and multimedia and recorded music), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high- end industries and fashion, festivals, live music, performing arts, books and publishing (newspapers and magazines), radio and visual arts, and advertising’, as adopted in its own resolution on “a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industry” of 13 December 2016;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
(a) Highlights the importance of the Joint Technology Initiatives as key tools to attract and leverage private investments; reminds that large-scale projects outside the joint undertakings should also be incentivised, for example in energy-intensive industries; stresses that Europe needs more lighthouse projects to improve its global competitiveness.
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
(a) Stresses the importance of establishing comprehensive support for coal and carbon-intensive regions in transition; emphasises that the Union's coal and carbon-intensive regions with a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors need targeted support to effectively contribute to this strategic transformation.
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the European Defence Fund and the recent Commission proposal for a European defence industrial development programme which is intended to cover the period 2019-2020; welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit both a more substantial defence industrial development programme and a programme to support defence research as part of the MFF; considers that these programmes should not draw funds away from other programmes in the same heading and should not affect budgetary ambitions of civilian research in the next FP.
Amendment 167 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises research and innovation gap in Europe which badly affects the EU R&I capacity, European competitiveness, EU economy and job market; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to adapt existing instruments and financial programmes within MFF, including ESIF, as well as to propose new solutions in order to close this gap and fully use the R&I potential of all EU countries and regions.
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Calls, therefore, for a substantial increase in the overall budget earmarked for the FP9 programme in the next MFF that should be set at a level of at least EUR 120 billiondoubled at least; considers this level to be appropriate for securing Europe’s global competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership, for responding to societal challenges, and for helping to achieve the EU’s climate goals;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of culture, education, media, youth, sports and citizenship that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; reminds that industries such as the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are one of the Europe's fastest growing sectors; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for a tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe, and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes;