143 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Open science, including open access to scientific publications and digital research data generated in the action, as well as optimal dissemination and exploitation of knowledge, has the potential to increase the quality, impact and benefits of science and to accelerate the advancement of knowledge by making it more reliable, more efficient and accurate, better understandable by society and responsive to societal challenges. Provisions should be laid down to ensure thatincentivise beneficiaries to provide open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications, and digital research data and other research outputsgenerated in an action in an open and non- discriminatory manner, free of charge and as early as possible in the dissemination process, and to enable their widest possible use and re-usere-use, when relevant, according to robust opt-outs. More emphasis should in particular be given to the responsible management of digital research data, which should comply with the FAIR principles of ‘Findability’, ‘Accessibility’, ‘Interoperability’ and ‘Reusability’, notably through the mainstreaming of Data Management Plans. Where appropriate, beneficiaries shouldwill be supported to make use of the possibilities offered by the European Open Science Cloud and adhere to further open science principles and practices.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Activities supported under the Programme should contribute towards the achievement of the Union's objectives and priorities, the monitoring and assessment of progress against those objectives and priorities and for the development of revised or new priorities. The Programme shall seek alignment with already existing European research and innovation roadmaps and strategies prepared and agreed upon by all involved stakeholders under the guidance of the European Commission.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Union acknowledges that excellent research is an essential asset and an important condition to address EU policy objectives and priorities, including competitiveness, economic and societal innovation and to tackle global challenges.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Commission should support and measure SME participation in Pillar 2. A target of 25 % of the total budget of the Pillar 2 should target SMEs, out of which, one-third should be distributed in a fully bottom-up monobeneficiary manner, with open calls dedicated to SMEs performing incremental innovation, following the model of the SME Instrument in Horizon 2020. In addition, diffusion oriented measures will be implemented to support quicker adoption of innovative solutions among SMEs.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should be usedKETs will play a central role in Pillar II 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness'. They will be further connected to the FET Flagships to allow research projects to cover the whole innovation chain. The Programme's actions will reflect the EU Industrial Policy Strategy objectives and be designed in accordance with State aid rules so as to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding- out private financing and have a clear European added value. This will ensure consistency between the actions of the programme and EU State aid rules, avoiding undue distortions of competition in the internal market.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes, including European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they funds will follow Horizon Europe rules.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research and technology organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU Fund. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or diIn order to address the need to support investment in higher-risk and non-linear activities such as research and innovation, it is essential that Horizon Europe, in particular the EIC as well as the EIT with its KICs, work in synergy with the financial products to be deployed under InvestEU. Additionally, innovative SMEs and startups face difficulties in access to finance, especially those focusing on intangible assets, hence the need for the EIC to work in close complementarity with the dedicated financial products under InvestEU to ensure a continuity of support for such SMEs. In that regard, the experience gained from the financial instruments deployed under Horizon 2020 such as InnovFin and the loan guarantee for SMEs under COSME, should serve as a strong basis to deliver this targeted support. In this regard also, the EIC shall benefit from the experience gained so far by KICs and work in collaboration with their stoart competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value. -ups and the ecosystems created by KICs to the profit of the European innovators. Actions should strengthen EU’s external competitiveness.
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Discontinuities of various types (technological, societal, market, political) are the source for disruptive innovations. To foster this, EIC will develop strategic intelligence and real time evaluation activities in order to timely manage and orchestrate its various actions. The Commission will ensure sufficient flexibility and resources to ensure this objective.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim, when possible and potentially efficient in collaboration with the EIT and its KICs, at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough research targeted towards new technologies and market creating innovations and, together with InvestEU, supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC should fill the current vacuum incomplete public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities. In this regard, the EIC shall work in synergies with the EIT and its KICs to use their expertise and experience and to avoid duplication.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough market creating innovations and supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC, in cooperation with the EIT, should fill the current vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Through EIC blended finance, the EIC Accelerator should bridge the “valley of death” between research, pre-mass commercialisation and the scaling-up of companies. In particular, the Accelerator should provide support to operations presenting such technological or market risks that they are not considered as bankable and cannot leverage significant investments from the market, hence complementing the InvestEU programme established by Regulation …15 .. __________________ 15
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) In order to reduce the time from idea to market, using a bottom-up approach, and to increase the participation of academia, research organisations, SMEs and first-time applicants in Horizon Europe, a fast track approach to research and innovation building on the success of the Fast Track to innovation Instrument in Horizon 2020 will be implemented. It should stimulate research and innovation activities, from fundamental to close to market activities with a time to grant not exceeding 6 months.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The EIT, primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), should aim at strengthening innovation ecosystems that tackle global challenges, by fostering the integration of business, research, higher education and entrepreneurship. TIn line with its founding act, the EIT Regulation and the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the EIT, the EIT should foster innovation in its activities and should support the integration of higher education within the innovation ecosystem, in particular by: stimulating entrepreneurial education, fostering strong non- disciplinary collaborations between industry and academia; and identifying prospective skills for future innovators to address global challenges, which includes advanced digital and innovation skills. Support schemes provided by the EIT should also benefit to EIC beneficiaries, while start-ups emerging from EIT KICs should have fast-track access to EIC actions. While the EIT’s focus on innovation ecosystems should make it naturally fit within the pillar 'Open Innovation', it should also support all other pillars, as appropriate the planning of its KICs should be aligned through the strategic planning process with the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation, through the nomination of experts representing the civil society, should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In light of the specificities of the defence industry sector, the detailed provisions for Union funding to defence research projects should be fixed in the Regulation … establishing the European Defence Fund16 which defines the rules of participation for defence research. Although synergies between Horizon Europe and the European Defence Fund should be encouraged, actions under Horizon Europe will remain entirely for civilian purposes. Research and innovation activities carried out under the European Defence Fund should have an exclusive focus on defence applications. __________________ 16
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to be able to supplement or amend the impact pathway indicators and to take into account the specific operating needs of certain European Partnerships, where considered necessary, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is appropriate to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding to participants in actions under the Programme. Grants should be implemented taking into account all forms of contribution set out in the Financial Regulation, including lump sums, flat rates or unit costs, with the view to further simplification. Lump sums will only be applied where pilot schemes have proven their feasibility.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In accordance with the Financial Regulation, the Programme should provide the basis for a wider acceptance of the usual cost accounting practices of the beneficiaries as regards personnel costs and unit costs for internally invoiced goods and services, which will also apply to large research infrastructures.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The participant Guarantee Fund set up under Horizon 2020 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important safeguard mechanism which mitigates the risks associated with the amounts due and not reimbursed by defaulting participantsto the Commission. Therefore, the Beneficiary Guarantee Fund, renamed Mutual Insurance Mechanism ("the Mechanism") should be continued and enlarged to other funding bodies in particular to initiatives pursuant to Article 185 of the TFEU. The Mechanism should be opened to beneficiaries of any other directly managed Union programme.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries protect, exploit, disseminate and provide access to those results as appropriate, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, privacy and security rules or as well as intellectual property rights, confidentiality, or the Union's global economic competitiveness. More emphasis should be given to exploiting the results, in particular in the Union. Beneficiaries should update their plans regarding the exploitation and dissemination of their results during and after the end of the actionup to two years as well as after final payment.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by proven excellent independent experts. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) AIn accordance with Article 127 of the Financial Regulation a wider cross- reliance on audits and assessments – including with other Union programmes – should be envisaged, in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of Union funds. Cross reliance should be explicitly provided for by considering also other elements of assurance such as systems and processes audits. Audit guidelines shall be published in advance with the cooperation of the European Court of Auditors.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Specific challenges in the areas of research ofand innovation should be addressed by prizes, including through common or joint prizes where appropriate, organised by the Commission or funding body with other Union bodies, third countries, international organisations or non-profit legal entities.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) “dissemination” means the public disclosure of the results by appropriate means (other than resulting from protecting or exploiting the results), including by scientific publications in any medium and by standardization activities;
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) “funding body” means a body or organisation, other than the Commission, as referred to in point (c) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation, to which the Commission or a legislative act has entrusted budget implementation tasks under the Programme;
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to promote scientific and technological excellence; support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies; contribute to addressing and solutions to global challenges; and strengthen the European knowledge base;
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough and social innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) Pillar I ' Excellent Open Science', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(a) and also supporting specific objectives set out in Article 3(2)(b) and (c), with the following components:
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Creative Society';
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) cluster 'Secure Society';
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Programme shall implement a fast track to research and innovation approach to a number of calls to support faster funding allocation for all types of beneficiaries throughout the value chain, as defined in Annex 1 of the Specific Programme.
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Programme shall ensure participation of all Member States. EU efforts to reduce the innovation divide should be mirrored by proportional measures by Member States, with the support of EU, national and regional funds.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The missions shall be implecontent of missions and their implementation shall be adopted by the Commissions with the agreement of the European Parliamented in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 5 of the Specific Programme. Their objectives, funding, targets and timelines shall be further specified in the Strategic P&I Plan. Evaluation shall be carried out in accordance with Article 26.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) be bold and inspirational, and hence have wide scientific, societal orand economic relevance;
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) be selected in a transparent manner and be centered on ambitious but realistic research and innovation activities;
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) be open to multiple, bottom-up solutions. and cover the whole innovation chain;
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) focus on the scientific and technological advancements to prepare market-uptake and enabling implementation by other EU-instruments.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
(fb) include an element of urgency with respect to the mission objectives;
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
(fc) have the necessary scale, scope and wide mobilization of the resources required.
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. ‘FET Flagships’ supported under Horizon 2020 will continue to be supported under this Programme. As they present substantial analogies with the missions, other ‘FET Flagships’, if any, could be supported as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Missions shall contribute to achieving synergies with other EU, national and regional programmes.
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Parts of Horizon Europe mayshall be implemented through European Partnerships. The involvement of the Union in European Partnerships may take any of the following forms:
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) participation in partnerships set up on the basis of memoranda of understanding and/or contractual arrangements between the Commission or the funding body and the partners referred to in Article 2(3), specifying the objectives of the partnership, related commitments for financial and/or in-kind contributions of the partners, key performance and impact indicators, and outputs to be delivered. They include the identification of complementary research and innovation activities that are implemented by the partners and by the Programme (Co- programmed European Partnerships);
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) participation in and financial contribution to a programme of research and innovation activities, based on the commitment of the partners for financial and/or in-kind contributions and integration of their relevant activities using a Programme co-fund action (Co-funded European Partnerships);
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 25 80032 904 000 000 for Pillar I 'Open Science' for the period 2021-2027, of which
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 16 60021 168 000 000 for the European Research Council;
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 6 8008 676 000 000 for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions;
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
(3) EUR 2 403 060 000 000 for research infrastructures;
Amendment 948 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) EUR 52 70065 592 000 000 for Pillar II 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 2021-2027, of which
Amendment 959 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 7 7009 816 000 000 for cluster 'Health';
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 2 83 000 000 000 for cluster 'Inclusive and SecurCreative Society';
Amendment 972 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2 a (new)
(2a) EUR 2 496 000 000 for cluster 'Secure Society';
Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3
(3) EUR 15 00020 352 000 000 for cluster 'Digital and Industry';
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 4
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 4
(4) EUR 15 0009 128 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility';
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 10 08 400 000 000 for cluster 'Food and Natural Resources';
Amendment 1009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 6
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 6
(6) EUR 2 2400 000 000 for the non- nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre (JRC);
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) EUR 136 5060 000 000 for Pillar III 'Open Innovation' for the period 2021- 2027, of which
Amendment 1021 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1
(1) EUR 10 52 000 000 000 for the European Innovation Council, including up to EUR 500 000 000 for European Innovation Ecosystems;
Amendment 1034 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 2
(2) EUR 3 004 560 000 000 for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
(d) EUR 2 1004 944 000 000 for Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' for the period 2021-2027, of which
Amendment 1048 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 7004 344 000 000 for 'sharing excellence';
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
(2) EUR 4600 000 000 for 'reforming and enhancing the European R&I System'.
Amendment 1065 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or to new developments and needs, the Commission may, within the annual budgetary procedure, deviate from the amounts referred to in paragraph 2 up to a maximum of 10%. No such deviation shall be allowed in respect of the amounts referred to in points (b) (6) of paragraph 2 of this Article and the total amount set out fensure that Europe remains at the forefront of global research and innovation in the digital field and to take account of the necessity to step up investments to benefit from growing opportunities of digital technologies, at least €16 billion of the total budget of the Framework Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' of paragraph 2 of this Articlerogramme will be allocated to core digital priorities.
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 45% of the Inclusive and Creative Society cluster will support cultural and creative industries, including EU’s cultural heritage.
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. An amount of €500 million will be earmarked for the creation of a European Cultural Heritage Cloud, as detailed in the Specific Programme.
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. A target of 25% of the total budget of the Pillar 2 should target SMEs, out of which, one-third should be distributed to SMEs performing incremental innovation via a mono-beneficiary scheme, with open calls, following the model and selection criteria of the SME Instrument under Horizon 2020. In case this is not achieved, the Commission should examine the reasons and propose adequate measures for allowing SMEs to increase their participation.
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possibleSubject to Article 18 (7) and in accordance with Article 19 (1), those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to digital research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs shall be encouraged.
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. OWhen appropriate, open science practices beyond open access to scientific publications and research outputsdata and responsible management of research data shall be promoted.
Amendment 1118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The association agreement conditions determining the level of financial contribution shall ensure an automatic biannual correction of any significant imbalance compared to the amount that entities established in the associated country receive through participation in the Programme, taking into account the costs in the management, execution and operation of the Programme.
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EIT shall apply the rules set out in this Title in accordance with the specific rules provided for in the EIT Regulation.
Amendment 1173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Entities participating in the action shall ensure the protection against unauthorised disclosure of classified information used and/or generated by the action. They shall provide proof of personal and/or facility security clearance from the relevant national security authorities, prior to the start of the activities concerned on demand of the Commission or funding body.
Amendment 1188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. For actions related to Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security, the work programme may provide that the participation can be limited to those legal entities established in Member States and EEA EFTA Member States only, or to those legal entities established in specified associated or other third countries in addition to Member States and EEA EFTA Member States.
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. International organisations are eligible for funding in an action if they have headquarters in a Member State or Associated country.
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Affiliated entities arend entities with a legal link are only eligible for funding in an action if they are established in a Member State, Associated country, or in a third country identified in the work programme adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 1220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. To tackle oversubscription, a number of calls will apply two stage evaluation procedures.
Amendment 1225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The contractor generating results in pre-commercial procurement shall own at least the attached intellectual property rights. The contracting authorities shall enjoy at least royalty-free access rights to the results for their own use and the right to grant, or require the participating contractors to grant, non-exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the results for the contracting authority under fair and reasonable conditions without any right to sub-license. If a contractor fails to commercially exploit the results within a given period after the pre- commercial procurement as identified in the contract. If a contractor fails to commercially exploit the results within a given period after the pre-commercial procurement as identified in the contract, the contracting authorities shall consult with the contractor and investigate the reasons for such lack of exploitation. After such consultation, the contracting authoritiesy can require it to transfer any ownership or licence of the results to the contracting authorities.
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Specific provisions regarding ownership, access rights and licensing may be laid down in the contracts of public procurement of innovative solutions.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The financial capacity shall not be verified either in respect of legal entities whose viability is guaranteed by a Member State or an Associated country or in respect of public higher and secondary education establishments.
Amendment 1230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. In case of weak financial capacity, the Commission or funding body may make participation of the applicant conditional on provision of a declaration on joint and several liability by an affiliated entity or entity with a legal link.
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Enquiries and Complaints The Commission shall ensure the existence of a procedure for participants to make direct enquiries and complaints about their involvement in Horizon Europe. Enquiries should be answered without undue delay. Information on how to register enquiries or complaints shall be easily available on-line.
Amendment 1310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The action may also be terminated where expected results have lost their relevance for both the Union and the stakeholders due to scientific, technological or economic reasons, including in the case of EIC and missions, their relevance as part of a portfolio of actions.
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The funding rates determined in this Article shall also apply for actions where flat rate, unit or lump sum financing is fixed for the whole or part of the action or where usual cost accounting practices of the beneficiary are accepted according to Article 32.
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, indirect costs included in unit costs or lump sums shall be calculatedstead of using the flat rate set out in paragraph 1, except forindirect costs can be determined by unit costs for internally invoiced goods and services which would also cover the equivalent to Horizon 2020 large research infrastructures and which shall be calculated on the basis of actual costs allowing for allocation keys, in accordance with the beneficiaries' usual costs accounting practices.
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 1333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. By derogation from Article 203(4) of the Financial Regulation, a certificate on the financial statements shall be mandatory at payment of the balancethe final financial report, if the amount claimed as actual costs and unit costs calculated in accordance with usual cost accounting practices is equal to or greater than EUR 325 000.
Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By derogation from Article 186(1) of the Financial Regulation, for the MSCA training and mobility actions, exclusively in the event of maternity, parental or sick leave during the lifetime of the grant, the maximum grant amount shall be increased by the allowances due to the researcher in this respect.
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Beneficiaries may use their usual accounting practices to identify and declare the costs incurred for an action. The Commission may specify a limited number of further eligibility conditions to prevent abuses and ensure a sound management of the grant. The Commission may not reject accounting practices if their outcomes do not differ significantly from its own and if they offer the same level of protection of the Union’s financial interests.
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Beneficiaries shall manage all research data generated in a Horizon Europe action in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement and shall establish a Data Management Plan.
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The beneficiaries shall further develop the plan during and after the end of the actionthe action and up to two years after the final payment.
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7
Article 35 – paragraph 7
7. For the purposes of monitoring and dissemination by the Commission or funding body, the beneficiaries shall provide any requestednecessary information regarding the exploitation and dissemination of their results in accordance with the conditions laid down in the grant agreement. Subject to the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries, such information shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Unless agreed otherwise in writing for specifically-identified third parties and for its Affiliated Entities or unless impossible under applicable law, or due to confidentiality obligations arising out of or in connection with merger & acquisition transactions, beneficiaries that intend to transfer ownership of results shall give advance notice to any other beneficiary that still has access rights to the results. The notification must include sufficient information on the new owner to enable a beneficiary to assess the effects on its or still may request the granting of access rights.
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Unless agreed otherwise in writing for specifically-identified third parties and for its Affiliated Entities, a beneficiary may object to the transfer if it can show that the transfer would adversely affect its access rights. In this case, the transfer may not take place until agreement has been reached between the beneficiaries concerned.
Amendment 1379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. Beneficiaries may grant licences to their resultProvided that access rights to the results can be exercised, and that any additional exploitation obligations are complied with by the participant which owns the results, the latter may grant licences or otherwise giverant the right to exploit them, if this does not affect compliance with their obligations to any legal entity, including on an exclusive basis. Exclusive licences for results may be granted subject to consent by all the other participants concerned that they will waive their access rights thereto.
Amendment 1388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Beneficiaries having received Union funding shall grant access to their results on a royalty-free basis to the Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies for developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes. Access shall be limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules, trade secrets or intellectual property rights and shall be granted upon bilateral agreement defining the specific conditions aimed at ensuring that those rights will be used only for the intended purpose and that appropriate confidentiality obligations will be in place.
Amendment 1399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Specific rules on ownership, exploitation and dissemination, transfer and licensing as well as access rights may apply for ERC actions, EIT actions, training and mobility actions, pre- commercial procurement actions, public procurement of innovative solutions actions, programme co-fund actions and coordination and support actions.
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission or funding body may, where appropriate, organise prizes with:
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. With the agreement of applicants concerned, the Commission or funding bodies implementing Horizon Europe (including EIT and its KICs) may directly submit for evaluation under the last evaluation criterion a proposal for an innovation and market deployment action which already fulfils the first two criteria, subject to the following cumulative conditions:
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts, who will need to prove their independence and capacity to support the European research objectives, may be selected without a call for expressions of interest, if justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner.
Amendment 1483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A full evaluation of the missions, covering both their focus, performance, Board appointment, governance shall be carried out by 31December 2021. Future decisions on missions will be based on the results of this evaluation.
Amendment 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Audits shall be based on principle and trust. Audit rules shall be clear and consistent throughout the Programme. 1a . The control system for the Programme shall ensure an appropriate balance between trust and control, taking into account administrative and other costs of controls at all levels, especially for beneficiaries.
Amendment 1485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, the Commission or funding body may rely on combined systems reviews at beneficiary level. These combined reviews shall be optional for certain types of beneficiaries and shall consist in a systems and process audit, complemented by an audit of transactions, carried out by a competent and independent public officer in whom the relevant national authorities have vested the legal capacity to audit the beneficiary or an independent auditor qualified to carry out statutory audits of accounting documents in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC34 . They may be used by the Commission or funding body to determine overall assurance on the sound financial management of expenditure and for reconsideration of eligibility of costs claimed and of the level of ex-post audits and certificates on financial statements. __________________ 34 Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 87)
Amendment 1487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Certificates on financial statements may be carried out by a competent and independent public officer in whom the relevant national authorities have vested the legal capacity to audit the beneficiary or an independent auditor qualified to carry out statutory audits of accounting documents in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC.
Amendment 1489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In cooperation with the European Court of Auditors, the Commission shall publish audit guidelines. To ensure legal certainty, auditors shall provide transparency of their audit strategy, as well as reliable and uniform interpretation of audit rules throughout the duration of the Programme.
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Research Infrastructures: Endowing Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures which are open, and accessible to the best researchers from Europe and beyond. In so doing the potential of the infrastructure to support scientific advance and innovation, explore possibilities for co-development and co- innovation, including of advanced technologies, and to enable open science, will be enhanced, alongside activities in related Union policy and international cooperation.
Amendment 1549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'Inclusive and secure sCreative Society': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, exploring the potential of cultural and creative industries, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural and Creative Industries, including Cultural heritage; Social and economic transformations; Disaster-resilient societies; Protection and Security; Cybersecurity
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) Cluster 'Secure Society': Responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, natural and man-made disasters, among others. Areas of intervention: Organised Crime; Terrorism, Extremism, Radicalisation and Politically Motivated Violence; Border Protection Management; ICT and Cyber-Security, Privacy, Data Protection; Protecting Critical Infrastructures, Supply Chains and Transport/Transfer Facilities and Disaster-Resilience; Piracy and Counterfeit of Products; Supporting the Union's external security policies, including through conflict prevention and peace-building; Promoting Coordination, Cooperation and Synergies
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
(c) Cluster 'Digital and Industry': Reinforcing capacities and securing Europe's sovereignty in key enabling technologies for digitisation and production, and in space technology,research and technology, with the aim to build a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry; ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials; and provide the basis for advances and innovation in all global societal challenges.
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Quantum Technologies; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space
Amendment 1584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and iin the energy transition, Industrial facilities in the energy transition; Communities and cities; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean transport and mobility; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 1600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Health; resilience and security; digital and industry; climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; support to the functioning of the internal market and the economic governance of the Union; support to Member States with implementation of legislation and development of smart specialisation strategies; analytical tools and methods for policy making; knowledge management; knowledge and technology transfer; support to science for policy platforms, understanding of the transversal challenges of the European society.
Amendment 1603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) European Innovation Council: promoting research on radically new future technologies and breakthrough innovation with scale-up potential at global level
Amendment 1608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Pathfinder, supporting future and emerging breakthrough technologies; Accelerator, bridging the financing gap between late stages of innovation activities and market take-up, to effectively deploy breakthrough market-creating innovation and scale up companies where the market does not provide viable financing, and; additional activities such as prizes and fellowships, and business added-value services.
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Connecting with regional and national innovation actors and supporting the implementation of joint cross-border innovation programmes by Member States and associated countries, from the enhancement of soft skills for innovation to research and innovation actions, to boost the effectiveness of the European innovation system. This will complement the ERDF support for innovation eco-systems and interregional partnerships around smart specialisation topics. The EIT shall play a key role in delivering the above objectives.
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe; Fostering the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial stransformationength of EU universities; Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the market; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe and; interlink with the EIC’s large-scale and high-risk support to promising innovators, by supporting start- ups and scale-ups.
Amendment 1633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Activities shall aim to close the research and innovation divide in Europe by promoting synergies with the European Structural and Investment Funds and other regional and national funds. Specific measures will unlock excellence in low performing research, development and innovation in Members States and regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon Europe and contributing to the realisation of the ERA. These objectives will be implemented via five broad lines: Teaming, Twinning, ERA Chairs, COST and Excellent Initiative.
Amendment 1640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Research and innovation action: action primarily consisting of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. This may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment;. A fast track approach will be applied to a selected number of research and innovation actions.
Amendment 1645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Innovation action: action primarily consisting of activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, possibly including prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication;. A fast track approach will be applied to a selected number of research and innovation actions.
Amendment 1655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
European Partnerships will be selected, implemented, monitored, evaluated and phased-out on the basis of the following criteria:criteria described in this Annex. Joint Undertakings established in Horizon 2020 Programme under Article 187 TFEU for which further support may be provided under the below conditions are: the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2), Clean Sky 2 (CS2), Bio-based Industries (BBI), Single European Sky ATM Research(SESAR), the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JU 2 (FCH2), the Electronic Components and Systems JU (ECSEL) and Shift2Rail.
Amendment 1661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – paragraph 1
In the case of institutionalised European Partnerships established in accordance with Article 185 TFEU, the participation of at least 50% of the EU Member States, which are affected by this partnership or have stakes with regard to the objectives of this partnership, is mandatory;
Amendment 1685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) Legally binding commitments, in particular for in kind and/or financial contributions, from each partner throughout the lifetime of the initiative;
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) Dedicated reporting on quantitative and qualitative leverage effects, including on financial and/or in-kind contributions, visibility and positioning in the international context, impact on research and innovation related risks of private sector investments.
Amendment 1700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) Appropriate measures ensuring phasing-out according to the agreed conditions and timeline agreed with the financially- committed partners, without prejudice to possible continued transnational funding by national or other Union programmes and without prejudice to private investment.
Amendment 1703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) the CAP makes the best use of research and innovation results and promotes the use, implementation and deployment of innovative solutions, including those stemming from projects funded by the Framework Programmes for research and innovation and from the European Innovation Partnership "agricultural productivity and sustainability" and relevant EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities(KICs);
Amendment 1705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point a
Annex IV – point 3 – point a
(a) arrangements for combined funding from ERDF and ProgrammHorizon Europe are used to support activities providing a bridge between regional Operational Programmes, smart specialisations strategies and international excellence in research and innovation, including joint trans- regional/trans-national programmes and pan European Research Infrastructures, with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area;
Amendment 1712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
(b) research and innovation needs related to digital aspects are identified and established in the Programme's strategic research and innovation plans; this includes research and innovation for High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum Technologies, combining digital with other enabling technologies and non- technological innovations; support for the scale-up of companies introducing breakthrough innovations (many of which will combine digital and physical technologies; the integration of digital across all the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'; and the support to digital research infrastructures;
Amendment 1715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) DEP focuses on large-scale digital capacity and infrastructure building in High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum Technologies and advanced digital skills aiming at wide uptake and deployment across Europe of critical existing or tested innovative digital solutions within an EU framework in areas of public interest (such as health, public administration, justice and education) or market failure (such as the digitisation of businesses, notably small and medium enterprises); DEP is mainly implemented through coordinated and strategic investments with Member States, notably through joint public procurement, in digital capacities to be shared across Europe and in EU-wide actions that support interoperability and standardisation as part of developing a Digital Single Market;
Amendment 1716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) the Single Market Programme addresses the market failures which affect all SMEs, and will promote entrepreneurship and the creation and growth of companies. Full complementarity exists between the Single Market Programme and the actions of both the EIT and the future European Innovation Council for innovative companies, as well as in the area of support services for SMEs, in particular where the market does not provide viable financing;
Amendment 1720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point b
Annex IV – point 7 – point b
(b) the Enterprise Europe Network may serve, as other existing SME support structures (e.g. National Contact Points, Innovation Agencies), to deliver support services under thboth the EIT and the future European Innovation Council.
Amendment 1721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Research and innovation needs to tackle environmental, climate and energy challenges within the EU are identified and established during the Programme’s strategic research and innovation planning process. LIFE will continue to act as a catalyst for implementing EU environment, climate and relevant energy policy and legislation, including by taking up and applying research and innovation results from the Programme and help deploying them at national and (inter-)regional scale where it can help address environmental, climate or clean energy transition issues. In particular LIFE will continue to incentivise synergies with the Programme through the award of a bonus during the evaluation for proposals which feature the uptake of results from the Programme. LIFE standard action projects will support the development, testing or demonstration of suitable technologies or methodologies for implementation of EU environment and climate policy, which can subsequently be deployed at large scale, funded by other sources, including by the Programme. The Programme’sEIT as well as the future European Innovation Council can provide support to scale up and commercialise new breakthrough ideas that may result from the implementation of LIFE projects.
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 9 – point a
Annex IV – point 9 – point a
(a) combined resources from the Programme and the Erasmus Programme are used to support activities dedicated to strengthening and modernising European higher education institutions. The Programme will complement Erasmus programme support for the European Universities initiative, in particular its research dimension as part of developing new joint and integrated long term and sustainable strategies on education, research and innovation based on trans- disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches to make the knowledge triangle a reality, providing impetus to economic growth; the EIT’s education activities could be both inspirational to and interlinked with the European Universities initiative.
Amendment 1727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 13 – point b
Annex IV – point 13 – point b
(b) financial instruments for research and innovation and SMEs are grouped together under the InvestEU Fund, in particular through a dedicated R&I thematic window, and through products deployed under the SME window targeting innovative companies, in this way also helping to deliver the objectives of the Programme. Strong complementary links will be established between InvestEU and Horizon Europe.
Amendment 1728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14 – point a
Annex IV – point 14 – point a
(a) the Innovation Fund will specifically target innovation in low- carbon technologies and processes, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation that contributes substantially to mitigate climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2 as well as innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; . Basic materials such as steel are a critical component of European industry and form the basis of many following downstream processes, such as the automotive industry and mechanical engineering. Therefore, an appropriate framework (e.g. mandatory use of “green” steel) will be created to enable and incentivize the sale of “greener” products with a sustainable added value for customers and end-users. Without legislative adjustments, materials such as steel would no longer be produced under the Innovation Fund due to fierce international competition.
Amendment 1730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14 – point b
Annex IV – point 14 – point b
(b) the Programme will fund the development and demonstr, demonstration and industrial implementation of technologies that can deliver on EU decarbonisat, including breakthrough solutions, that can deliver on a low-carbon economy and the Union,'s energy and industrial transformation objectives, especially in its Pillar 2; and through the EIT.
Amendment 1733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14 – point c
Annex IV – point 14 – point c
(c) the Innovation Fund may, subject to fulfilment of its selection and award criteria, support the demonstration phase of eligible projects that may have received the support from the Framework Programmes for research and innovation . Projects receiving support from the Innovation Fund should be eligible for support from the Framework Programmes for research and innovation, and vice versa. To complement Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund will focus on large-scale demonstrators and will not finance basic research projects nor feasibility studies but concentrate on close to the market innovations contributing to a significant and fast reduction of CO2 emissions.
Amendment 1739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 16 a (new)
Annex IV – point 16 a (new)
16 a. Synergies with Creative Europe will deliver additional gains in terms of competitiveness and innovation results which will contribute to promoting economic growth and increase efficiency of public funding.
Amendment 1740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 16 b (new)
Annex IV – point 16 b (new)
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Implementation of the Programme