20 Amendments of Barbara KUDRYCKA related to 2017/2052(INI)
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 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the energy union, the digital single market, the capital markets union, European research area and the European researchhigher education area;
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 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 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation; calls for the necessary financial programmeresources to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
Amendment 57 #
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market and support energy transition, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs);
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 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 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of completing the digital single market by making full use of spectrum, 5G and internet connectivity, and by making further progress on EU telecom rules; underlines that removing language barriers is vital for building the digital single market, which is by definition multilingual;
Amendment 112 #
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 order to respond to societal challenges and secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital; supporting investment in key technologies, on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital and on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and other efficient instruments such as the European Institute of Technology (EIT) and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), which need adequate resources to further develop their actions in education, support to innovation projects and to start-ups;
Amendment 113 #
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 order120 billion euro to its successor to be able to respond to societal challenges and, to secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on, to support the European job market and strengthen the whole R&I value chain; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through diverse instruments such as joint undertakings, EIT and its Knowledge Innovation Communities (KICs); stresses also the need to supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEsentrepreneurs (SMEs in particular) have better access to risk capital;
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 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 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of strengthening and streamlining energy and climate policy, in particular all objectives of the Energy Union, which should be supported by existing and new instruments, including in the cohesion policy;
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises that the Union's coal- dependent regions and countries need targeted support, including adequate funds, to effectively contribute to a strategic transition to low-emission, circular economy; calls for establishing comprehensive instrument for such regions and countries in order to support a just transition, in particular through development and deployment of renewable sources, energy efficiency solutions, energy storage, electro-mobility solutions and infrastructures, modernisation of power generation and grids, advanced power generation technologies, including CCS, CCU and coal gasification, modernisation of district heating, including high-efficiency cogeneration, early adaptation to future environmental standards, restructuring of carbon dependent sectors as well as addressing societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts.
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls, furthermore, for a greater focus on implementing research and innovation through joint undertakingdiverse instruments and for supporting investment in key technologies to close the investment gap in innovation; emphasises that the increase in funds must be coupled with a simplification of funding procedures; welcomes the Commission’s efforts in this respect and insists that these should continue under the next programming period; notes the large geographic imbalances in the use of funds from the Framework Programme; calls for comprehensive budgetary solutions to ensure that all EU Member States and regions engage in research, development and innovation;