127 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, while promoting all research and innovation activities to find instruments and solutions that are able to address global challenges such as climate change, and those specific to the European continent, such as the ageing population, whilst at the same time delivering on the Union's strategic priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and socie, societal and environmental impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions involving responsible innovation in industry and society in order to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including both breakthrough innovation and incremental innovation (which, typically, is deployed extensively in the production chain), with a particular focus on open innovation, and to strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address globsocietal challenges and promote industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, non- technological innovation, social innovation, design and creativity, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The promotion of research and innovation activities deemed necessary to help realise Union policy objectives should take into account the innovation principle as put forward in the Commission Communication of 15 May 2018 'A renewed European Agenda for Research and Innovation - Europe's chance to shape its future' (COM(2018)306) and give appropriate consideration to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially to Goal 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The focus towards the citizen has been identified as a central goal for Horizon Europe. Therefore, the engagement with society will not only be allowed in Horizon Europe but fostered by different means. In this context, Horizon Europe fosters responsible research and innovation as a cross- cutting element looking for building effective cooperation between science and society. It allows all societal actors (researchers, citizens, policy makers, business, third sector organisations etc.) to work together during the whole research and innovation process in order to better align both the process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of European society.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Research activities carried out under the pillar 'Open Science' should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. Research should be funded on the basis, including fundamental research that is vital in order to increase Europe’s resilience, should be funded on the basis of excellence. The Horizon Europe programme will help to consolidate all aspects of the research ecosystem on the European continent so as to increase the EU’s ability to attract the best researchers and become a global hub of excellence.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the EU’s objectives and political priorities, including competitiveness and economic and social innovation, and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Full and timely engagement of industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growth. Industry should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). Building on the experience gained in the Horizon 2020 programme and starting with the results achieved in Phase 1 and 2 of the SME Instrument, Horizon Europe needs to increase the participation of SMEs in the research and innovation system and assist SMEs in technology transfer. To that end, the Programme should support the participation of SMEs by taking an integrated approach. Provision will be made for an adequate budget and SME-dedicated instruments in order to support the research and innovation activities of SMEs (including incremental innovation) through all stages of the innovation cycle. __________________ 13
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support industry to stay or become world leader in responsible innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's businessall the business sectors of tomorrow. The Programme's actions should be used 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 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) has provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, full, well-informed and timely citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation; and to continue simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) To enable best use to be made of the results of the Horizon Europe Programme and to increase competitiveness within the Union, specific measures will be provided for in the Programme. Meanwhile, a link with other Union programmes that support the release onto the market of innovative products and services will be promoted.
Amendment 399 #
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 organisations, public and private innovation stakeholders (such as Digital Innovation Hubs [DIH], Competence Centres, certified business incubators, science and technology parks) that are recognised nationally and at EU level, 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 or associations and bodies that are the voice of the public (consumers, patients and end-users of services), provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Programme should strengthen cooperation between European Partnerships and private and/or public sector partners at the international level including by joining up research and innovation programmes and cross-border investment in research and innovation bringing mutual benefits to people and businesses while ensuring that the EU can uphold its interests in strategic areas.14 ‘FET Flagships’ on future and emerging technologies have proven to be an excellent instrument to achieve this, delivering benefits for society in a coordinated effort by the EU and its Member States; existing flagships should therefore continue to be supported. __________________ 14 See e.g. the Commission's proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investment into the EU (COM (2017)487).
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors, both public and private.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors, both public and private.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) SME should be at the centre of the Pilar III. According to Eurostat data1a, SME make up over 99 % of all enterprises in all EU countries and in Norway. They account for around two-thirds of total employment, ranging from 53 % in the United Kingdom to 86 % in Greece. SME contribute 57 % of value added in the EU. SME are thus a very important part of the European economy. __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Statistics_on_small_ and_medium-sized_enterprises
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC t, which supports activities geared to the development of innovative instruments, products and solutions, primarily supports start-ups and SMEs. Through its instruments – Pathfinder, First Market Entry Action and Accelerator – it 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 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 insertion and deployment activities and the specific requirements of start-ups and SMEs.
Amendment 442 #
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, innovation, higher education and entrepreneurship. 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, whilst at the same time aiming also to strengthen soft skills. Support schemes provided by the EIT should benefit to EIC beneficiaries, while start-ups emerging from EIT KICs should have access to EIC actions. While the EIT’s focus on innovation ecosystems should make it naturally fit within the pillar 'Open Innovation', the planning of its KICs should be aligned through the strategic planning process with the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted in addition to the continuation and strengthening of partnerships between EU Member States and developing countries in the field of clinical trials with regard to medical intervention to combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefits and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's excellence in research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global societal challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility criteria, considering different levels of R&I capacities, for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries need to be applied. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted also favouring EU entities access to equivalent funding programmes of the third country.
Amendment 455 #
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 by involving the scientific world, academia and industry, 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'. T, section (c) ‘Science with and for Society’. To generate and sustain European society’s support for the Programme, the engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled withwill be accompanied by public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme and for research and innovation. The pProgramme 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 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Coherence and synergies between Horizon Europe and the EU's Space Programme will foster a globally competitive and innovative European space sector; reinforce Europe’s autonomy in accessing space autonomously and using spaceit in a secure and safe environment; and strengthen Europe’s role as a global actor. Breakthrough solutions in Horizon Europe will be supported by data and services made available by the Space Programme.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The Horizon Europe funding cannot be a substitute for national and regional funding, but should serve as a lever to promote investment in R&D and to increase public and private investments in research and development to 3 % of GDP. A stimulus for this could be that national investment in R&D is not accounted for as investment in relation to deficit objectives. Private sector investment is also a need in order to reach 3% of GDP in R&D.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The rules for participation and dissemination should adequately reflect the needs of the Programme taking into account the concerns raised and the recommendations made by various stakeholders, first and foremost that of gearing the Programme to the principles of administrative simplification.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to establish the minimum conditions for participation, both as a general rule where the consortium should include at least onea majority of legal entityies from a Member State, and with regard to the specificities of particular type of actions under the Programme.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Specific challenges in the area of research ofand/or innovation should be addressed by prizes, including throughto showcase the most significant industrial experiences and best practices with regard to new products and production processes. The prizes may be common or joint prizones where appropriate, organised by the Commission or funding body with other Union bodies, third countries, international organisations or non-profit legal entities.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25a) “highly specialised competence centre” means an innovation cluster established in the form of a public-private partnership by at least one research institute and one or more companies;
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 b (new)
(25b) “digital innovation hub” means an organisational structure giving companies access to the innovation system, promoted by a major national trade association, set up on a national scale, and oriented towards awareness raising, information, and the spread of new technologies, in line with national plans.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic, environmental and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals, and to consolidating shared values and acceptance of scientific foresight and social cohesion.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impactrole of research and innovation, and their ability to make an impact, in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake of innovative solutions for responsible innovation in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of research- based innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of knowledge-based innovative solutions;
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster ʻ‘Inclusive and SecurReflective Societyʼ;
Amendment 691 #
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 Societies’;
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) innovation for SMEs;
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Science with and for Society;
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Activities to be carried out under the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b) and which are laid down in Regulation …. establishing the European Defence Fund, shall be research, including defence-related basic research, with an exclusive focus on defence applications, with the objective tof foster theing competitiveness, efficiency and potential innovation of defence industry.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme may provide funding to indirect actions in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants (including operating grants), which shall be the main form of financing under the Programme, prizes and procurements. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar ʻGlobal Challenges and Industrial Competitivenessʼ. Planning shall make use of advice from independent expert groups, following consultations with stakeholders about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use.. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. __________________ 29 …
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The composition of expert groups shall be such that gender equality and appropriate geographical representation are taken properly into account.
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The collaborative parts of the programme shall be focused on the entire value chain, including the lower levels of technology readiness (Technology Readiness Level (TRL)). This shall serve to revitalise Europe’s role in the research field and to reflect the full added value of Union action.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The Programme shall make for multidisciplinarity and ensure that the cultural perspective and the human and social science approach are incorporated in all activities financed under the Programme.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A limited number of missions (not more than five) shall be programmed within Horizon Europe. During the first phase of implementation of the Programme (in the first four years) not more than 10% of the annual budget for each cluster shall be earmarked. Missions shall be implemented through specific calls. For the final three years of the Programme, and only if a favourable assessment has been made of the selection and management process at the first stage of the mission, the percentage may be increased up to a maximum of 15% of the annual budget for each cluster.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) have a clear EU- added value and contribute to reaching Union prioritiegoals and priorities, taking into account the concerns and expectations expressed by citizens;
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) be centered on ambitious but realistic excellent research and innovation activities at every stage of development;
Amendment 844 #
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 approaches.
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) be co-planned and selected with input from citizens.
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
(fb) be implemented in accordance with the principles and practices of responsible innovation.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
(fc) be technologically neutral.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f d (new)
(fd) be financed in stages as provided for in the work programmes.
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f e (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f e (new)
(fe) actively involve S3 regional and national innovation ecosystems in mission implementation.
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f f (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f f (new)
(ff) deliver research, development, and innovation results from which all Member States will be able to benefit.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Decisions on missions shall be taken, and the missions co-planned, as part of the Horizon Europe strategic planning process, which shall include a collaborative effort by the Commission, the European Parliament, the Member States, and stakeholders, once ‘mission ideas’ have been collected through online public consultation. For the purposes of co-planning of missions and their implementation, the Commission shall set up a mission committee. The mission committee shall perform support functions, to which stakeholders may contribute and which shall include public awareness raising.
Amendment 881 #
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 893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) European Partnerships shall be developed from national and regional innovation ecosystems within the thematic platforms for smart specialisation and the macro-regional systems.
Amendment 904 #
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 current 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 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 2 800 000 0001.5% for cluster 'Inclusive and SecurReflective Society';
Amendment 970 #
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) 2% of the budget for cluster ‘Secure Societies'.
Amendment 984 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3 a (new)
(3a) including at least 20% for support to Future Emerging Technologies
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 2.5% of the total programme budget for ‘Innovation for SMEs’.
Amendment 1043 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 700 000 000 60% of the budget for the Part concerning ‘Consolidation of the European Research Area’ in 2021- 2027for 'sharing excellence';
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
(2) EUR 400 000 00015% of the Part concerning ‘Consolidation of the European Research Area’ in 2021-2027 for 'reforming and enhancing the European R&I System'.
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2 a (new)
(2a) 25% of the Part concerning ‘Consolidation of the European Research Area’ in 2021-2027 for ‘Science with and for Society’.
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Seal of Excellence is automatically assigned in all parts of the programme to any proposal which has passed all thresholds set out in the Work Programme and which has not been financed due to a lack of available resources. Actions awarded a Seal of Excellence certification, or which comply with the following cumulative, comparative, conditions:
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation] and Article [8] or Regulation (EU) XX [Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy], provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply and without any further submission of an application or performance of a further evaluation being required. The rules of the Horizon Europe programme shall apply. The European Commission shall establish arrangements to promote the exchange of information and enable the funding authorities to finance proposals eligible for such support.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 – point iii
iii. active promotion of policies to improve the economic and social well- being of citizens and their full integration into economic and social life.
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a International Cooperation with non- associated Third Countries 1. The participation in collaborative parts of the Programme is open to non- associated third countries. 2. Industrialised and BRICs countries should ensure equivalent access for Union legal entities to those countries’ RDI funding programmes. In general, they should cover the expenses for the participation of their legal entities in collaborative projects selected under Horizon Europe, a part from exceptional cases. 3. Legal entities established in developing countries may participate in collaborative projects and benefit from Union contribution. 4. Every year, the Commission should report to the Parliament and to the Council on the international cooperation activities which have been carried out, specifying, for each non-associated third country the amount of the Union’s financial contributions provided to the participating entities.
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. The ethics assessment shall be carried out by the Commission unless it is delegated to the funding body. For actions involving the use of human embryonic stem cells or human embryos, an ethics assessment shall be mandatory. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out with the support of ethics experts. The Commission and the funding bodies shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 1174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title VIII of the Financial Regulation, unless otherwise specified in this Chapter. The EU contribution to the programme may take the forms established in Article 125 of the Financial Regulation, including reimbursement of eligible costs actually incurred, unit costs, one-off costs, fixed-rate funding, and combinations thereof. Pursuant to Article 125(2) of the Financial Regulation, work programmes shall specify which forms of EU grants are most appropriate.
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Entities are eligible for funding if they are established in a Member State or associated country or if they are international organisations with a European membership and are established in a Member State.
Amendment 1213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are to be carried out by the Joint Research Centre or legal entities identified in the work programme andpublic authorities with which the Joint Research Centre has agreed to cooperate under a Memorandum of Understanding
Amendment 1217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The work programme shall specify calls for which "Seals of Excellence" will be awarded. With prior authorisation from the applicant, information concerning the application and the evaluation mayshall be shared with interested financing authorities, subject to the conclusion of confidentiality agreements, by means of a joint system of information exchange under Article 11.
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
In the case of a joint callpplications submitted by consortiums tendering jointly, with the proviso that the minimum requirements set out in Article 18(2) of this Regulation must always be complied with, joint procedures shall be established for selection and evaluation of proposals. The procedures shall involve a balanced group of experts appointed by each party.
Amendment 1228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 198 of the Financial Regulation, the financial capacity shall be verified only for the coordinator and only if the requested funding from the Union for the action is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000. The financial capacity of the legal entities or entities at higher or secondary education institutions whose soundness is guaranteed by a Member State or associated country.
Amendment 1237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) social, economic, environmental and scientific impact;
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– fully or partially composed of external independent experts,
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The evaluation committee mayshall be assisted by independent experts.
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The composition of the evaluation committee shall comply with the criterion of gender equality and fair geographical distribution between Member States.
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– the evaluation scores, which are the main ranking criterion,
Amendment 1284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The evaluation committee mayshall also propose any substantial adjustments to the proposals in as far as needed for the consistency of the portfolio. It shall draw up a synopsis report of the evaluation that is consistent with the proposals evaluated, providing reasoned suggestions to improve the quality of the proposal, which can be used to resubmit projects.
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The evaluation committee mayshall also propose any substantial adjustments to the proposals in as far as needed for the consistency of the portfolio.
Amendment 1292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for signing grant agreements with applicants, a maximum period of eightfive months from the final date for submission of complete proposals.
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The time to grant should not affect the quality of the evaluation.
Amendment 1342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. Beneficiaries shall make a contribution of 5 % of the Union funding for the action. On the basis of reasoned and incontrovertible periodic evaluations, this contribution may be raised by the Commission up to 8% or may be reduced under 5%. The beneficiaries' contribution to the Mechanism may be offset from the initial pre-financing and be paid to the Fund on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Amendment 1360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1370 #
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 action.
Amendment 1374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall establish, or identify among existing public entities, ‘contact points’ to support the beneficiaries of the programme in disseminating their results.
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A publicly accessible database shall provide a full overview of all exceptions made as regards compliance with open access principles, specifying the funding awarded; it shall include a specific entry for each research project and a comprehensive and detailed description of the reasons for which compliance with open access principles was not required.
Amendment 1383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Non-exclusive licensing agreements shall be promoted as technology transfer agreements in order to make maximum use of innovative solutions in the public interest and improve the accessibility of research results. Such authorisation and disclosure practices may include the use of non- exclusive licences as a standard procedure or ‘non-assertive policy’, a specific obligation on licensees to give supplies directly to affected populations and other tools that encourage competition and foster R&I.
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. In the case of innovation activities of major importance for the needs of developing countries, including in the field of global health, the Commission shall include in its franchise agreements licensing conditions aimed at improving access to and affordability of biomedical products in developing countries.
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 d (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 d (new)
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 e (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. In order to improve transparency on property rights for products developed with public funding, on all exclusive rights requested and granted, the proprietary part of the rights and the products protected by the latter shall be easy to identify in a public, user friendly database.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 f (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Each Member State should be able to claim exclusivity rights in the form of intellectual property or data protection rights as a guarantee in order to protect the public interest from undue private exploitation. In the health sector, in particular, these provisions should be in line with the TRIPS Agreement.
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In actions under the cluster ‘Inclusive and sreflective society’, ‘Secure Ssocietyies’, area of intervention ‘Protection and Security’, beneficiaries having received Union funding shall also grant access to their results on a royalty- free basis to Member States' national authorities, for developing, implementing and monitoring their policies or programmes in that area. Access shall be limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use and shall be granted upon bilateral agreement defining 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. The requesting Member State, Union institution, body, office or agency shall notify all Member States of such requests.
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Specific transparent provisions on ownership, access rights, exploitation and dissemination, including licensing provisions, shall be set out in the conditions governing the award of a prize, in order to ensure the best use of the results and genuine and widespread access to them.
Amendment 1417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The beneficiary of the First Market Entry and EIC Accelerator instruments shall be a legal entity qualifying as a start- up, a scale-up, an SME or as a mid-cap, established in a Member State or associated country. The proposal may be submitted by the beneficiary, or by one or more natural persons or legal entities intending to establish or support that beneficiary.
Amendment 1438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
The contract for the selected action shall establish specific measurable milestones and the corresponding pre-financing and payments by instalments of the EIC blended finance.
Amendment 1443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 5 a (new)
Title 2 – chapter 5 a (new)
Innovation for SMEs 1. Support for SMEs shall be implemented by means of a dedicated instrument. 2. The Union shall lay down conditions that facilitate the participation of SMEs in all relevant opportunities in Horizon Europe, on the basis of the experience gained from Horizon 2020, including the EIC pilot. At the same time, an instrument for SMEs, targeted at all types of SMEs with innovation potential, shall be established. It shall be managed by a single centralised system and be implemented primarily in a bottom-up manner through a continuously open call, tailored to the needs of SMEs. The instrument shall support research and innovation activities in both the second pillar and the EIC. 3. At least 20 % of the overall combined budget of the second pillar on ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ and the third pillar on ‘Open Innovation’ shall be dedicated to SMEs. In connection with the target of allocating at least 20 % of these combined budgets, an appropriate share shall be allocated to the dedicated SME instrument throughout the period of the Horizon Europe programme. 4. Special attention shall be paid to plans and ideas that help to achieve open innovation, thereby benefiting from a wider involvement of actors. 5. As far as possible, appropriate SME representation shall be provided in the missions referred to in Article 7 and the public-private partnerships referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 1452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, independent external experts may be selected withouton a basis other than a call for expressions of interest, if justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner only if such a call did not enable appropriate experts to be found. Any alternative methods shall be duly justified.
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall ensure that an expert faced with a conflict of interest in relation to a matter on which the expert is required to provide an opinion does not evaluate, advise or assist on the specific matter in question.
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. An adequate number of experts shall be provided for each evaluation activity to guarantee the quality of the evaluation.
Amendment 1486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, tThe 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 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 the level of ex-post audits and certificates on financial statemen. Compliance with these conditions shall be a prerequisite for the waiving of ex-post audits. __________________ 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 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) Cluster 'Health': Improving and protecting the health of citizens at all ages, by developing innovative solutions to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases;means of projects geared to health needs, including the target needs of specific population groups, such as children, older people, patients with multiple infections, the chronically ill and migrants; developing innovative, adaptive, safe and accessible solutions to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases; reducing disabilities and promoting full integration into economic and social life, mitigating health risks, protecting populations and promoting good health; making public health systems more cost- effective, equitable and sustainable; and supporting and enabling patients' participation and self-management.
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Health throughout the life course; Environmental and social health determinants; Non-communicable and rare diseases; Infectious diseases; T, including rare children’s diseases and chronic diseases; Infectious diseases; Cancer, antimicrobial resistance, tools, technologies and digital solutions for health and care; Health care systems planned and implemented taking individuals as the starting point.
Amendment 1544 #
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 securreflective society': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding and revitalising our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic and cultural transformations that contribute to inclusion, innovation and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasterincluding migration management and integration of migrants.
Amendment 1553 #
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 heritage; SociCreativity; Social, cultural and economic transformations; Disaster-resilient societies; Protection and Security; CybersecurityIntegration and immigration.
Amendment 1555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1 b (new)
Cluster 'Secure societies': Strengthening democratic values, while at the same time responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats (crime, illegal immigration), including cybercrime and cyber security, and natural and man- made disasters.
Amendment 1596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Environmental observation; Biodiversity and natural capital; Agriculture, forestry and rural areas; Sea and oceans, oceans and Blue Economy; Food systems; Bio- based innovation systems; Circular systems
Amendment 1607 #
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 and innovations; 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 1612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Innovation for SMEs Integrating support for SMEs by means of a dedicated instrument to encourage all forms of innovation by SMEs, with particular reference to those which have potential for growth and internationalisation on the single market and beyond. Areas of intervention: Providing gradually increasing support for all types of SMEs that can show that they are eager for development and internationalisation; Covering the whole cycle of innovation and support for all types of innovation; Developing and capitalising on the innovation potential of SMEs, filling the gap in funding for early-stage, high-risk research and innovation; Increasing the innovations and the commercial exploitation by the private sector of research findings.
Amendment 1615 #
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 actorsPromoting contacts and forms of cooperation with and among regional and local regional and national (sic – translator’s note) innovation actors (both public and private) 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.
Amendment 1618 #
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 transformation of EU universities, as well as promoting those structures at regional and national level which can support innovation processes (DIH, Competence Centres, certified business incubators, etc.); Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the market; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe.
Amendment 1627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this part will, in line with Article 4, optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area. It will also support the Programme's other specific objectives as described in Article 3. While underpinning the entire Programme, this part will support activities that contribute tobring about effective and lasting cooperation between science and society, combat fake news, recruit new talent for science and innovation, promote gender equality and link excellence with awareness and social responsibility. It will help to develop a more scientific, technological and media-based society, a more knowledge-based and innovative and gender-equal Europe, at the front edge of global competition, thereby optimising national strengths and potential across Europe in a well- performing European Research Area (ERA), where knowledge and a highly skilled workforce circulate freely, where R&I processes and results are shared, where the outcomes of R&I are understood and trusted by informed citizens and benefit society as a whole, and where EU policy, notably R&I policy, is based on high quality scientific evidence.
Amendment 1635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharing Excellence; Reforming and enhancing the European R&I systemconsolidating (sic – translator’s note) the European R&I system; Science with and for society.
Amendment 1639 #
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, develop a multidisciplinary scientific approach and, where appropriate, facilitate radical innovation 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;
Amendment 1649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- Training campaign intended to meet the needs expressed by the production system either from the technical/technological angle or from the point of view of cross-cutting and soft skills, in support of the ongoing processes of change and innovation;
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Programme co-fund action: action to provide co-funding to a programme of activities established and/or implemented by entities managing and/or funding research and innovation programmes, other than Union funding bodies. SActing in a manner coordinated with the S3 regional and national ecosystems for innovation, stable networks in the value chain within thematic platforms for smart specialisation and macroregional strategies, such a programme of activities may support networking and coordination, research, innovation, pilot actions, and innovation and market deployment actions, training and mobility actions, awareness raising and communication, dissemination and exploitation, or a combination thereof, directly implemented by those entities or by third parties to whom they may provide any relevant financial support such as grants, prizes, procurement, as well as Horizon Europe blended finance; support for the development of an innovative and inter-regional value chain based on existing regional S3 ecosystems; revitalisation of the networks of S3 platforms and macro-regional strategies with the potential to achieve synergies with component (c) of the Interreg programme.
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) Coherence and synergies of the European Partnership within the EU research and innovation landscape, including synergies with interregional partnerships developed around smart specialisation themes and thematic platforms;
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 – point b
Annex IV – point 2 – point b
b) the EMFF supports the rolling out of novel technologies and innovative products, processes and services, in particular those resulting from the Programme in the fields of marine and maritime policy; the EMFF also promotes ground data collection and data processing and disseminates relevant actions supported under the Programme, which in turn contributes to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, the EU Maritime Policy and International Sea and Ocean Governance.
Amendment 1706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point b
Annex IV – point 3 – point b
b) the ERDF focuses amongst others on the development and strengthening of regional and local S3 research and innovation ecosystems and macro-regional strategies and on industrial transformation, including support to the take-up of results and the rolling out of novel technologies and innovative solutions from the Framework Programmes for research and innovation through the ERDF). Support for the interregional value chain, existing or to be developed, based on S3 ecosystems for innovation, by means of the networks of the S3 Platform and the Macro-regional Strategies with component (c) of the Interreg programme.
Amendment 1717 #
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, DIH, Competence Centres, certified incubators), to deliver support services under the Horizon Europe programme, including the European Innovation Council.
Amendment 1732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14 – point b
Annex IV – point 14 – point b
b) the Programme will fund the development and demonstration of enabling technologies that can deliver on EU decarbonisation, energy and industrial transformation objectives, especially in its Pillar 2;
Amendment 1738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 16 a (new)
Annex IV – point 16 a (new)
16a. Any synergies with European Projects of Common Interest will ensure that: a) agreements on funds complementary to European Projects of Common Interest can be used for European strategic value chains; b) European Projects of Common Interest may support: the demonstration phase of eligible projects and infrastructure requirements (including those that have received support from the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation).