1 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the necessity to develop leadership in innovation and in disruptive technologies; requests, therefore, that the Commission respect the breakdown of Horizon 2020 budget as described in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council and welcomes the proposed increase of 8,5 % in commitment appropriations for the 2019 general budget; notes with deep concern the strong underfunding of Horizon 2020 under the MFF 2014-2020 resulting in a lower success rate for applications than in the previous MFF period which means that fewer high-quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving Union funding and deeply regrets this, pledging to find instruments that guarantee at least 70% of the take-up of available resources; reiterates, therefore, its deep concerns about the unambitious level of funding for Horizon Europe as proposed by the Commission for the next MFF and intends to secure a bare minimum of EUR 120 billion in 2018 prices for this programme during the upcoming MFF 2021-2027 negotiations;