Activities of Pilar AYUSO related to 2016/0325(COD)
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Participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States PDF (906 KB) DOC (157 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The PRIMA-IS should monitor the results of calls for proposals and the extent to which scientific topics, expected impacts and oversubscription in terms of proposals or participants above the threshold that could not be funded, were adequately addressed. In those cases, the PRIMA-IS should undertake corrective actions in subsequent annual work plans.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) PRIMA-IS should approve a model grant agreement, which should define how entities established in countries not participating in PRIMA shall provide to the PRIMA-IS appropriate guarantees to cover their risk of default or mismanagement of EU funding.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) To ensure a sound financial management of Union funds, adequate financial guarantees should be provided to the PRIMA-IS. These guarantees should be sufficient and proportionate. In case they are provided by the Participating States, each one of them should be liable for a maximum amount less or equal to its financial commitment to the PRIMA programme. The total recovery should be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 200 000 000.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Derogations from point (b) of Article 9(1) and from Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 are necessary in order to account for the specificities resulting from the geographical scope of PRIMA, by further adjusting the minimum eligibility conditions for participation in indirect actions. In order to ensure balanced core participation in indirect actions under a north-south configuration, as a derogation from point (b) of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the minimum number of participants should be three legal entities established in three different Participating States of which one is established , fostering a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020, and one is established in a third country, associated or not to Horizon 2020balance Euro- Mediterranean cooperation. Derogation from Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 is necessary in order to ensure that the minimum eligibility conditions for participation in indirect actions are not discriminatory for entities established in third countries participating in PRIMA as Participating States. In order to ensure that funding conditions are not discriminatory for entities established in third countries participating in PRIMA as Participating States, it should be provided for that legal entities established in the Participating States are eligible for funding in addition to entities referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013. Derogations from Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 are necessary in order to allow broadening cooperation through joint calls launched by the PRIMA-IS with legal entities other than third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Amended annual work plans for a given year and annual work plans for subsequent years shall take into account the results of previous calls for proposals. They shall address insufficient coverage of scientific topics, in particular, due to budget constraints that impeded to follow strictly the ranking of the proposals, as provided in paragraph 7(c), for activities referred to in paragraph 1(b) (i).
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. For the purpose of paragraph 3 a, calls for proposals under paragraph 1(b) (i) shall label with a "seal of excellence" those project proposals that passed stringent selection and award criteria but could not be funded due to budget constraints of the Participating Countries.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – introductory part
(a) The proposals shall be for transnational projects, with minimum participation of at least three independent legal entities established in three different Participating Statecountries considered as Participating States in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposals, of which:
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point i
(i) one established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020 not covered by (ii), and
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a – point ii
(ii) one established in a third country considered as a Participating State in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposalslisted in Article 1(2) or bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) Proposals shall be ranked according to the evaluation results. The selection shall be made by the PRIMA-IS on the basis of this ranking. The Participating States shall agree on an adequate funding mode that allows maximising the number of proposals to be funded on the basis of this ranking, in particular by providing reserve amounts to the national contributions for calls for proposals. In case one or more projects cannot be funded, the projects following directly in the ranking list may be selected.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from point (b) of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the minimum number of participants shall be three legal entities established in three different Participating Statescountries considered as Participating States in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposals, of which:
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) one established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020 not covered by (b), and
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) one established in a third country considered as a Participating State in accordance with this Decision by the submission deadline under the relevant call for proposalslisted in Article 1(2) or bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Beneficiaries that are established in a country which is not a Participating State must provide an appropriate financial guarantee to ensure full recovery of any amounts due to the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In case the financial guarantees are provided by the Participating States, each one of them shall be liable for a maximum amount less or equal to its financial commitment to the PRIMA programme. The total recovery shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 200 000 000.