5 Amendments of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2010/2245(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that decision-takers at regional level must be fully aware of the potential for economic growth that research and innovation activities offer all regions; notes in this regard that even regions without universities and research centres should be able to develop their own innovation capacities, utilising specially earmarked funds;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the key role of the regions in drawing up policies to stimulate innovation at national level; points out, however, that in many Member States regional and local budgets are insufficient and national budgets for innovation are low;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the innovation dimension needs to be properly integrated into all EU funding programmes, including the Cohesion Fund, thus ensuring a substantial level of financing commensurate with the needs of all innovation stakeholders;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes it is necessary to continue simplifying the procedures for utilising EU funds, with a view to ensuring their flexibility and reducing red tape for researchers and innovators, thus allowing them to devote more time to their actual work;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proposal to launch European Innovation Partnerships as a tool to bring together stakeholders across policies, sectors and borders to speed up innovations in order to tackle major societal challenges; notes that the partnerships and the regional policy instruments addressing these challenges should be better aligned and that partnerships should capitalise on the experience gained with existing national and regional initiatives with similar features; supports clarification of the legal aspects relating to partnerships and to intellectual property law in those Member States where this has not yet been done;