4 Amendments of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2011/2107(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. In the light of the future gearing of cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 Strategy, calls for the ‘innovation’ priority to be binding on the regions, which must also be reflected in the funding allocated at all levels;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the regions, in line with the ‘smart specialisation’ approach, to develop tailored innovation strategies; stresses that territorial cooperation must be optimised with a view to greater complementarity between regions; calls on the Member States to support such moves on the part of the regions and create the necessary framework for realising such strategies;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that innovation above all lies at the interface with practice; recommends, therefore, as the necessary complement to excellence in research, placing the focus of regional support on support for applications, without preventing research capacity from being built up, in order above all to enable companies to develop innovative methods; advocates developing initiatives in fields having a practical applicability for the benefit of the community;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for example in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship; calls for greater flexibility in the funding programmes with a view to involving SMEs;