7 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2010/2079(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the Commission’s proposals aimed at simplifying administrative procedures within the research framework programmes, in particular the gradual introduction of performance-based funding and flat-rate elements for the staff of the project concerned;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the EU institutions’ current discussions on the need to simplify regional development policy with a view to making it more transparent and, more accessible for participants lacking in financial resources and more effective and providing greater legal certainty for beneficiaries; takes the view that the good practices identified in the course of this process may help simplify the implementation of FP7;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that research and innovation can best be fostered at regional level, thanks to the proximity between universities, public research bodies, large companies, SMEs and regional public authorities, for example within clusterin order to support the development of innovation in deprived neighbourhoods in Europe's towns and to reduce social and regional disparities;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that, like regional development policy, FP7 is based on the principles of partnership, involving researchers, NGOs and European citizens, and co-financing; affirms its commitment to these principles of good management, and calls for their continued application despite the restrictions on public spending as a result of the economic crisis;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the EU’s instruments for encouraging research and development focus on large-scale projects of excellence likely to have a tangible impact on economic activity and job creation; points out that the momentum generated by projects of excellence benefits all the Member States and is an effective adjunct to considers that changing the emphasis of the research effort entails no longer concentrating support for research purely on economic development but rather fully incorporating the environmental and social dimensions into the formulation of research policies and promoting the widest possible dissemination of knowledge, sharing of scientific culture and exchanges between researchers and the public; considers it necessary to strengthen territorial dimension of cohesion policy instrumenthe link between innovation and social integration in order to respond directly to society's needs and citizens' expectations, particularly with regard to health and food, as well as energy saving and renewable energies.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the formulation of indicators to assess the hoped-for improvement in terms of social wellbeing and ecological impact of the innovative projects proposed.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls, in the next programming period, for a significant increase in the size of the budgets allocated to research in the field of social inclusion – particularly the humanities and social sciences – and sustainable development – particularly energy saving, renewable energies and improving the energy performance of buildings – as well as biodiversity.