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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) PDF (2 MB) DOC (4 MB)
Amendments (85)
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union (hereinafter ‘Horizon 2020’), focuses on three priorities, namely generating excellent science in order to strengthen the Union's world-class excellence in science, fostering industrial leadership to support business, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and innovation and tackling societal challenges, in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 should support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market includingWhile the Union added value lies mainly in funding pre-competitive, transnational, collaborative research, which should form the heart of Horizon 2020, it is also necessary to place emphasis on the widest possible use and dissemination of knowledge generated by the supported activities up to its commercial exploitation. Therefore, Horizon 2020 should support all stages in the research and innovation chain, including basic research, applied research, knowledge transfer, innovative financial instruments, as well as non- technological and social innovation, and aims to satisfy the research needs of a broad spectrum of Union policies by placing emphasis on. Horizon 2020 should apply a sliding scale, whereby the closer to the market the supported activity comes, the smaller the part should be theat widest possible use and dissemination of knowledge generated by the supported activities up to its commercial exploitationll be funded by Horizon 2020, and the bigger the part that should attract funding from other sources, such as the Structural Funds, national/regional funding or the private sector. The priorities of Horizon 2020 should also be supported through a programme under the Euratom Treaty on nuclear research and training.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of open calls with dedicated fast-track procedures should be extended to collaborative R&D in certain time- critical domains, in order to accelerate the exploitation of research results and to ensure opportunities are realised where speed is critical.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In view of the stated intentions of the European Commission to make further steps towards externalising the Union's research and innovation funding, the method and extent of externalisation should be determined according to the results of an independent impact assessment. The assessment should evaluate all advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of externalisation (such as JTIs, PPPs, REAs) taking into account cost, efficiency, speed and quality as well as input from a range of expert Union research stakeholders.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The implementation of Horizon 2020 should respond to the evolving opportunities and needs from science and technology, industry, policies and society. As such, the agendas should be set in close liaison with stakeholders from all sectors concerned, and sufficient flexibility should be allowed for new developments. External advice should be sought on a continuous basis during Horizon 2020, alsowhere possible making use of existing relevant structures such as European Technology Platforms, Joint Programming Initiatives and the European Innovation Partnerships.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Research and innovation often builds on the capacity of scientists, research institutions, businesses and citizens to access, share and use scientific information. To increase the circulation and exploitation of knowledge, sustainable access to scientific publications, already embraced in the Seventh Framework Programme, should be a general principle for scientific publications which receive public funding from Horizon 2020. Furthermore, Horizon 2020 should experiment with online open access to scientific data produced or collected by publicly funded research aiming at open access to such data becoming the general rule by 2020. Where appropriate, the costs of publishing may be covered by the Horizon 2020 budget.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and is subject to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals fromunder the law of the Member States concerned. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Under the Seventh Framework Programme, each project proposing to use human embryonic stem cells must have successfully passed a scientific evaluation during which the necessity of using such stem cells to achieve the scientific objectives is assessed by independent scientific experts. This should continue under Horizon 2020.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) With the aim to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding, Horizon 2020 is to develop closer synergies, which may also take the form of public-public partnerships, with national and regional programmes as well as mutually beneficial and accessible international programmes that support research and innovation.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Horizon 2020 should promote cooperation with third countries based on common interest and mutual benefit. International cooperation in science, technology and innovation should be targeted to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives to strengthen competitiveness, contribute to tackling societal challenges and support Union external and development collaborative international research networks and policies, including by developing synergies with external programmes and contributing to the Union's international commitments such as the achievement of Millennium Development Goals.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Horizon 2020 shall play a central role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by providing a common strategic framework for the Union'sfunding excellent research and innovation funding, thus acting as a vehicle for leveraging private investment, creating new job opportunities and ensuring Europe's long- term sustainable growth and competitiveness. It shall be targeted towards activities where intervention at Union level brings added value above intervention at national or regional level.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Horizon 2020 shall contribute to building an economy based on knowledge and innovation based economy across the whole Union by leveraging sufficient additional research, development and innovation funding. Thereby, it shall support the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and other Union policies, as well as the achievement and functioning of the European Research Area (ERA) through specific exemplary actions fostering European research and innovation. The relevant performance indicators are set out in the introduction of Annex I.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Excellent science, EUR 27818 million31.8% of the total (pre-ITER) budget;
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Industrial leadership, EUR 20280 million23.3% of the total (pre-ITER) budget;
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Societal challenges, EUR 35888 million.41.3% of the total (pre-ITER) budget;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The maximum overall amount for the Union financial contribution from Horizon 2020 to the non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre shall be EUR 2212 million.2.5% of the total (pre-ITER) budget;
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall set aside an appropriate amount of money to allocate to calls which receive more bids evaluated to be of a high standard of excellence than anticipated in order to fund more than one project where appropriate.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology shall be financed through a maximum contribution from Horizon 2020 of EUR 3194 million1.2% of the total (pre-ITER) budget as set out in Annex II. A first allocation of EUR 1542 million48% of this budget shall be provided to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for activities under Title XVII of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. A second allocation of up to EUR 1652 million52% of the 1.2% of the total (pre-ITER) budget shall only be provided, subject to the review set out in Article 26 (1). This additional amount shall be provided on a pro-rata basis, as indicated in Annex II, from the amount for the specific objective ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ within the priority on industrial leadership set out in paragraph 2(b) and from the amount for the priority on societal challenges set out in 2(c).
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) in the second allocation, the ongoing developments of the KICs already launched and the seed money for the launch of the third wave of three new KICsa new KIC, if after the mid-term review it can be demonstrated that the KICs are the most cost-effective, value-added way of delivering objectives on Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The second allocation shall only be made available following tha positive review as set out in Article 26(1) taking into account in particular:
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point c
(c) the contribution of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its KICs to the Horizon 2020 objectives, in particular taking into account whether the KICs are the most cost-effective, value- added way of delivering the objectives.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or new developments and needs, and to take into account the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, the Commission may, following the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 as referred to in Article 26(1)(a) of this Regulation, within the annual budgetary procedure review the amounts set out for the priorities in paragraph 2 and the indicative breakdown by specific objectives within these priorities set out in Annex II and transfer appropriations between the priorities and specific objectives up to 120 % of the total initial allocation of each priority and up to 120 % of the initial indicative breakdown of each specific objective. This does not concern the amount set out for the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre in paragraph 2 or the contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology set out in paragraph 3.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-, trans- and inter- disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content, including gender equality.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In research projects where human beings are involved as subjects or end-users Horizon 2020 shall ensure that all participants and societal groups are treated equally.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
In order to promote equality, specific measures shall be implemented to assist those who take a career break to return to work.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) research activities intended to create human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to around 15% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and the priority ‘Societal challenges’ going to SMEs and/or small and medium-sized projects.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the scale of impact on the potential for enhancement of industrial competitiveness, sustainable growth and socio-economic issues, recognising that the potential benefits of individual projects may not be able to be fully determined in advance;
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to joint programming initiatives between Member States, and these initiatives may include regions and cities where relevant. The financial contribution of the Union shall be conditional to the existence of a Union added value and the additionality of the resources.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) supporting the Union's external and development policy objectives, complementing external and development programmes and, where relevant, international commitments such as the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals.
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) actions which bring together results from a range of projects, including those that may be funded from other sources, to provide user-friendly databases and reports that summarise key findings and, where relevant, their communication and dissemination to the scientific community and the general public;
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to paragraph 3, audits by the Commission may be carried out up to fourtwo years after the final paymencompletion of a project.
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Not later than end 2017, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, a review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The second allocation of funds from other budget lines of Horizon 2020 to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology as set out in Article 6(3) shall only be made available following this review, with the consent of those involved in the delivery of other budget lines and where, after consultation with all affected parties and with the approval of the European Parliament and the Council, it is agreed that the delivery of the objectives of such parts of Horizon 2020 can best be achieved through increased EIT actions. The review shall assess the progress of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology against all of the following:
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 has the general objective to build an economy and society based on knowledge and innovation across the whole Union, while contributing to sustainable development. It will support the Europe 2020 strategy and other Union policies as well as the achievement and functioning of the European Research Area.
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 6 a (new)
In order to help close the research and innovation divide across areas, regions and Member States in Europe, complementarity and close synergies will be developed with the Structural Funds both upstream (capacity-building in the Member States to better prepare their participation in Horizon 2020) and downstream (exploit and diffuse research and innovation results stemming from Horizon 2020).
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, in which basic science, applied research, knowledge transfer and innovation are important and interlinked components, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, enabling access to world-class research infrastructures, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a newfresh focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, social innovation and market take-up of innovationbasic and applied science and a new focus on knowledge transfer and innovation-related activities.
Amendment 834 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, in which basic science, applied research, knowledge transfer and innovation are equally important and interlinked components, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, social innovation and market take-up of innovations.
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15 a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15 a (new)
In order to take the challenge-based approach, a coordinated strategic planning of research and innovation activities is needed. Coordination can address fragmentation and improve the use of technological and infrastructural resources by the entire research community related to each challenge. Moreover, in the majority of cases, success in innovation requires a long- term commitment to sustain excellent research. Strategic actions and scientific steering can ensure expert input on policy from the outset, advance innovation and competitiveness by understanding the complexity of the innovation cycle, and encourage participation from more researchers across borders. To achieve strategic research and innovation coordination on each challenge, the Commission will be required to consult relevant stakeholders from academia, industry, end-users and civil society of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, including scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, ensuring a diversity of all sectors and research areas concerned. This will allow for monitoring of the appropriateness and sufficiency of present and planned actions and raising awareness of neglected subjects and duplicated efforts. The Commission should seek to use existing instruments for this purpose wherever possible in implementing Horizon 2020, such as, inter-alia, European Innovative Partnerships, European Technology Platforms and Joint Programming Initiatives.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge, paying special attention to supporting global efforts that require a critical mass for Europe to participate and where Europe could take the lead. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
By 2020, the ERC therefore shall aim to demonstrate: that the best researchers are participating in the ERC's competitions, that ERC funding has led directly to scientific publications of the highest quality and to the commercialisation and application of innovative technologies and ideas and that the ERC has contributed significantly to making Europe a more attractive environment for the world's best scientists. In particular, the ERC shall target a measurable improvement in the Union's share of the world's top 1 % most highly cited publications. In addition it shall aim at a substantialn increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds, where the contribution of such researchers adds value to European research, an increase in opportunities for researchers to return to work after a career break and specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to foster frontier research, including radically new technologies by exploring novel and high- risk ideas which building on scientific foundations, with the potential to open new fields for European science and technology. By providing flexible support to goal-oriented and interdisciplinary collaborative research on various scales and by adopting innovative research practices, the aim is to identify and seize opportunities of long-term benefit for citizens, the economy and society.
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Radical breakthroughs with a transformative impact increasingly rely on intense collaboration across disciplines in science and technology (for instance, information and communication, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, earth system sciences, material sciences, neuro- and cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics) and with the arts and humanities. This requires not only excellence in science and technology but also new attitudes and novel interactions between a broad range of players in research.
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to ensure optimum development and dynamic use of Europe's intellectual capital in order to generatedevelop new skills, knowledge and innovation and, thus, to realise its full potential across all sectors and regions.
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Mobility programmes will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and will include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of all researchers.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to encourage experienced researchers to broaden or deepen their skills by means of mobility by opening attractive career opportunities in universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups all over Europe and beyond, offering researchers the opportunity to be trained and to acquire new knowledge in a third-country high- level research organisation, and welcome them back to Europe should they choose to return. Opportunities to restart a research career after a break shall also be supported.
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be, with the aid of a co- funding mechanism, to encourage regional, national and international organisations to create new programmes and to open existing ones to international and intersectoral training, mobility and career development. This will increase the quality of research training in Europe at all career stages, including at doctoral level, will foster free circulation of researchers and scientific knowledge in Europe, will promote attractive research careers by offering open recruitment and attractive working conditions and will support research and innovation cooperation between universities, research institutions and enterprises and cooperation with third countries and international organisations. Attention should be given to excellence and equality.
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
The goals are to monitor progress, identify gaps in the Marie Curie Actions and to increase their impact. In this context, indicators shall be developed and, whilst always respecting enhancing excellence as the over-riding primary objective. In this context, data related to researchers' mobility, skills and careers, careers and equal treatment shall be analysed, seeking synergies and close coordination with the policy support actions on researchers, their employers and funders carried out under the specific objective ' Inclusive, innovative and secure societies‘'. The activity shall further aim at raising awareness of the importance and attractiveness of a research career and at disseminating research and innovation results emanating from work supported by Marie Curie actions. It shall also include specific measures targeted to remove barriers to career development, including for those who have taken a career break.
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Further development and wider use of research infrastructures at Union level will make a significant contribution to development of the European Research Area. While the role of Member States remains central in developing and financing research infrastructures, the Union plays an important part in supporting infrastructure at Union level, such as the coordination activities of distributed European research infrastructures, fostering the emergence of new facilities, opening up broad access to national and European infrastructures, and making sure that regional, national, European and international policies are consistent and effective. It is not only necessary to avoid duplication of effort and to coordinate and rationalise use of the facilities, but also to pool resources so that the Union can also acquire and operate research infrastructures at world level.
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Enabling remote collaboration, massive data processing, in silico experimentation and access to distant resources all mean that ICT infrastructure plays a transformational role in supporting science. It is therefore likely that a significant proportion of the budget under this specific objective should to go towards e-infrastructures.
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
The aims shall be to ensure the implementation and operation of and transnational access to the ESFRI and other world-class research infrastructures,; funding of operational costs with European added value (transnational coordination activities, transnational access, upgrades) including the development of regional partner facilities; integration of and access to national research infrastructures; and the development, deployment and operation of e- infrastructures.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 7
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 7
The activities under ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ will be primarily based on research and innovation agendas defined by industry and business, together with the research community and European Technology Platforms and have a strong focus on leveraging private sector investment.
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
A major component of ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems. These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health, agriculture etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 18
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 18
The development and implementation of research and innovation agendas through European Technology Platforms and public–private partnerships, the building of effective industry-academia links, the leveraging of additional investments, the access to risk finance, standardisation and the support to pre-commercial procurement and the procurement of innovative products and services are all aspects that are essential in addressing competitiveness.
Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 5
Novel green innovation alliances and industrial symbiosis shall be fostered allowing industries to diversify, expand their business models, re-using their waste as a basis for new productions, e.g. using CO2 as carbon base for fine chemicals and alternative fuels instead of fossil fuel carbon sources.
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Applying design and the development of converging technologies to create new business opportunities, including the preservation of materials with historical or cultural value, as well as novel materials.
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Powered by the expansion of the knowledge of living systems, biotechnology is set to deliver a stream of new applications and to strengthen the Union's industrial base and its innovation capacity. Examples of the rising importance of biotechnology are in industrial and agricultural applications including food and feed production and bio- chemicals, of which the market share is estimated to increase by up to 12 %-20 % of chemical production by 2015. A number of the so-called twelve rules of Green Chemistry are also addressed by biotechnology, due to the selectivity and efficiency of bio-systems. The possible economic burdens for Union enterprises can be reduced by harnessing the potential of biotechnology processes and bio-based products to reduce CO2 emissions, estimated to range from between 1 to 2.5 billion tons CO2 equivalent per year by 2030.In Europe's biopharmaceutical sector, already some 20 % of the current medicines are derived from biotechnology, with up to 50 % of new medicines. Biotechnology also opens new avenues for exploiting the huge potential of marine resources for producing innovative industrial, health and environmental applications. The emerging sector of marine (blue) biotechnology has been predicted to grow by 10 % a year.
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Development of emerging technology areas such as syntheticstems biology, bioinformatics and systemsnthetic biology, which hold great promise for completely novel applications.
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point b – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point b – introductory part
(b) Biotechnology-based industrial products and processes
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Developing industrial biotechnology for competitive industrial products and processes (e.g. chemical, health, mining, energy, pulp and paper, textile, starch, crop production and food processing) and its environmental dimension.
Amendment 1135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Development of platform technologies (e.g. systems biology, genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics, phenomics, molecular tools) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors.
Amendment 1205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Furthermore, banks typically lack the ability to value knowledge assets, such as intellectual property, and therefore are often unwilling to invest in knowledge- based companies. The consequence is that many established innovative companies both large and small cannot obtain loans for higher-risk R&I activities. The European Investment Bank, managing the Debt facility on behalf of the Commission, may have a limited mandate to lend to projects carrying a high technological risk and not merely to offer below-market-rate loans to projects with a low technological risk. This mandate, however, will be subject to strict portfolio and project risk management criteria and appropriate risk return criteria and oversight. In the energy field, the Debt facility may cater for projects carrying on average a higher technological risk than those financed with the Risk Sharing Finance Facility of the Seventh Framework Programme, subject to strict portfolio and project risk management criteria.
Amendment 1233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 4
Cross-border collaborations are an important element in the innovation strategy of SMEs to overcome some of their size-related problems, such as access to technological and scientific competences and new markets. They contribute to turn ideas into profit and company growth and in return to increase private investment in research and innovation. Training and technology transfer to SMEs can be key components in increasing their competitiveness and innovation.
Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
SMEs shall be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument shall provide staged and seamless support covering the whole innovation cycle. The SME instrument shall be targeted at all types of innovativeon in SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It shall be provided for all types of innovation, including service, non-technological and social innovations. The aim is to develop and capitalise on the innovation potential of SMEs by filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulating innovations and increasing private-sector commercialisation of research results.
Amendment 1263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Supporting market-driven innovation to improve the framework conditions for innovation and tackling the specific barriers preventing, in particular, the growth of innovativeon in SMEs.
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
In the Union, CVD annually accounts for more than 2 million deaths and costs the economy more than EUR 192 billion while cancer accounts for a quarter of all deaths and is the number one cause of death in people aged 45-64. Over 27 million people in the Union suffer from diabetes and the total cost of brain disorders (including, but not limited to those affecting mental health) has been estimated at EUR 800 billion. This figure will continue to rise dramatically, largely as a result of Europe's ageing population and the associated increases in neurodegenerative diseases. Environmental, life-style and socio-economic factors are relevant in several of these conditions with up to one third of the global disease burden estimated to be related to these. However, for other conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases, effective prevention strategies will first require a considerable boost in research into their causes and the development of better early diagnosis and treatment options, including personalised advanced therapies.
Amendment 1332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
An increasing disease and disability burden in the context of an aging population places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the health and care sectors, and to support integrated care and the wide uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering in particular older persons, persons with chronic diseases as well as disabled persons to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, and mental well- being.
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
All of these activities shall be undertaken in such a way as to provide support throughout the research and innovation cycle, strengthening the competitiveness of the European based industries and development of new market opportunities. Emphasis will also be placed on engaging all health stakeholders, including patient organisations, in order to develop a research and innovation agenda that actively involves citizens and reflects their needs and expectations.
Amendment 1345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: ensuring long-term research programmes to ensure the full innovation cycle is covered, understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; coordination to ensure sharing of expertise and knowledge between clinical disciplines given the interconnectiveness of diseases and increasing co-morbidity and in order to exchange knowledge, share resources and save costs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches. Where appropriate these activities shall take account of divergences amongst gender and genetic groupings.
Amendment 1374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
The potential of biological resources and ecosystems could be used in a much more sustainable, efficient and integrated manner. For examples, the potential of biomass from agriculture, forests and waste streams from agricultural, aquatic, industrial, and also municipal origins could be better harnessed
Amendment 1389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
A fully functional European bio-economy – encompassing the sustainable production of renewable resources from land and aquatic environments and their conversion into food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy as well as the related public goods - will generate high European added value. Managed in a sustainable manner, it can reduce the environmental footprint of primary production and the supply chain as a whole. It can increase their competitiveness and provide jobs and business opportunities for rural and coastal development. The food security, sustainable agriculture, and overall bio- economy – related challenges are of a European and global nature. Actions at Union level are essential to bring together clusters to achieve the necessary breadth and critical mass to complement efforts made by a single or groups of Member States. A multi-actor approach will ensure the necessary cross-fertilising interactions between researcher, businesses, farmers/producers, advisors and end-users. The Union level is also necessary to ensure coherence in addressing this challenge across sectors and with strong links to relevant Union policies. Coordination of research and innovation at Union level will stimulate and help to accelerate the required changes across the Union.
Amendment 1394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – introductory part
(a) Sustainable agriculture, including arable, livestock and forestry
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including low-carbon) and resilient, whileon increasing the quality and value of agricultural products, and at the same time developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods.
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient, sustainable and competitive European bio-based industries. The activities shall focus on fostering the bio-economy by transforming conventional industrial processes and products into bio- based resource and energy efficient ones, the development of integrated biorefineries, producing and utilising biomass from primary production, biowaste and bio- based industry by- products, and opening new markets through supporting standardisation, regulatory and demonstration/field trial activities and others, while taking into account the implication of the bio-economy on land use and land use changes.
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d a (new)
(d a) Cross-cutting marine and maritime research The exploitation of living and non-living marine resources as well as the use of different sources of marine energy and the wide range of different uses that is made of the seas raise cross-cutting scientific and technological challenges. Seas and oceans also play a crucial role in climate regulation, but they are heavily impacted by inland, coastal and maritime human activities and also by climate change. The overall aim is to develop cross-cutting marine and maritime scientific and technological knowledge (including through study of palegic birds) with a view to unlock the blue growth potential across the range of marine and maritime industries, while protecting the marine environment and adapting to climate change. This strategic coordinated approach for marine and maritime research across all challenges and pillars of Horizon 2020 will also support the implementation of relevant Union policies to help deliver key blue growth objectives.
Amendment 1443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The Union intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020, with a further reduction to 80-95 % by 2050. In addition, renewables should cover 20 % of final energy consumption in 2020 coupled with a 20 % energy efficiency target. It is therefore appropriate that a majority of the budget under this Challenge goes towards research and innovation in renewable energy, energy storage, CCS, carbon- neutral energy generation and improvements in grid management and energy efficiency. Achieving these objectives will require an overhaul of the energy system combining low carbon profile, energy security and affordability, while at the same time reinforcing Europe's economic competitiveness. Europe is currently far from this overall goal. 80 % of the European energy system still relies on fossil fuels, and the sector produces 80 % of all the Union's greenhouse gas emissions. Every year 2.5 % of the Union's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is spent on energy imports and this is likely to increase. This trend would lead to total dependence on oil and gas imports by 2050. Faced with volatile energy prices on the world market, coupled with concerns over security of supply, European industries and consumers are spending an increasing share of their income on energy.
Amendment 1449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
The roadmap to a competitive low-carbon economy in 205027 shows that the targeted reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will have to be met largely within the territory of the Union. This would entail reducing CO2 emissions by over 90 % by 2050 in the power sector, by over 80 % in industry, by at least 60 % in transport and by about 90 % in the residential sector and services. The roadmap also shows that inter-alia, gas, in the short to medium term, can contribute to the transformation of the energy sector.
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low- carbon energy technologies, including gas, and services. These must go hand in hand with non- technological solutions on both the supply and demand sides. All this must be part of an integrated low-carbon policy, including mastering key enabling technologies, in particular ICT solutions and advanced manufacturing, processing and materials. The goal is to produce efficient energy technologies and services that can be taken up widely on European and international markets and to establish intelligent demand-side management based on an open and transparent energy trade market and intelligent energy efficiency management systems.
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) spread excellence and widen participation;
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure societal engagement in research and innovation; increase societal appreciation of science;
Amendment 1806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table
I Excellent science, of which: 2781831,8% 1. The European Research Council 150087,1% 2. Future and Emerging Science and Technologies 35054% 3. Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development 65037,5% 4. European research infrastructures (including eInfrastructures) 28023,2% II Industrial leadership, of which: 20280 15580 of which 500 for23,3% 1. Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies* EIT17,8% 2. Access to risk finance** 40004,6% 3. Innovation in SMEs 700 0,9% III Societal challenges, of which: 3588841,3% 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing; 9077 of which 292 for EIT 10,3% 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the 4694 of which 150 for EIT5,3% bio- economy; 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy 6537 of which 210 for EIT7,5% 4. Smart, green and integrated transport 7690 of which 247 for EIT 8,8% 5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials 3573 of which 115 for EIT 4,1% 6. Inclusive, innovative and secure societies 4317 of which 138 for EIT 5,3% European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 1542 + 1652*** 1,2% Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre 2212 TOTAL 2,5% TOTAL Horizon 2020 Pre-ITER 100% Additional budget line for ITER 3,2%1 TOTAL Horizon 2020 + ITER 87740 103,2%