Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2010/2079(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Simplifying the implementation of the research framework programmes
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovWelcomes the Commission’s proposals aimed at simplifying administrative procedures within the research framework programmes, in particular the gradual introduction of performance-based fundingfor the complex and costly tendering and implementation procedures within the research framework programmes;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the proposal to introduce result-based research funding for a selection of appropriate projects, but stresses that, because of the inherent unpredictability of research, projects are also valuable whose results cannot be clearly known in advance;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the EU’s instruments for encouraging research and development focus on large-scale projects of excellencshould focus in some cases, but not exclusively, on large-scale projects, but stresses that special attention should also be devoted to smaller projects, which are likewise 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 the territorial dimension of cohesion policy instruments.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, for the regions as a location for research, it is not only applied research (more geared to economic profit) that plays a major role but that fundamental research (which often only yields results in the longer term but constitutes the foundation for applied research) is also important.