opinion parliamentary committee, 8 April 2026
On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695
Document AGRI-AD-782309 · (COM(2025)0543 – C100164/2025 – 2025/0543(COD))
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: BertJan Ruissen
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Short justification 401 paragraphs
The Rapporteur calls for Horizon Europe in its tenth Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034, to continue to provide long-term stability of funding for research and innovation in the field of agriculture and food security, and for the new Framework Programme to be used as a momentum to overcome the persisting gap between research and on-farm applicability of results.
Agriculture and food production play a crucial role for the EU’s overall competitiveness and strategic autonomy, and this should be reflected in the allocation of resources under the upcoming Framework Programme. The Rapporteur stresses that funding for research and innovation for Agriculture and Food Security must remain commensurate to address the challenges and foster the strategic contribution of the sector to European competitiveness and to be strategically prepared for the next decades.
The Rapporteur recalls that under the current Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2021–2027), the combined clusters Health (Cluster 1) and Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6) were allocated a budget representing 18% of Horizon Europe as a whole.
The Commission proposal for the next Horizon Europe Framework Programme for the period 2028–2034, however, merges these policy areas into a single Chapter entitled Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy, with a proposed indicative allocation of EUR 19.6 billion. While this represents a nominal increase in absolute terms, it corresponds to only around 11% of the proposed total programme budget of EUR 175 billion, indicating a substantial reduction in relative importance compared to the current Horizon Europe, while the challenges for food and agriculture are increasing.
The Rapporteur proposes to at least maintain the proportional share of the budget and adjust the allocated budget accordingly, in order to preserve continuity, proportionality and policy coherence across framework programmes. Maintaining the same proportional share of the total programme as in the current period would require the allocation of EUR 31.5 billion for Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy.
Furthermore, in order to ensure further stability and predictability of budgetary resources for collaborative research related to agriculture and food production, the Rapporteur proposes to earmark half of the budgetary resources within the aggregated Chapter for Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy, specifically for research and innovation for Agriculture, Food Security and Bioeconomy.
The Rapporteur proposes amendments to overcome the gap between research results and on-farm applicability of solutions, notably by introducing a multi-actor approach to ensure active involvement of farmers practitioners and end-users throughout the research and innovation cycle to increase relevance and on-farm usability of research results, and thus to further enhance impact of research and innovation in the field of agriculture and food security. In addition, it needs to be ensured that active participation of farmers and other primary producers is appropriately supported by compensation for time, expertise and operational contributions, while also ensuring fair conditions around data use, contributing to trust and continued engagement of primary producers in collaborative research.
AMENDMENT
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
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| Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 173(3), 182(1), 183, 188, second subparagraph and Article 322(1), point (a), thereof, | Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 173(3), 182(1), 183, 188, second subparagraph, Article 322(1), point (a) and Article 349 thereof, |
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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| (1) It is an objective of the Union to strengthen its scientific and technological bases by strengthening the European research area (ERA) in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely and encouraging it to become more competitive, including in its industry, while promoting all research and innovation (R&I) activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities and commitments, which ultimately aim to promote peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples. | (1) It is an objective of the Union to strengthen its scientific and technological bases by strengthening the European research area (ERA) in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely and encouraging it to become more competitive, including in its industry and agriculture, while promoting all research and innovation (R&I) activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities and commitments, which ultimately aim to promote peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples. |
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
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| (1a) Horizon Europe should contribute to the Union’s strategic objectives, it is essential that research and innovation activities remain open, inclusive and primarily driven by scientific excellence. Access to Union research funding should not be unduly constrained by defined policy frameworks, in order to preserve academic freedom and enable a broad range of scientific approaches to contribute to long-term innovation. |
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
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| (2) To deliver scientific, technological, economic, environmental and societal impact and to maximise the added value of the Union's R&I investments, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034 (the ‘Programme’), which should strengthen competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, technological leadership, and social cohesion. | (2) To deliver scientific, technological, economic, environmental and societal impact and to maximise the added value of the Union's R&I investments, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034 (the ‘Programme’), which should strengthen competitiveness, resilience, food security, human and animal health, sustainability, technological leadership, as well as territorial and social cohesion, with a particular focus on strategic sectors exposed to structural risks, such as agriculture and the agri-food sector. In sectors such as agriculture and agri-food, the Programme should prioritise and mainstream research that delivers on-farm productivity gains and improved economic, climate and water resilience. |
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2a) The Programme should support the creation, better diffusion and transfer of excellent knowledge and technologies in the Union, foster research careers, attract and retain talent at all levels and contribute to full engagement of the Union's talent pool, facilitate collaborative links and strengthen the impact of R&I in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, support and strengthen the uptake and deployment of innovative and sustainable solutions in the Union and address European and global challenges. |
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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| (3) The Programme should be tightly connected with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]4 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme should place research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s long-term competitiveness, investment strategy and prosperity, while aiming to ensure coherence and complementarity with other Union initiatives, including the European Competitiveness Fund4 (ECF) established by Regulation (EU) [XXX]*. Consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and the Regulation establishing the ECF. The Programme should simplify and increase the predictability of financing rules, in particular for SMEs. It should be based on a clear and transparent governance structure providing legal certainty for beneficiaries and ensuring reliable and effective programming. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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| (4) The Union should furthermore aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, as well as to combat discrimination in accordance with Article 8 and Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | (4) The Union should furthermore aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote gender equality, as well as to combat discrimination in accordance with Article 8 and Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
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| (4a) The Programme should actively promote the use of the results of publicly funded research and of scientific evidence in policy-making processes at all levels, fostering stronger links between research, innovation, and the development of evidence-informed public policies. This should include encouraging collaborative mechanisms, R&I initiatives and science-for-policy interfaces connecting policy makers with the scientific community, as well as facilitating the use of research outcomes in shaping future legislative and regulatory frameworks at all levels. Special emphasis should be placed on ensuring that scientific insights are accessible and relevant to decision makers and citizens, with instruments for the effective use of research results, policy briefs, and recommendations. |
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
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| (5) In a rapidly changing economic, social and geopolitical environment, recent experience has shown the need for a more flexible multiannual financial framework and its Union spending programmes. To that effect, and in line with the objectives of the Programme, the funding should duly consider the evolving policy needs and Union’s priorities as identified in relevant documents published by the Commission, European Parliament resolutions and in Council conclusions, while ensuring sufficient predictability for the budget implementation. | (5) In a rapidly changing economic, social and geopolitical environment, recent experience has shown the need for a more flexible multiannual financial framework and its Union spending programmes. To that effect, and in line with the objectives of the Programme, the funding should duly consider the evolving policy needs and Union’s priorities as identified in relevant documents published by the Commission, European Parliament resolutions and in Council conclusions, while ensuring consistency with the Union’s traditional policies and priorities, in particular food security, the common agricultural policy and economic, social and territorial cohesion, as well as ensuring sufficient predictability for the budget implementation. |
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
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| (5a) Collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production, Food Security and Bioeconomy’ of the ECF should be adequately resourced. To preserve, compared with the preceding programme, the share of funding allocated to agricultural and food-related activities under Chapter V, the amount should be increased to reflect the overall growth of the instrument and the sector’s strategic challenges. In light of proposed reductions to CAP and agri-related envelopes in the MFF, agriculture risks losing strategic visibility within the cluster. Given the strategic importance of agriculture and food security for the Union’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy, the Programme should ensure stable and predictable funding through a dedicated and protected allocation. To ensure stability and predictability of funding and that no priority is pursued to the detriment of others, at least 50% of the resources within Chapter V should be ring-fenced for actions directly related to agriculture, food and food security, including primary production, farming systems, livestock, plant production, food supply chains and food resilience, water innovation and digitisation. The allocation should constitute a binding minimum amount and should not be reallocated to other policy areas during the implementation of the Programme. |
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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| (6) The rules for participation and dissemination of the Programme are designed to further simplify access, enhance openness, and maximize the impact of Union funding. | (6) The rules for participation and dissemination of the Programme should ensure simplified access, enhanced openness, and maximize the impact of Union funding. |
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
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| (7) The Programme should contribute to increasing public and private investment in R&I in Member States, thereby helping to reach an overall investment target of at least 3% of the Union's gross domestic product (GDP) in research and development. Member States’ investment in R&I should be assessed with the help of the framework for the coordination of economic, budgetary, employment and social policies within the Union – the European Semester process. Achieving that target would require Member States and the private sector to complement the Programme with their own reinforced investment actions in research, development and innovation. The Union has made steady progress in increasing research and development investments but is lagging behind other global leaders. The 3% target mentioned above, set over two decades ago acknowledged the importance of research and development as a foundation for a knowledge-based society. While the target encouraged various Member States to set their own research and development intensity goals, significant disparities remain as only a few Member States have reached or exceeded their investment ambition. | (7) The Programme should contribute to increasing public and private investment in R&I in Member States, thereby helping to reach an overall investment target of at least 3% of the Union's gross domestic product (GDP) in research and development and contributing to close the innovation gap within the Union and with global competitors. Member States’ investment in R&I should be assessed with the help of the framework for the coordination of economic, budgetary, employment and social policies within the Union – the European Semester process. Achieving that target would require Member States and the private sector to complement the Programme with their own reinforced investment actions in research, development and innovation. The Union has made steady progress in increasing research and development investments but is lagging behind other global leaders. The 3% target mentioned above, set over two decades ago acknowledged the importance of research and development as a foundation for a knowledge-based society. While the target encouraged various Member States to set their own research and development intensity goals, significant disparities remain as only a few Member States have reached or exceeded their investment ambition. |
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
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| (8) As in Horizon Europe, the OECD definitions regarding technological readiness levels (TRLs) should continue to be taken into account in the classification of technological research, product development and demonstration activities, and in the definition of types of action available in calls for proposals. Grants should not be awarded for actions where activities go above TRL 8. It should be possible for the work programme to allow grants for large-scale product validation and market replication for a given call under the part ‘Competitiveness and Society’. | (8) As in Horizon Europe, the OECD definitions regarding technological readiness levels (TRLs) should continue to be taken into account in the classification of technological research, product development and demonstration activities, and in the definition of types of action available in calls for proposals. The Programme should include steering mechanisms, such as project cycle and portfolio approaches combining projects of varying TRL levels, in order to ensure balance, increase the impact of collaborative research and to facilitate practical applicability and scaling up. Grants should not be awarded for actions where activities go above TRL 8. It should be possible for the work programme to allow grants for large-scale product validation and market replication for a given call under the part ‘Competitiveness and Society’. |
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
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| (8a) It is necessary to promote public-private partnerships under the ‘Competitiveness and Society’ pillar, with innovation centres, the agriculture and livestock farming sectors and the competent administrations playing a key role. It is also essential for the resources available for biotechnology and bioeconomy research to be directed towards generating new market opportunities for crop and livestock farmers, cooperatives, producer organisations and agri-food companies, including the recovery of agricultural byproducts and waste as a means of strengthening the primary sector’s economic and environmental sustainability. |
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
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| (8b) In addition to applied and mission-oriented research, EU funding should ensure adequate support for curiosity-driven or fundamental research. Research without predefined applications has historically been a major source of breakthrough discoveries and remains essential for the emergence of novel and unforeseen innovations. EU funds should therefore maintain sufficient flexibility to enable bottom-up research initiatives based on scientific curiosity and excellence. |
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
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| (8c) The Programme should strengthen synergies with the Common Agricultural Policy, especially through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), as well as with relevant rural development and innovation interventions, in order to accelerate uptake of innovative solutions and avoid fragmentation of funding from research to deployment. |
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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| (10) The European Partnerships, including in the form of Joint Undertakings, as an essential tool to deliver on industrial involvement and investment in collaborative research and innovation, should contribute to the specific policy objectives of the policy windows of the European Competitiveness Fund, and be supported through it, where necessary, to complete these objectives. | (10) The European Partnerships, including in the form of Joint Undertakings, as an essential tool to deliver on industrial involvement and investment in collaborative research and innovation, should match the specific policy objectives of the policy windows of the European Competitiveness Fund with dedicated Joint Undertakings for each priority, and be supported through it, where necessary, to complete these objectives. |
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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| (11) EU Missions as set up in the Regulation 2021/695 should enable a transformative and systemic impact for society, by fostering cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration. They should rely on research and innovation to develop the breakthrough technologies, services, products, and social innovations needed to achieve their ambitious objectives. In turn, EU Missions should accelerate the development, scaling, and deployment of innovative solutions and help create lead markets for new products and services. The Framework Programme should finance the research and innovation activities of the Missions, while the deployment and scaling up should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. | (11) EU Missions as set up in the Regulation 2021/695 should enable a transformative and systemic impact for society, by fostering cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration. They should rely on research and innovation to develop the breakthrough technologies, services, products, and social innovations needed to achieve their ambitious objectives. In turn, EU Missions should accelerate the development, scaling, and deployment of innovative solutions and help create lead markets for new products and services. The Programme should include continuation, where relevant beyond 2030, of established missions such as the EU Mission on Soil and the EU Cancer Mission, while also including provision for setting up new EU Missions such as an animal health mission aimed at the prevention, early detection and control of animal diseases. The Framework Programme should finance the research and innovation activities of the Missions, while the deployment and scaling up should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. Missions related to agriculture, fisheries and food should ensure that research results can be put into practice including by small and medium-sized agricultural, fisheries and agri-food operations. |
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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| (18) The Programme should ensure the effective promotion and protection of values and principles of the European Research Area and the Pact for Research and Innovation6, notably ethics and integrity in research and innovation, freedom of scientific research, science for policy, gender equality and equal opportunities, non-discrimination, open science and the promotion of attractive research careers and mobility. In particular, the Programme should ensure the effective promotion of equal opportunities for all and the implementation of gender mainstreaming, including the integration of the gender dimension in R&I content. It should aim to address the causes of gender imbalance. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring, to the extent possible, gender balance in evaluation panels and in other relevant advisory bodies such as boards and expert groups. | (18) The Programme should ensure the effective promotion and protection of values and principles of the European Research Area and the Pact for Research and Innovation6, notably ethics and integrity in research and innovation, including the 3Rs approach for animal testing, freedom of scientific research, science for policy, gender equality and equal opportunities, non-discrimination, open science and the promotion of attractive research careers and mobility. In particular, the Programme should ensure the effective promotion of equal opportunities for all and the implementation of gender mainstreaming, including the integration of the gender dimension in R&I content. It should aim to address the causes of gender imbalance. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring, to the extent possible, gender balance in evaluation panels and in other relevant advisory bodies such as boards and expert groups. |
| 6 Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/2122 of 26 November 2021 on a Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, OJ L 431, 2.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2122/oj. | 6 Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/2122 of 26 November 2021 on a Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, OJ L 431, 2.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2122/oj. |
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
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| (19) The Programme should support European research infrastructures and technology infrastructures in driving scientific and technological excellence and industrial competitiveness, by supporting the continuum of the research and innovation cycle from basic to applied research towards societal and market deployment. | (19) The Programme should support European research infrastructures and technology infrastructures in driving scientific and technological excellence and industrial competitiveness, by supporting the continuum of the research and innovation cycle from basic to applied research towards societal and market deployment, through multi-actor approaches. |
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
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| (20) The Programme should implement concrete measures in support of capacity building in widening countries and strengthening collaborative links across the Union enhancing the research and innovation capacity in widening and transition countries, leading to a more cohesive and integrated European R&I system and contributing to the target to invest at least 3% of GDP in research and development. The eligible Member States from the 2021-2027 period should be divided into two groups for the whole duration of the Programme , on the basis of the Innovation Scoreboard Index and the relative financial return per Gross National Income (GNI), based on the following criteria: i) ‘Transition countries’, with both an Innovation Scoreboard Index (2023-2025) above 75% of the Union average and positive relative financial return per GNI (2021-2025) under Horizon Europe; ii) ‘Widening countries’, all other Member States eligible under the 2021-2027 period. | (20) The Programme should implement concrete measures in support of capacity building in widening countries and strengthening collaborative links across the Union enhancing the research and innovation capacity in widening and transition countries, leading to a more cohesive and integrated European R&I system and contributing to the target to invest at least 3% of GDP in research and development, including by supporting the recovery and reinforcement of agricultural research capacity in Member States facing research and innovation gaps. The eligible Member States from the 2021-2027 period should be divided into two groups for the whole duration of the Programme , on the basis of the Innovation Scoreboard Index and the relative financial return per Gross National Income (GNI), based on the following criteria: i) ‘Transition countries’, with both an Innovation Scoreboard Index (2023-2025) above 75% of the Union average and positive relative financial return per GNI (2021-2025) under Horizon Europe; ii) ‘Widening countries’, all other Member States eligible under the 2021-2027 period. A more integrated European R&I system, firmly anchored in scientific and technological excellence, should be supported by capacity-building measures contributing to participation of entities in widening countries in high-impact collaborative research projects, including in coordination and thematic leadership roles, consortia and partnerships, while reflecting the diverse capacities and reinforcing and extending excellence. Those measures should strengthen coordination and leadership roles of entities in widening countries, in particular by developing administrative capacity and project management and valorisation skills to fully harness the innovation potential across the Union. |
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
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| (21a) Innovation in the agri-food sector should be guided by the principle of technological neutrality and should not lead to the elimination or systematic displacement of traditional farming models or traditional dietary patterns within the Union. Activities scientifically recognised to pose significant risks to human or animal health should not be eligible for Union funding. |
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
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| (22) To reinforce the Union’s strategic autonomy and ensure long-term sustainable economic growth, it is essential to bolster its global competitiveness while safeguarding its strategic assets and interests as outlined in the European Economic Security Strategy7. Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 as complemented by Article 10 of Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund] promote the competitiveness of the Union and protect its economic security. The application of these provisions for the purpose of the Programme should provide an appropriate legal framework to allow, where necessary, for the establishment of specific conditions regarding award procedures that promote research-driven competitiveness and protect the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at restricting participation or protecting results and ensuring coherence and consistency with specific rules under the European Competitiveness Fund windows. Where necessary, a risk-based approach should be applied to ensure that risks related to research and innovation are identified, assessed, and addressed through proportionate and effective measures8. In accordance with Article 136 of the Financial Regulation, eligibility restrictions should apply to high-risk suppliers, for security reasons. | (22) To reinforce the Union’s strategic autonomy and ensure long-term sustainable economic growth, it is essential to bolster its global competitiveness while safeguarding its strategic assets and interests as outlined in the European Economic Security Strategy7. Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 as complemented by Article 10 of Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund] promote the competitiveness of the Union and protect its economic security. The application of these provisions for the purpose of the Programme should provide an appropriate legal framework to allow, where necessary, for the establishment of specific conditions regarding award procedures that promote research-driven competitiveness and protect the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at restricting participation or protecting results and ensuring coherence and consistency with specific rules under the European Competitiveness Fund windows. In this context, strategic autonomy should also cover the resilience and security of value chains relevant for food security and food sovereignty, agriculture and the agri-food sector, as well as access to essential inputs. Research and innovation should contribute to reducing external dependencies and to strengthening the Union’s capacity to ensure continuity of supply . Where necessary, a risk-based approach should be applied to ensure that risks related to research and innovation are identified, assessed, and addressed through proportionate and effective measures8. In accordance with Article 136 of the Financial Regulation, eligibility restrictions should apply to high-risk suppliers, for security reasons. |
| 6 Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council on “European Economic Security Strategy, JOIN(2023) 20 final, Brussels, 20.06.2023. | 6 Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council on ‘European Economic Security Strategy’, JOIN(2023) 20 final, Brussels, 20.06.2023. |
| 7 Council Recommendation of 23 May 2024 on enhancing research security, C/2024/3510. | 7 Council Recommendation of 23 May 2024 on enhancing research security, C/2024/3510. |
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
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| (22a) In order to bridge the gap between research results and applicable solutions for farmers as end-users, the Programme should ensure a multi-actor approach for collaborative research related to agriculture and food, in which farmers and primary producers as practitioners should be actively involved throughout the research and innovation cycle in order to ensure the increased relevance and implementability of research and innovation for practical solutions to current and future challenges and tangible benefit for farmers and rural communities. Farmers should be treated as active and equal partners in the R&I process as a whole, with a real and structured role in identifying needs on the ground, deciding on research topics, testing solutions and co-creating innovations adapted to agricultural realities. To maximise the impact of the Union’s R&I investments, the programme should also ensure effective transfer of results to end users, especially to farmers, foresters, rural businesses, as well as advisory services. To this end, the programme should consistently support as part of the multi-actor approach, demonstrations and real-world testing (‘living labs’), and dissemination tools including those tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized farms and rural areas. Collaborative research in agriculture increasingly depends on the active involvement of farmers as practitioners where real-world testing, data provision and validation are key for yielding relevant and reliable results geared towards user needs. Such involvement entails costs, time commitments and operational risks for the participating farmers and primary producers. The Programme should ensure that practitioners and end-users’ contributions in research, in particular those of farmers, are appropriately supported, including remuneration mechanisms for the time spent and specialist expertise provided. The Programme should also ensure that the conditions for data use are transparent and fair, strengthen trust, improve data quality and encourage sustained engagement over time. |
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
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| (22b) Agriculture and food systems are integral to the Union’s competitiveness agenda, underpinning food security, strategic autonomy and the resilience of key value chains. Research and innovation in agriculture and food, livestock farming, horticulture, fisheries, forestry and the bio-economy plays a central role in strengthening the productivity, sustainability and adaptability of these sectors in the face of long-term structural and geopolitical challenges. The Programme should therefore reflect their strategic importance and priority and distinct identity, by ensuring the continuity and stability of funding for research and innovation related to agriculture and food, in order to support strategic preparedness and competitiveness for the next decades. The collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production, Food Security and Bioeconomy’ should inter alia include projects focusing on increasing agricultural productivity, as well as fisheries, reducing production costs, the agri-food chain, adapting to climate and geopolitical risks, digitalisation of farms and strengthening the Union’s food security. The Programme should support research and innovation such as in circular fertiliser solutions, biocontrol solutions and efficacy-enhancing technologies, with a view strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and the agri-food system, energy security, reducing strategic dependencies, and consolidating the position of farmers in the agri-food chain. European farmers’ ability to remain competitive and resilient is directly dependent on effective and unrestricted access to modern technologies and innovation. Agricultural R&I should therefore actively support the use of digital solutions, precision agriculture, artificial intelligence and new scientifically recognised plant improvement techniques which enable the development of varieties that are more productive, more resistant to drought, diseases and pests, and better adapted to local soil and climate conditions. R&I should also contribute to the development of effective and accessible risk management tools for agriculture, in particular to cover for losses due to extreme weather events. Research and innovation activities addressing agriculture, food security and the bioeconomy are intrinsically linked to rural areas, where primary production and a large share of bio-based value chains are located. The Programme should therefore ensure that such activities consider local adaptation to contribute to the economic, environmental and social sustainability of rural areas, taking into account, where relevant, the needs of regions with increased production costs, and limited access to natural resources. |
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
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| (23) In light of increasing risks linked to natural hazards, health emergencies, technological accidents, evolving security threats, and other disruptions, it is essential to enhance the Union’s and Member States’ capability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to crises and disasters. The Programme should support research that strengthen disaster risk and crisis management, invest in climate resilience, and enhance the resilience of vital societal functions, and build a more resilient, secure, and prepared Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy. | (23) In light of increasing risks linked to natural hazards, health emergencies, food security, technological accidents, evolving security threats, and other disruptions, including those affecting agricultural and agri-food systems, plant and animal health, as well as water availability, it is essential to enhance the Union’s and Member States’ capability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to crises and disasters. The Programme should support research that strengthens disaster risk and crisis management, as well as, in the field of agriculture and animal health and welfare, the prevention, early detection and control of animal diseases, the prevention of antimicrobial resistance, investment in water resilience and climate resilience, including mitigation and adaptation, and should enhance the resilience of vital societal functions, including food systems, by ensuring food security and the continuity of supply chains, thereby contributing to a more resilient, secure, and prepared Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy. Applied research in the primary sector should contribute to improving production practices, to the efficient use of natural resources and to the economic viability of agricultural, livestock and fisheries operations. |
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23a) The Programme acknowledges animal diseases as one of the growing challenges faced by European livestock farmers. With a view to strengthening food security and the food and feed supply chains in the Union the Programme should encourage research and innovation for animal health preparedness to strengthen the capacity to anticipate and respond to animal health crises. The Programme should therefore support projects on antimicrobial resistance, next-generation vaccine technologies, including the development of differentiation of infected from vaccinated animals (DiVA vaccines), new antigen, diagnostic reagent, disease surveillance systems and animal welfare. Water resilience is key to the economic and social viability of the agricultural sector and crisis preparedness. Research and innovation related to water resilience, water availability and the efficient, smart and sustainable management of water resources in an integrated fashion contributes to competitiveness, adapting to the effects of climate change and upholding the food security of the Union. |
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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| (24) Activities should reflect the importance of tackling the dramatic loss of biodiversity and contribute to the preservation and restoration of nature, ecosystems and their services. The integration of environmental science in activities is necessary to avoid damage to the environment, to maintain clean environment and to restore heathy ecosystems. | (24) Activities should reflect the importance of tackling the dramatic loss of biodiversity and contribute to the preservation and restoration of nature, ecosystems and their services, including biodiversity within agricultural landscapes, soil health and the impact on diversity of diets, taking account of the essential role of agriculture in land management and ensuring the Union’s food production. The integration of environmental science in activities is necessary to avoid damage to the environment, to maintain a clean environment and to restore healthy ecosystems, without compromising farmers’ competitiveness, the viability of farms or food security. |
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (26) Simplification in the Programme’s implementation is essential to ensure its accessibility and efficiency, particularly by reducing the administrative burden on beneficiaries and minimising the risk of errors. To this end, the Programme should primarily rely on lump sums as the default form of Union funding. Advancing efforts over the previous Framework Programmes to streamline funding rules and minimise errors, the reimbursement of personnel costs should also be further simplified by using personnel unit costs, which reduces complexity for participants and facilitates reporting. | (26) Simplification in the Programme’s implementation is essential to ensure its accessibility and efficiency, particularly by reducing the administrative burden on beneficiaries and minimising the risk of errors. Simplification measures should primarily be tailored to the needs of targeted recipients, as such adaptation is necessary to effectively reduce the administrative burden on beneficiaries. The Commission should specifically address barriers to entry for new and innovative businesses by streamlining the application process and ensuring that requirements do not disproportionately favour established academic networks over private sector actors. The Programme should provide for simplified cost options, including lump sums, as an option, while also permitting, where appropriate, the use of other simplified forms of funding, in order to better reflect the specific characteristics, scale and administrative capacity of beneficiaries. Building on efforts under the previous Framework Programmes to streamline funding rules and minimise errors, the reimbursement of personnel costs should also be further simplified by allowing the use of personnel unit costs as an alternative alongside the existing option of actual cost reimbursement, which reduces complexity for participants and facilitates reporting. Efforts should be made to reduce the reporting requirements for beneficiaries. |
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (27) To accommodate specific organisational set-up, especially encountered in the Research and Innovation activities, it should be possible to declare as eligible costs in-kind contributions from third parties. To incentivise valorisation of results, it should be clarified that this should not be counted as revenues of the action. | (27) To accommodate specific organisational set-up, especially encountered in the Research and Innovation activities, it should be possible to declare as eligible costs in-kind contributions from third parties. To incentivise valorisation of results, it should be clarified that this should not be counted as revenues of the action. In order to fully utilise the results of R&I funding and to collate, organise and disseminate those results transparently and for good practical use, digital knowledge infrastructure is required. |
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
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| (28) In view of strengthening the Union's competitiveness and maximising the uptake and deployment of the results in general, beneficiaries owning results should manage their results in accordance with their obligations established under this Regulation regarding valorisation and dissemination. Those obligations may be adjusted in the work programme, call conditions or grant agreement where appropriate based on policy considerations, including related to economic security, but should encompass requirements to protect, give access, valorise results and make them public as appropriate and justified, including through open science practices. To facilitate and accelerate the valorisation process, support instruments and tools should be put in place in line with the Commission’s valorisation strategy as developed under the European Competitiveness Fund and any such support and services provided for in its Chapter III. | (28) In view of strengthening the Union's competitiveness and maximising the uptake and deployment of the results in general, particularly in the bioeconomy and food sectors, research outputs should be designed for effective deployment and market uptake. Beneficiaries owning results should manage their results in accordance with their obligations established under this Regulation regarding valorisation and dissemination. Those obligations may be adjusted in the work programme, call conditions or grant agreement where appropriate based on policy considerations, including related to economic security, but should encompass requirements to protect, give access, valorise results and make them public as appropriate and justified, including through open science practices. To facilitate and accelerate the valorisation process, support instruments and tools should be put in place in line with the Commission’s valorisation strategy as developed under the European Competitiveness Fund and any such support and services provided for in its Chapter III. In agri-food related actions, valorisation should be able to include applied research and on-farm testing activities, in order to ensure that research results are relevant and applicable to agricultural production conditions. |
Justification
Applied research and on-farm testing are important pathways for the effective valorisation of research results in agriculture. Clarifying that such activities may form part of valorisation in agri-food related actions helps ensure that research outcomes are relevant to farming realities and can be taken up more effectively, thereby strengthening the impact of Horizon Europe investments.
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
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| (29) Support measures are needed to strengthen and better connect innovation ecosystems. Such measures should support organisations and innovators to create competitive, robust and connected innovation ecosystems and improve framework conditions through cooperation and knowledge exchange. They should help connect national, regional, and local ecosystems by removing barriers in the single market such as market fragmentation, limited capital access and segmented national capital markets, slow innovation uptake and the underutilisation of innovation procurement. | (29) Support measures are needed to strengthen and better connect innovation ecosystems. Such measures should support organisations and innovators to create competitive, robust and connected innovation ecosystems and improve framework conditions through cooperation and knowledge exchange. They should help connect national, regional, and local ecosystems by removing barriers in the single market such as market fragmentation, limited capital access and segmented national capital markets, slow innovation uptake and the underutilisation of innovation procurement. In agri-food related actions, particular attention should be paid to knowledge exchange and transfer to farmers through advisory services, cooperatives and other relevant intermediaries, in order to improve innovation uptake and practical application. |
Justification
Effective knowledge exchange is essential for well-functioning innovation ecosystems in agriculture. Strengthening the role of advisory services, cooperatives and other intermediaries helps connect research actors with farmers, facilitates the uptake of innovation and enhances the overall impact of Horizon Europe in agri-food and rural areas.
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
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| (29a) Since a significant proportion of the innovation gaps within the Union are to be found in rural areas, the Programme should support the development of innovation ecosystems in agricultural areas and encourage cooperation between universities, research centres, farmers and agri-food businesses. |
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (31) This Regulation lays down an indicative financial envelope for Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034. | (31) This Regulation lays down a minimum financial envelope for Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034. |
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (32) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/25099 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect management, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. | (32) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/25099 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect management, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. Grants should be the main form of support in the Programme. |
| 9 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). | 9 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (34a) The Programme should provide funding for the activities of the existing Knowledge and Innovation Communities in order to ensure continuity. |
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23) ‘innovation ecosystem’ means an ecosystem which brings together at Union level organisations whose functional goal is to enable technology development and innovation and which encompasses relations between material resources (such as funds, equipment, and facilities, including research and technology infrastructures), institutional entities (such as higher education institutions and support services, research and technology organisations, companies, investors - including venture capitalists - and financial intermediaries) and national, regional and local policy-making and funding entities. | (23) ‘innovation ecosystem’ means an ecosystem which brings together at Union level organisations whose functional goal is to enable technology and knowledge development and innovation and which encompasses relations between material resources (such as funds, equipment, and facilities, including research and technology infrastructures), institutional entities (such as higher education institutions and support services, research and technology organisations, companies, investors - including venture capitalists - and financial intermediaries) and national, regional and local policy-making, funding entities, practitioners and end-users; |
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (24a) ‘multi-actor approach’ means an R&I approach in agriculture and food whereby practitioners and end-users, or their representatives, expected to contribute to or implement the results, are actively and continuously involved throughout the research and innovation cycle, from the co-design of objectives to the development, testing, validation, dissemination and uptake of results. |
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 1. In line with the general and specific objectives of the European Competitiveness Fund, the Programme shall strengthen the EU’s competitiveness, scientific technological base, and address global challenges based on excellent research and innovation. | 1. The general objective of the Programme is to deliver scientific, technological, economic, societal and competitiveness impacts from the Union's investments in R&I, and to strengthen scientific and technological bases of the Union, foster the Union's long-term competitiveness and prosperity in all Member States, including in its industry and agricultural sectors, deliver on the Union's strategic priorities and address and tackle global and societal challenges based on excellent research and innovation. |
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
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| – Create high-quality knowledge, skills and attractive careers for researchers and support the realisation of the European Research Area (ERA). | – Strengthen the Union’s capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide and enhance research and innovation ecosystems, including by creating high-quality knowledge, skills and attractive careers for researchers, and support the realisation of the European Research Area (ERA). |
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Increase EU-wide and international collaborative research, knowledge sharing and valorisation. | – Promote scientific excellence and increase EU-wide and international collaborative research, knowledge sharing and valorisation. |
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Align EU, national and regional priorities to create a pan-European research and innovation ecosystem. | – Align EU, national and regional priorities to create a pan-European research and innovation ecosystem including by taking into account innovation needs identified in Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans. |
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Reduce national and regional disparities in research and innovation capacity, skills, and talent to strengthen innovation ecosystems. | – Develop, promote and advance scientific and technological excellence to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to foster excellence-based participation from all Member States to reduce national and regional disparities in research and innovation capacity, including applied agricultural research and innovation capacity, skills, and talent to strengthen innovation ecosystems. |
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Improve the Union’s position in innovation, with a specific focus on strategic technologies and disruptive innovation, facilitate the diffusion of innovative solutions through standardisation activities to foster competitiveness and address key societal challenges. | – Improve the Union’s position in innovation, with a specific focus on strategic technologies, knowledge for strategic autonomy, including for food security, and resilient sectors and disruptive innovation, facilitate the diffusion of innovative solutions through standardisation and mainstreaming activities to foster competitiveness and address key societal challenges. |
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Enhance food security and food availability and the Union’s economic resilience against geopolitical volatility including by strengthening the production capacity of the primary sector, inter alia agriculture, livestock farming and fisheries, and reducing strategic dependencies; foster generational renewal in agriculture and bioeconomy; support productivity-enhancing technologies, precision farming and innovative business models that lower barriers to entry, improve income stability, and make the sector economically attractive to new entrants, thereby strengthening long-term food security, rural employment, and economic resilience of the Union. The Programme shall also ensure that activities consider territorial dimensions and local adaptation to contribute to the economic, environmental and social sustainability of rural areas. |
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Build R&I capacity in agriculture and the agri-food chain and promote and strengthen research and innovation in agriculture and agri-food production, including in precision farming and accessible digitalisation, animal health and welfare, antimicrobial resistance, vaccines and differentiation methods, water management and resilience, climate adaptation and mitigation and soil health, to support food security, resilient agri-food systems and strengthen the vitality of rural areas. |
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Maximise the impact of research and innovation investments through a reinforced use of the multi-actor approach for R&I in relation to agriculture and food that actively involves end-users and practitioners throughout the research and innovation cycle, ensuring that research and innovation deliver practical solutions for businesses, SMEs and farmers, and through the efficient dissemination and sharing of research and technologies, in order to ensure relevance, usability and uptake in practice. |
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| – Ensure the effective uptake and application of R&I results through structured, ex-post support mechanisms, scalability actions and systematic links with knowledge and innovation systems, including the exchange of advice and expertise. |
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – point 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (2) collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy’ of the European Competitiveness Fund; | (2) collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production, Food Security and Bioeconomy’ of the European Competitiveness Fund; |
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – point 2 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (2a) collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production, Food Security and Bioeconomy’, which shall inter alia include research focusing on increasing agricultural productivity, fisheries, reducing production costs, the agri-food chain, adapting to climate and geopolitical risks, digitalisation of farms and strengthening the Union’s food security; |
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – point 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (2) EU Missions; | (2) EU Missions, with particular focus on the uptake of research results by SMEs in agriculture, fisheries and agri-food; |
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (ii) Innovation ecosystems including activities to foster the integration of the knowledge triangle – higher education, research and innovation, and business – across the Union. | (ii) Innovation ecosystems including the activities of the existing Knowledge and Innovation Communities and other activities to foster the integration of the knowledge triangle – higher education, research and innovation, and business – across the Union. |
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Article 4a | |
| Work programmes | |
| In the preparation and adoption of the work programmes at the level of the sub-components referred to in Article 4, the Commission shall ensure the effective involvement of Member States, the academic community and stakeholders, including through targeted thematic discussions allowing differentiated views on specific parts of the work programmes. It shall ensure, in particular, the application of the multi-actor approach in the work programme covering collaborative research and innovation activities related to agriculture, food and food security. |
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (a) ensure a multidisciplinary approach, where appropriate, and provide for the integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) across all components under the Programme, including specific calls for proposals on SSH related topics. | (a) ensure a collaborative multidisciplinary approach, where appropriate, and provide for the integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) across all components under the Programme, including specific calls for proposals on SSH related topics. |
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (b) advance scientific knowledge and contribute to the creation of informed, effective, and responsive public policies across the Union and beyond. The Programme shall actively promote the use of the results of publicly funded research and of scientific evidence in policy-making processes at all levels, fostering stronger links between research, innovation, and the development of evidence-informed public policies. This shall include encouraging collaborative mechanisms, R&I initiatives and science-for-policy interfaces connecting policy makers with the scientific community, as well as facilitating the use of research outcomes in shaping future legislative and regulatory frameworks at all levels. Special emphasis shall be placed on ensuring that scientific insights are accessible and relevant to decision makers and citizens, with instruments for the effective use of research results, policy briefs, and recommendations. | (b) advance scientific knowledge and contribute to the creation of informed, effective, and responsive public policies across the Union and beyond. The Programme shall actively promote the use of the results of publicly funded research and of scientific evidence in policy-making processes at all levels, fostering stronger links between research, innovation, and the development of evidence-informed public policies. This shall include encouraging collaborative mechanisms, in particular the multi-actor approach, R&I initiatives and science-for-policy interfaces connecting policy makers with the scientific community, as well as facilitating the use of research outcomes in shaping future legislative and regulatory frameworks at all levels. Special emphasis shall be placed on ensuring that scientific insights are accessible and relevant to decision makers and citizens, with instruments for the effective use of research results, policy briefs, and recommendations. |
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (ba) ensure the application of a multi-actor approach in collaborative research and innovation related to agriculture and food, in particular the involvement of farmers, cooperatives and agri-food SMEs as partners throughout the design, implementation and validation of agri-food and rural research and innovation process, in order to support the co-creation of applicable innovations, including by supporting on-farm testing, demonstration activities, the transfer of knowledge and innovation to end users, particularly farmers, and simplified participation conditions for small and medium-sized farms, thereby enhancing the quality, relevance, uptake and impact of results. |
Amendment 57
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (ca) ensure that the design and implementation of actions under the Programme reflect the diversity of sectoral innovation pathways and timelines, including pathways characterised by long-term, systemic transformation and significant public policy relevance. |
Amendment 58
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| EUR 19 650 000 000 for collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy’ of the European Competitiveness Fund; | EUR 31 500 000 000 for collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security and Bioeconomy’ of the European Competitiveness Fund, of which at least half shall be ring-fenced for projects in the areas of agriculture, food and food security and shall constitute a binding minimum amount not to be reallocated to other policy areas during the implementation of the Programme; |
Amendment 59
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (d) EUR 16 262 000 000 for Part IV ‘European Research Area’, of which EUR 5 387 000 000 for widening participation and spreading excellence. | (d) EUR 16 262 000 000 for Part IV ‘European Research Area’, of which at least EUR 5 387 000 000 for widening participation and spreading excellence. |
Amendment 60
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received a Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If the Union contribution is based on eligible costs, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. | 1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received a Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. In particular, synergies with the Common Agricultural Policy and AKIS shall be implemented through provisions in work programmes and through support tools which facilitate uptake of results by farmers, advisory services and authorities in rural areas. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If the Union contribution is based on eligible costs, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. |
Amendment 61
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 3. Under this programme, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund], a Competitiveness Seal shall be awarded only to high-quality actions that have not been financed under the Programme due to budgetary constraints. | 3. Under this programme, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund], a Competitiveness Seal shall be awarded only to high-quality actions that have not been financed under the Programme due to budgetary constraints. When Competitiveness Seals are awarded, account shall be taken of potential for impact and uptake, including, where appropriate, in rural areas. |
Amendment 62
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3a. In projects related to agriculture and food, the participation of farmers, livestock breeders and fishers as end users shall be ensured throughout the innovation cycle. |
Amendment 63
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. The scope of association of each third country to the Programme shall take into account an analysis of the risks, notably those likely to affect the Union’s public order and security in relevant policy areas, including economic and research security, as well as benefits and the broader objective of driving economic growth and competitiveness of the Union through innovation. Accordingly, with the exception of EEA members, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, third countries may be excluded from parts of the Programme in accordance with this Regulation or the association agreement itself. | 5. The scope of association of each third country to the Programme shall take into account an analysis of the risks, notably those likely to affect the Union’s public order and security in relevant policy areas, including economic and research security, biological resources, sensitive agricultural data and strategic technologies used in agricultural and livestock production, as well as benefits and the broader objective of driving economic growth and competitiveness of the Union through innovation. Accordingly, with the exception of EEA members, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, third countries may be excluded from parts of the Programme in accordance with this Regulation or the association agreement itself. |
Amendment 64
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. The Commission shall, on an annual basis, provide the Programme Committee with information on the financial contributions from associated countries and their allocations to the different components of the Programme. |
Amendment 65
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. With the exception of financial instruments under the EIC (Fund) where Union support is provided in the form of a budgetary guarantee or a financial instrument, including where combined with non-repayable support in a blending operation, it shall be exclusively provided through the European Competitiveness Fund InvestEU Instrument and implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund InvestEU Instrument through the contribution or guarantee agreements concluded for that purpose. Where the Programme makes use of the ECF InvestEU Instrument, it shall provide the provisioning for the budgetary guarantee and the financing to financial instruments, including when combined with non-repayable support in the form of a blending operation. | 3. With the exception of financial instruments under the EIC (Fund) where Union support is provided in the form of a budgetary guarantee or a financial instrument, including where combined with non-repayable support in a blending operation, it shall be exclusively provided through the European Competitiveness Fund InvestEU Instrument and implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund InvestEU Instrument through the contribution or guarantee agreements concluded for that purpose. Where the Programme makes use of the ECF InvestEU Instrument, it shall ensure that financial instruments are designed and implemented in a proportionate manner and remain accessible to a wide range of beneficiaries, duly reflecting differences across sectors, business structures and investment capacities. It shall provide the provisioning for the budgetary guarantee and the financing to financial instruments, including when combined with non-repayable support in the form of a blending operation. |
Amendment 66
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to cost, or as simplified cost options in particular through lump sums as well as unit costs for personnel, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise. Where it is necessary to enable other sources of funding including co-investments with national resources subject to State aid rules, funding shall be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement or simplified cost options. | 4. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to cost, or as simplified cost options in particular through lump sums and may be provided as unit costs for personnel, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Costs for personnel may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement as well as unit costs, as appropriate. Other funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise. Where it is necessary to enable other sources of funding including co-investments with national resources subject to State aid rules, funding shall be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement or simplified cost options. Simplified cost options shall be designed to be accessible to small entities and newcomers, including cooperatives, farmers’ organisations, advisory services and entities in rural areas, without creating disproportionate pre-financing burdens or financial risk. The option for reimbursement of actual eligible costs or specific unit costs shall remain available where lump sums would impose a disproportionate administrative risk or burden. |
Amendment 67
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (d) governance arrangements with a mechanism for partners to discuss and agree on the partnerships’ programming and activities. | (d) governance arrangements including mechanisms for partners to discuss and agree on the partnerships’ programming and activities, and ensuring transparency and appropriate involvement of Member States and partners in the preparation, selection, establishment, programming and implementation of the European Partnership. |
Amendment 68
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (b) be established for the purpose of addressing challenges that require a critical mass of resources and a unified and coordinated approach, both in terms of programming and implementation, across actors. | (b) be established for the purpose of addressing challenges that require a critical mass of resources and a unified and coordinated approach, both in terms of programming and implementation, across actors; in the areas of agriculture, food, food security, biotech and bioeconomy, public-private partnerships shall actively involve end users, farmers, cooperatives and private enterprises, including SMEs, to foster knowledge sharing, co-creation, and the upscaling of innovations, in accordance with the multi-actor approach. |
Amendment 69
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 1. Collaborative research shall support the creation of transnational research and innovation cooperation networks, bringing together entities of different disciplines, to support the development and swift diffusion of high-quality results in favour of the Union’s industrial competitiveness, space, security, clean transition, preparedness and resilience, and addressing societal challenges, including culture and creativity, and to strengthen the impact of research in developing and supporting Union policies. | 1. Collaborative research shall support the creation of transnational research and innovation cooperation networks, bringing together entities of different disciplines, to support the development and swift diffusion of high-quality results in favour of the Union’s industrial and agricultural competitiveness, space, security, clean transition, food security, primary production innovation and digitisation, preparedness and resilience, while preserving the long-term and multidisciplinary nature of collaborative research, and addressing societal challenges, including culture and creativity, and to strengthen the impact of research in developing and supporting Union policies, with the involvement of key stakeholders through a multi-actor approach. |
Amendment 70
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Activities shall be carried out in a balanced manner between lower and higher Technology Readiness Levels, thereby covering the whole value chain. | 2. Activities shall be carried out in a balanced manner between lower and higher Technology Readiness Levels, thereby covering the whole value chain. The Programme shall include steering mechanisms such as project cycle and portfolio approaches combining projects of varying TRL levels, in order to increase the impact of collaborative research and facilitate practical applicability and scaling up. |
Amendment 71
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 3. This Programme shall include the collaborative research and innovation activities in a specific dedicated part of the work programmes adopted under Chapters IV to VII of the Regulation (EU) XXX European Competitiveness Fund. Those work programmes shall be adopted in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund Regulation]. | 3. This Programme shall include the collaborative research and innovation activities in a specific dedicated part of the work programmes adopted under Chapters IV to VII of the Regulation (EU) XXX European Competitiveness Fund. Those work programmes shall be adopted in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund Regulation] and Article 4a of this Regulation. |
Amendment 72
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3a. Collaborative research actions in the field of agriculture, food, food security, and bioeconomy shall apply a multi-actor approach that ensures the involvement of practitioners and end-users throughout the research and innovation cycle. |
Amendment 73
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3b. The Programme shall ensure that the active participation of practitioners and end-users, in particular farmers and other primary producers, in collaborative research actions is appropriately supported, including through the eligibility of costs related to their time, expertise and operational contributions, and through transparent and fair conditions for the access, use and reuse of data generated through their participation. |
Amendment 74
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 4. The Programme shall support activities to tackle global societal challenges in the areas of strengthening democratic values and tackling disinformation, including rule of law and fundamental rights; promoting socio-economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, addressing demographic and intergenerational challenges, including from a youth perspective and including migration management and integration of migrants. | 4. The Programme shall support activities to tackle global societal challenges in the areas of strengthening democratic values and tackling disinformation, including rule of law and fundamental rights It shall also acknowledge the special features of research and innovation in agriculture, food and rural areas, including environmental and demographic specificities, the bioeconomy and the prevalence of small-scale business structures, as well as their role in supporting generational renewal and the long-term sustainability of rural areas, and shall promote socio-economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, addressing demographic territorial and intergenerational challenges, including from a youth and gender perspective and including migration management and integration of migrants. |
Amendment 75
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4a. The Programme shall enhance food security, food availability and agricultural production innovation and digitisation, water resilience, animal health, resilience to climate change and market instability, and support the development of European technological alternatives to imported agricultural inputs, including fertilizers, plant protection products and plant proteins, in order to reduce external dependencies, stabilise production costs and strengthen the Union’s economic autonomy. |
Amendment 76
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. The Programme shall contribute to EU Missions notably through the identification of priority actions for R&I funding for the development of new knowledge, technologies, services, and products in view of their goals. Funding for the EU Missions established under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/695 shall be awarded on the basis of work programmes covering up to the budgetary year 2030. | 5. The Programme shall contribute to EU Missions notably through the identification of priority actions for R&I funding for the development of new knowledge, technologies, services, and products in view of their goals. Funding for the EU Missions established under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/695 shall be awarded on the basis of work programmes covering up to the budgetary year 2030 and, where relevant, beyond, in order to ensure long-term continuity and predictability. |
Amendment 77
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1a. The EIC shall ensure seamless innovation from research to practice. The results of collaborative research in pillar II shall be supported with priority towards further uptake and implementation. |
Amendment 78
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1b. The EIC shall pay particular attention to applied innovation in agriculture and agri-food chains, innovation in the field of technologies for primary and secondary processing of agricultural products, in order to strengthen the economic competitiveness of rural areas, in particular through digital solutions, smart mechanisation and technologies, including those tailored to small and medium-sized farms, with economic, environmental or social impact. |
Amendment 79
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion and protection of values and principles of the ERA and the Pact for research and innovation, notably ethics and integrity in research and innovation, freedom of scientific research and gender equality and equal opportunities, and the promotion of attractive research careers and mobility. The funding of the Research and Technology Infrastructures shall contribute to equip the Union with a strong and coherent ecosystem of world-class sustainable facilities and services, building on prioritised pan-European infrastructures and complementary state-of-the-art national capacities and using funding instruments, including European partnerships. The Programme shall contribute up to 20% of the building costs of critical new world-class capacities of European research and technology infrastructures. | 2. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion and protection of values and principles of the ERA and the Pact for research and innovation, notably ethics and integrity in research and innovation, including the 3Rs approach in relation to animal testing, freedom of scientific research and gender equality and equal opportunities, and the promotion of attractive research careers and mobility. The funding of the Research and Technology Infrastructures, including those related to agriculture, food, the bioeconomy and reclaimed water, shall contribute to equip the Union with a strong and coherent ecosystem of world-class sustainable facilities and services, building on prioritised pan-European infrastructures and complementary state-of-the-art national capacities and using funding instruments, including European partnerships. The Programme shall contribute up to 20% of the building costs of critical new world-class capacities of European research and technology infrastructures, or, where appropriate, the upgrading and integration of critical existing research and technology capacities. |
Amendment 80
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. For associated countries, legal entities from the list of eligible countries as defined based on an indicator and published in the work programme shall be fully eligible as coordinators under this component. Legal entities from outermost regions as defined in Article 349 TFEU shall be also eligible as coordinators under this component and shall be subject to the same rules applying to widening countries under this Article, with the exception of paragraph 7. | 4. For associated countries, legal entities from the list of eligible countries as defined based on an indicator and published in the work programme shall be fully eligible as coordinators under this component. Legal entities from outermost regions as defined in Article 349 TFEU and territories facing permanent demographic or natural constraints as defined in Article 174 TFEU shall be also eligible as coordinators under this component and shall be subject to the same rules applying to widening countries under this Article, with the exception of paragraph 7. |
Amendment 81
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (a) capacity building measures; | (a) capacity building measures, including support for research institutions and innovation ecosystems aimed at strengthening capacity for proposal development, project management and long-term skills retention; |
Amendment 82
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. From 2030 onwards access to capacity building measures is restricted to those widening countries that have increased their real expenditure of public investment in research and development in the latest known year compared to the year prior to it. | 7. From 2030 onwards access to capacity building measures is restricted to those widening countries that have increased their real expenditure of public investment in research and development in the latest known year compared to the year prior to it. This assessment shall take into account public investment in research and development by the Member State supported through other Union funding sources, in particular funds addressing structural weaknesses and constraints. |
Amendment 83
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (b) activities aiming at human cloning for reproductive purposes; | (b) activities aiming at human cloning for reproductive purposes and animal cloning in relation to food production or for the development of food products; |
Amendment 84
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), no funding shall be provided in a Member State for a research, technological or demonstration activity which is forbidden in that Member State. | For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), no funding shall be provided in a Member State for a research, technological or demonstration activity which is forbidden in that Member State. Innovation in the agri-food sector shall be guided by the principle of technological neutrality and shall neither result in the elimination or systematic displacement of traditional farming models or traditional dietary patterns within the Union. |
Amendment 85
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 12 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 12a. Where appropriate and duly justified in the light of the objectives laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation, the work programme may provide for more detailed eligibility criteria, including rules for dealing with ex aequo proposals, taking into consideration the objectives of the call for proposals. Additional eligibility criteria may provide for the use of cascade funding mechanisms, in particular to facilitate access for farms, rural SMEs and other local actors to R&I results. The work programme may introduce simplified participation rules for small rural, cooperative and local production entities and businesses to facilitate their access to research and innovation activities. |
Amendment 86
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 12 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 12b. The protection of intellectual property resulting from Union-funded research shall be implemented in a manner that preserves fair competition, accessibility, affordability and citizens' freedom of choice. |
Amendment 87
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1a. Calls for proposals shall follow a two-stage procedure, with details specified in the work programme. Blind evaluation shall be the default assessment method at both stages. |
Amendment 88
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2a. The work programme and calls for proposals shall ensure that application procedures are simple, accessible and proportionate for SMEs, farmers and other relevant actors, including those in rural areas, in order to facilitate their participation and support knowledge transfer and dissemination to enhance the uptake of results in practice. |
Amendment 89
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5a. Where applicants are small entities, including agricultural cooperatives, farmers’ organisations, advisory services or other rural non-profit entities, the work programme may provide for proportionate facilitation measures, including ex ante and simplified guidance, to prevent them from being excluded on purely procedural grounds, without prejudice to sound financial management. |
Amendment 90
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (b) impact; | (b) impact, taking into account the multi-actor approach; |
Amendment 91
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| The work programme shall lay down details concerning the application of the award criteria referred to in paragraph 1. | The work programme shall lay down details concerning the application of the award criteria referred to in paragraph 1 including any weighting and thresholds where relevant. For actions related to agriculture, food, food security, bioeconomy and rural development, the impact criterion shall take account of the potential for uptake by end users, including farmers and actors in rural areas, and of contributions to resilience, natural resource management and food security. |
Amendment 92
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2a. The multi-actor approach shall be mandatory for collaborative research in agriculture, food and food security, except where no end users are available for participation. |
Amendment 93
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Up to 100 % of total eligible costs of an action under the Programme may be reimbursed, except for for-profit legal entities where up to 70% of the total eligible costs may be reimbursed. By way of exception, SMEs shall be eligible for a funding rate of up to 100% of the total eligible costs. | 2. Up to 100 % of total eligible costs of an action under the Programme may be reimbursed, except for for-profit legal entities where up to 70% of the total eligible costs may be reimbursed. By way of exception, SMEs, farmers, fishers and legal entities representing end users in agriculture and rural development, including farmers’ organisations, cooperatives and advisory services, shall be eligible for a funding rate of up to 100% of the total eligible costs. |
Amendment 94
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article 31a | |
| Impact evaluation | |
| When monitoring and evaluating the Programme, in addition to scientific and technological performance, particular account shall be taken of the actual impact of the projects on producers' income, the stability of food production and the sustainability of rural and coastal areas. |
Amendment 95
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point f
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (f) unless otherwise provided for in the work programme or call conditions, develop and regularly update a plan to manage their results, including data; | (f) unless otherwise provided for in the work programme or call conditions, develop and regularly update a plan to manage their results, including data and, where appropriate, a strategy for adoption and transfer to end users; |
Amendment 96
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (ga) in the case of actions relevant to agriculture and rural development, ensure dissemination to AKIS networks, advisory services and end-user organisations, including through practical materials and accessible formats, where applicable in relevant national languages. |
Amendment 97
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article 35a | |
| Committee procedure | |
| The committee procedure referred to in Article 18 of Council Decision [... insert reference to 2025/0544 (CNS)] establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034 shall provide for sub-committees covering collaborative research and innovation activities in distinct subject areas within Chapters as referred to in Article 4. |
Annex: declaration of input 4 paragraphs
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he included in his opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the opinion, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| CEJA, European Council of Young Farmers |
| COPA-COGECA |
| LTO Nederland |
| WUR Wageningen University & Research |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur for opinion.
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
Procedure pages
How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.
Procedure – committee asked for opinion 1 paragraph
| Title | Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 | |
| References | COM(2025)0543 – C10-0164/2025 – 2025/0543(COD) | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | ITRE 23.10.2025 | |
| Opinion by Date announced in plenary | AGRI 23.10.2025 | |
| Rapporteur for opinion Date appointed | Bert-Jan Ruissen 5.1.2026 | |
| Discussed in committee | 28.1.2026 | |
| Date adopted | 8.4.2026 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 44 0 1 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee asked for opinion 3 paragraphs
44 · For
- ECR
- Waldemar Buda, Carlo Fidanza, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Veronika Vrecionová
- ESN
- Ivan David, Tomasz Froelich
- No group
- Katarína Roth Neveďalová
- EPP
- Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Salvatore De Meo, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Herbert Dorfmann, Esther Herranz García, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Stefan Köhler, Willemien Koning, Norbert Lins, Pekka Toveri, Maria Walsh
- Patriots
- Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Julien Leonardelli, Gilles Pennelle, Raffaele Stancanelli
- Renew
- Asger Christensen, Barry Cowen, Jérémy Decerle, Elsi Katainen, Christine Singer
- S&D
- Dragoş Benea, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Maria Grapini, Cristina Maestre, Maria Noichl, Elena Sancho Murillo, Eric Sargiacomo
- The Left
- Luke Ming Flanagan
- Greens
- Cristina Guarda, Martin Häusling, Tilly Metz, Anna Strolenberg
0 · Against
1 · Abstained
- Patriots
- Mireia Borrás Pabón