amendment list, 10 April 2026
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 ITRE-AM-786953 · (COM(2025)0543 – 2025/0543(COD))
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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Amendment 180
Sandro Ruotolo, Saskia Bricmont, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hannah Neumann, Brando Benifei, Alessandro Zan, Annalisa Corrado
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
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| Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) |
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Amendment 181
Sandro Ruotolo, Saskia Bricmont, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hannah Neumann, Brando Benifei, Alessandro Zan, Annalisa Corrado
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Citation 1 b (new)
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| Having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware; |
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Amendment 182
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, András Gyürk, Barbara Bonte
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 and its competitiveness by improving the conditions for the circulation of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology, including within its industrial ecosystem, while promoting all research and innovation (R&I) activities to deliver on the Union’s and its Member States’ strategic priorities and commitments, with a view to reinforcing Europe’s scientific and technological capabilities and enabling the Union to achieve technological catch-up in areas where it lags behind its global competitors. The Programme should reinforce synergies between research and industry, ensure clearer progression across technology readiness levels and enable faster and more efficient pathways from research to market, while reducing duplication and fragmentation across instruments. It should also promote a more structured involvement of industry in priority setting and implementation, thereby strengthening the relevance, scalability and impact of research and innovation actions. Building on a solid foundation for a stronger and more coherent research and innovation policy, the Programme should deliver genuine additionality by accelerating innovation cycles, enhancing industrial leadership and ensuring that investments translate into tangible economic, technological and societal benefits for the Union and its Member States. |
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Amendment 183
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
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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 and resilient, 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, long-term productivity growth, the well-being of its peoples and the Union's values. The EU must foster the proper conditions for excellence-driven R&I to emerge across all its territories, which would contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion, so that no people, communities or regions are left behind. |
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Amendment 184
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Mirosława Nykiel, Borys Budka
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 reinforce its scientific and technological bases by strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) and the overall European research and innovation ecosystem ensuring geographical balance across the Union territories and regions, and strengthened European single market for R&I, in which researchers, innovators, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, enhancing EU competitiveness, and by 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 security and peace, democracy, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples. |
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Amendment 185
Radan Kanev
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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, 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. It should also promote broad and geographically balanced participation of researchers and organisations from all regions of the Union, including those with less developed research and innovation systems |
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Amendment 186
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
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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 reinforce its scientific and technological bases by strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) in which researchers, innovators, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and by 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, democracy, the Union's values and the well-being of its people. In this context, the further development of the ERA should contribute to the effective implementation of the “fifth freedom” towards a complete and efficient single market for R&I. |
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Amendment 187
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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, 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. |
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Amendment 188
Eero Heinäluoma
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 and excellence 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. |
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Amendment 189
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
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| (1 a) The Union faces persistent transversal weaknesses in its research and innovation system, notably the underutilisation of its research and innovation ecosystem, insufficient private investment, difficulties in translating scientific excellence into marketable innovation, uneven knowledge valorisation, scale-up and venture capital gaps, brain drain, and enduring disparities in research and innovation performance across regions, which limit the circulation of knowledge, talent and technology within the European Research Area1a. At the same time, the Union continues to lag behind in a number of strategic technologies and research domains, in particular in digital and other transversal technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain and cybersecurity, as well as in sectors with high research and development intensity, including information and communication technologies, health, advanced semiconductors, biotech, space technologies, advanced materials, batteries, critical raw materials, defence and dual-use technologies, while remaining exposed to supply chain vulnerabilities and foreign dependencies that call for a stronger, more coordinated and future-proof policy approach. Data on global scientific output show that the Union’s share of total and highly cited scientific publications has declined over the past two decades, placing it behind China and the United States, and China has surpassed both in overall publication volume while steadily improving citation impact. The Union remains second in several major sectors such as health, environment, transport and agriculture and shows strengths in areas including renewables, energy efficiency, food chemistry and climate-related technologies. However, its share of global patent applications has also decreased and it trails competitors in key digital technology domains such as semiconductors, computer technologies and digital communications that are expected to drive future growth. | |
| 1a European Commission: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Science, research and innovation performance of the EU, 2024 – A competitive Europe for a sustainable future, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/965670 |
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Amendment 190
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
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| (1 a) The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. These values are not internal to the Union alone; they constitute the foundation upon which the Union engages with the rest of the world, as reflected in Article 21 TEU, which requires the Union's external action to be guided by the principles that have inspired its own creation. The Programme is furthermore a key instrument of the Union's science diplomacy, through which the Union builds bridges with partners across the world, fosters the free circulation of knowledge and researchers, and projects its values on the global stage. Openness to international collaboration is therefore not merely a feature of the Programme but a strategic objective in its own right. |
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Amendment 191
Eszter Lakos
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
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| (1 a) In this spirit, research and early-stage innovation should remain primarily driven by a bottom-up approach and be primarily driven by the civilian character of the Programme. However, due to the volatile geopolitical landscape, the evolving nature of security threats, and the increasingly frequent possibility for spillovers of civilian technologies in the defence domain, it is essential to allow the possibility for activities with dual-use potential to be financed under this Programme. Where actions demonstrate a credible pathway to defence application, the deployment and industrialisation of such results shall be supported under Union instruments designed for those purposes, in accordance with the specific conditions of the relevant regulations, in particular Regulation (EU) XXX [European Competitiveness Fund]. |
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Amendment 192
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
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| (1 b) Artificial intelligence constitutes a key transversal technology for strengthening the Union’s scientific, technological and innovation capacity, and therefore requires a strategic and coordinated focus at Union level. As set out in the European Commission – A European Strategy on Artificial Intelligence in Science – RAISE1b, accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence by European scientists across all disciplines and developing leading European AI scientific models is essential to improve the quality, productivity and impact of research. That strategy proposes the establishment of RAISE as a virtual European institute pooling and coordinating essential resources, including computing capacity, data, excellence, talent and funding, across the Union, Member States and private stakeholders, and pursues complementary objectives of advancing cutting-edge research in AI and fostering its uptake in science, including through doctoral networks, dedicated access to AI computing infrastructures and support to AI-driven research projects and start-ups. It also promotes a coordinated European approach to artificial intelligence in science as a means to strengthen competitiveness, close the innovation gap and enhance Europe’s technological leadership. It further foresees the development and scaling of technological infrastructures, including AI Factories, Gigafactories and enhanced cloud and data-centre capacity, to support researchers, innovators and start-ups, alongside actions to facilitate private investment and secure data-sharing frameworks, thereby fostering innovation and accelerating the deployment of artificial intelligence. | |
| 1b COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL A European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Science Paving the way for the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE) COM/2025/724 final, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025DC0724 |
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Amendment 193
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
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| (1 c) Accelerating space research and innovation strengthens the Union’s global competitiveness and strategic autonomy in the space sector in the face of rapid technological advances and growing international competition, notably in areas such as space transportation, telecommunications, satellite cloud solutions and emerging domains including in-orbit servicing, robotics, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies1c. Transformative developments, including reusable and heavy-lift launch vehicles, large satellite mega-constellations and shorter satellite lifecycles, require sustained innovation in manufacturing, deployment and replacement capacities. This effort also relies on strengthened collaborative frameworks and pooled resources among public authorities, agencies, academia, research organisations and industry, together with reinforced skills development and higher-education programmes in space technologies. It supports the emergence of future orbital and in-space economies, including satellite servicing, debris removal, in-space assembly and manufacturing, space-based data infrastructures and space resource extraction activities such as space mining and utilisation of extraterrestrial resources, thereby contributing to Europe’s technological leadership, industrial resilience and long-term competitiveness. At the same time, greater emphasis should be placed on the market uptake of disruptive technologies, including advanced digital infrastructures, artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum technologies, blockchain, connectivity technologies such as 5G and 6G, Internet-of-Things applications, launch capabilities and advanced manufacturing solutions, as well as digital twins and modelling tools for spacecraft design and production. Unlocking Europe’s innovation potential across Member States, fostering synergies between space, defence and other industrial ecosystems, and combining targeted top-down initiatives with open bottom-up instruments, including grants, investment, procurement and prize-based funding, in cooperation with public and private partners, further reinforces the Union’s innovation capacity. | |
| 1c COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A vision for the European Space Economy COM/2025/336 final https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52025DC0336 |
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Amendment 194
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)
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| (1 d) The Framework Programme should rely on a comprehensive approach to consolidate Europe’s excellence in quantum science and to support its industrial transformation through coordinated research and innovation actions across quantum computing, communication and sensing technologies1d. It should develop sustainable and scalable quantum infrastructures, including pilot lines, design tools, distributed sensing systems and dedicated facilities such as quantum computing and sensing infrastructures, in order to support production, prototyping and industrial deployment. It should also drive the translation of scientific advances into real-world applications in key public and industrial sectors, covering the full pathway from laboratory research to industrial fabrication and market uptake, while strengthening intellectual property protection and connecting quantum start-ups with European industry to build a resilient ecosystem. At the same time, it should foster the development of a diverse and world-class quantum workforce through coordinated education and training programmes, mobility schemes and fellowship initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining global talent. It should further support mission-oriented initiatives such as Quantum Grand Challenges, bringing together research organisations, industry and public actors to address strategic technological objectives, thereby strengthening Europe’s technological leadership, competitiveness and strategic autonomy in quantum technologies. | |
| 1d COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Quantum Europe Strategy: Quantum Europe in a Changing World COM/2025/363 final https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025DC0363 |
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Amendment 195
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)
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| (1 e) While recognising that social sciences and humanities can contribute to the European research landscape, Union and Member States’ priorities are predominantly driven by science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in light of persistent skills shortages and growing labour market needs in strategic sectors. In this context, a highly skilled workforce constitutes the backbone of the European economy and requires the strengthening of human capital, skills and education systems as key drivers of productivity, innovation and competitiveness, with a particular focus on STEM skills, digital and artificial intelligence literacy, improved digital skills assessment, and enhancing the attractiveness and preparedness of teaching and research careers in STEM fields. Strengthening STEM education across all levels, including vocational, tertiary and doctoral education, through modernised curricula, innovative teaching methods, stronger vocational pathways and enhanced cooperation between education providers, research organisations and industry, is essential to build effective pipelines from education to innovation, start-ups and scale-ups. A comprehensive and inclusive skills strategy should foster closer links between education, research and industry ecosystems and support the translation of ideas into market-ready technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotechnology and clean technologies, thereby ensuring a future-oriented workforce capable of supporting the Union’s long-term competitiveness1e. | |
| 1e COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A STEM Education Strategic Plan: skills for competitiveness and innovation COM/2025/89 final https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025DC0089 Council Recommendation of 9 March 2026 on human capital in the European Union ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1687/oj |
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Amendment 196
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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’) with an exclusive civilian nature and primary civilian focus, while ensuring proper articulation and synergies with the Specific Programme on defence research established under the ECF Regulation, to further valorise and exploit results of activities of main value for defence purposes, which should strengthen excellence, resilience, sustainability, technological leadership, security, and social cohesion in the most efficient way, avoiding unnecessary duplication, inconsistency and administrative burden for researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Hence, full complementarity should be ensured between the Programme and the Specific Programme on defence research, and implementation of both should strive to maximise the benefits of their activities for the entire society. |
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Amendment 197
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
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’). This should contribute to the strengthening of competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, technological leadership and social cohesion, as well as to supporting the green transition and digital transformation, strengthening open strategic autonomy, accelerating the transfer of research results to the market and society, and promoting international collaboration and skills development within the European Research Area. |
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Justification
There is a need for swifter transfer of research results to the market and society and for their timelier implementation, as well as to promote international collaboration and skills development within the European Research Area.
Amendment 198
Radan Kanev
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, sustainability, technological leadership, and social cohesion and support the Union’s competitiveness by promoting open and secure scientific cooperation that builds trusted and equitable partnerships, notably with low- and middle-income countries, in line with the emerging European Framework for Science Diplomacy. |
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Justification
The programme is primarily about driving research excellence in Europe, but it could play a key role in promoting scientific freedom, championing international collaboration globally, and presents an opportunity to develop EU soft power in the current geopolitical context.
Amendment 199
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Mirosława Nykiel, Borys Budka
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 autonomous Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034 (the ‘Programme’), which should strengthen research and innovation capacities of the Union, its competitiveness, security, resilience, sustainability, technological leadership, and social cohesion across all European Union Member States and regions, as well as promote broader participation especially in Member States with a lower research and innovation performance level .. |
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Amendment 200
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
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, sustainability, technological leadership, and social cohesion and support the Union’s competitiveness by promoting open and secure scientific cooperation that builds trusted and equitable partnerships, in line with the emerging European Framework for Science Diplomacy. |
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Amendment 201
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo, Anthony Smith
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 social cohesion, sustainability, scientific excellence, strategic autonomy, democratic resilience and high-quality public-interest innovation, while ensuring that competitiveness remains subordinate to social, environmental and territorial objectives. |
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Amendment 202
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
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 fundamental research, competitiveness, Universities and public research institutes, intellectual activities, resilience, sustainability, technological leadership, and social cohesion. |
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Amendment 203
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
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 scientific and technological leadership and excellence of the EU, its competitiveness, security, resilience and sovereignty, sustainability, and social cohesion |
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Amendment 204
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli, Barbara Bonte
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 and its Member States' R&I investments, the Union together with its Member States 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, future-proofing, technological leadership, and social cohesion. |
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Amendment 205
Sofie Eriksson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 scientific and technological leadership and excellence, competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, and social cohesion. |
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Amendment 206
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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, sustainability, technological leadership, ocean stewardship, and social cohesion. |
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Amendment 207
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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, sustainability, technological leadership, territorial and social cohesion. |
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Amendment 208
Aura Salla
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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, scientific excellence, sustainability, technological leadership. |
Or. en
Justification
Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, is designed to promote scientific excellence. As a research programme, it should not serve as a cohesion instrument. Maintaining a clear focus on excellence is essential to ensure the quality of research and innovation outcomes, and to strengthen competitiveness.
Amendment 209
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Eszter Lakos, Radan Kanev, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Winzig, Tomas Tobé, Aura Salla, Angelika Niebler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) Democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights constitute foundational values of the Union, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. The European Democracy Shield seeks to strengthen the resilience of democratic institutions and processes against foreign interference, information manipulation and systemic threats to open societies. Free, independent and pluralistic science, supported by academic freedom and the freedom of scientific research, is indispensable to the functioning of democratic polities: it sustains informed public deliberation, equips citizens and policymakers with reliable evidence, and provides the critical scrutiny upon which self-government depends. The Framework Programme should contribute to the objectives of the European Democracy Shield by supporting research on the threats confronting contemporary democracies — including disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference, polarisation and the decline of civic trust — and by fostering the scientific understanding, tools and evidence base required to protect and promote European democracy, its institutions, and the fundamental rights and values on which the Union is founded. |
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Amendment 210
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) The programme will be implemented through work programmes adopted by the European Commission through implementing acts. In this context, it is necessary to ensure an engagement of Member States and regions in this process, namely allow Member States and regions to participate in the development and implementation of the work programmes. Furthermore, it is necessary to establish instruments enabling Member States to monitor the implementation of the work programmes, which would contribute to greater transparency and allow for a higher alignment of the programme with the actual needs and challenges faced by Member States and regions, securing a higher thematic balance and effective alignment with national and regional investment, initiatives and capacities. |
Or. en
Amendment 211
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) The Programme should support the creation, better diffusion and transfer of excellent knowledge, innovation and advanced 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 across the Union and beyond, and strengthen 1the 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, including Eastern border, and in the regions struggling with decarbonization thus contributing to closing the R&I gap within the EU and with global leaders. |
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Amendment 212
András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) The Programme should aim to strengthen collaborative links in Europe thereby contributing to reducing the R&I divide, while respecting the principle of excellence. |
Or. en
Justification
The R&I divide should be addressed as a standalone issue, therefore a new recital is proposed.
Amendment 213
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
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]3 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 economy and investment strategy, ensuring coherence and complementarity with other Union initiatives, including the European Competitiveness Fund established by Regulation (EU) [XXX] and the National and Regional Partnership Plans established by Regulation (EU) [XXX]. The Commission shall establish robust governance mechanisms enabling continuous dialogue between Pillar II and the European Competitiveness Fund, including joint strategic fora, transparent coordination structures and regular exchanges between DG RTD, other Commission services, Member States and relevant actors, in order to ensure a seamless innovation pipeline from early research to deployment, without gaps, duplication or unnecessary procedural burdens. The Commission shall clarify the roles, mandates and decision rights of the Competitiveness Coordination Tool, the ECF Strategic Stakeholders Board and related advisory bodies, ensure balanced representation of research actors alongside industrial stakeholders, define clear TRL progression pathways and establish concrete bridging instruments between FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund. It shall also specify the design of any ARPA-like structures and the role of portfolio managers in linking pillars and coordinating large-scale initiatives, while preserving Horizon Europe’s core mission, scientific autonomy and programme integrity. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 214
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
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]3 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 economy and investment strategy, guaranteeing coherence and complementarity with other Union initiatives, including the European competitiveness Fund established by Regulation (EU) XXXXXXX, which will focus on accelerated development, implementation, and industrial competitiveness and turning Europe’s strongest R&I into scale-up and deployment at European scale. All Work Programmes and related comitology under this Regulation should be established, managed, and adopted exclusively within the framework of this Regulation, independent of other Union instruments. Notwithstanding this independence, a structural linkage should be established to facilitate the transition of technologies. For activities under the Programme that reach a pre-defined level of maturity or technological readiness (TRL), a dedicated coordination mechanism should be triggered. This should include regular joint meetings of the respective committee configurations of the Programme and the European Competitiveness Fund to ensure seamless handovers, avoid duplication, and synchronize investment priorities. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 215
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Radan Kanev, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler, Pilar del Castillo Vera
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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme is tightly connected to Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund] by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. The European Competitiveness Fund will strengthen the Union's innovative capacity by providing support to the roll-out of the most successful and needed outcomes of projects funded by the Programme, or its predecessors. This also requires that all procedures related to Work Programmes under this Regulation have to be set up under this Regulation exclusively, while joint meetings of programme committee configurations from the Programme and European Competitiveness Fund with related or overlapping topics should be convened by the Commission on a regular basis. These meetings should be based on substantive deliberations and documentation, enabling effective coordination, alignment of work programmes and, where appropriate, joint strategic planning. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
Or. en
Justification
Clarification of AM 2 of the Draft Report. Clarifies the language by making it suitable for both implementing acts and delegated acts, considering that Pillar 2 Work Programmes should be delegated acts. Also clarifies where the responsibility lies for convening joint meetings and that these should be substantive meetings, not pro forma meetings.
Amendment 216
Morten Løkkegaard, Bart Groothuis
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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme is tightly connected to Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. The European Competitiveness Fund should, among others, strengthen the Union's innovative capacity by introducing a scheme that allocates funding to the valorisation of the most successful and needed outcomes of projects funded by the Programme, or its predecessors. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 217
Dario Nardella, Stefano Bonaccini, Giorgio Gori, Cristina Maestre, Camilla Laureti, Maria Grapini, Elena Sancho Murillo, Eric Sargiacomo, André Franqueira Rodrigues
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme should be tightly connected with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]3 based on clear and transparent governance rules, and by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. Such linkage should ensure the effective transition of research and innovation outcomes into deployment and uptake within strategic value chains, including agri-food value chains and rural areas. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
Or. en
Justification
The linkage between the European Climate Fund and Horizon Europe must be underpinned by clear and transparent governance rules, ensuring fair and equal conditions for all participants. A well-defined governance framework is essential to guarantee legal certainty, avoid overlap or inconsistency between the two instruments, and ensure that research and innovation results effectively translate into deployment and uptake across strategic value chains.
Amendment 218
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Pietro Fiocchi, Carlo Fidanza, Anna Zalewska
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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme should be tightly and with clear and transparent governance rules connected with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. This linkage should ensure that research and innovation results effectively translate into deployment and uptake in strategic value chains, including agri-food value chains and rural areas. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 219
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) In addition, given the foundational role of scientific knowledge for technological sovereignty, sustainability and competitiveness, the Programme should be well articulated with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund] in order to ensure that the Union’s economy and investment strategy scales up and further valorises excellent results carried out in the Union under the Programme. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 220
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) Collaborative research and innovation activitities under the Programme can be complemented by activites under other Union's programmes and funds such as Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 221
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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]3 by placing research and innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy. | (3) The Programme should be connected with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [European Competitiveness Fund]3 by placing technological innovation at the heart of the Union’s economy and investment strategy most adapted to the market, considering the importance of the transition from low TRLs to high TRLs. |
| 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] | 3 OJ C […], […], p. […] |
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Amendment 222
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3 a) Such a connection must not undermine the programme’s autonomy, integrity, visibility and predictability. FP10 should therefore remain a stand-alone programme with its own legal base, budget, branding and independent governance, exclusively dedicated to financing research and innovation. While closer coordination and common rules may improve administrative efficiency, FP10 may be linked to, but should neither be absorbed into nor managed by, the European Competitiveness Fund. This is necessary to avoid legal uncertainty, delays, loss of mission clarity and the risk of diverting funding away from universities, SMEs and investigator-driven science. It is also essential to preserve Horizon Europe’s identity as a science-driven framework supporting the full research-to-innovation chain in the public interest. Particular caution is required to ensure that political steering and dependence on mirrored policy windows within the European Competitiveness Fund do not lead to greater over-prescription. |
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Amendment 223
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Barbara Bonte
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3 b) The articulation between the ECF and the FP10 should constitute an institutional bridge between upstream research and downstream competitiveness instruments and serve as a means to frame innovation policy as a core lever of EU competitiveness. Appropriate industry involvement in thematic platforms and project evaluation criteria reflecting commercial relevance, industrial impact and sector-specific value-chain constraints remains necessary to strengthen strategic autonomy, reduce fragmentation and support long-term industrial research and innovation roadmaps. Such linkage can help cover the entire innovation cycle by connecting research funding with deployment instruments, market uptake mechanisms and industrial policy tools, and by supporting a coherent pipeline from fundamental research to market entry, provided that governance arrangements ensure continuity across programming cycles, coordinated TRL progression and alignment between policy windows and Horizon Europe Pillar II activities. |
Or. en
Amendment 224
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3 c) The governance of Pillar II, in close articulation with the European Competitiveness Fund, should be based on an open framework that prevents any form of gatekeeping around non-representative consortia, while ensuring a constant and structured involvement, in priority, of Member States, major industrial federations and university federations, alongside SMEs, regional actors, philanthropy and civil society. Early, structured and regular consultation across all phases, including strategy design, work programmes and implementation, is essential to ensure relevance, uptake and impact. In this respect, instruments such as European Technology Platforms play an important role in aligning research priorities with sectoral needs and in bridging policymakers, researchers and practitioners. Clear roles for industry in shaping priorities, designing calls and overseeing implementation should be ensured, while preserving openness, competition and accessibility. At the same time, universities and University Alliances shall be taken into account in this governance architecture, given their central role in structuring the European research and innovation ecosystem. These alliances promote cross-border collaboration, mobility of students and researchers, and the sharing of knowledge and infrastructures, and have demonstrated their capacity to act as platforms for pan-European experimentation and deeper integration of research and innovation activities despite fragmented governance and project-based funding. |
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Amendment 225
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 d (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3 d) The independence of Pillar I should be fully maintained, and any introduction of top-down thematic directionality must not undermine its bottom-up, curiosity-driven nature. Targeted calls addressing specific skills needs may be useful if carefully managed, but they must not weaken the core logic of the ERC and MSCA, which is essential for sustaining basic research excellence and Europe’s capacity to generate disruptive knowledge. For this purpose, the use of industry grants may be expanded to strengthen the link between fundamental research and competitiveness, while preserving the autonomy of research. |
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Amendment 226
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 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, including by integrating the gender perspective and the principle of non-discrimination into all stages of the programme, from design and implementation to monitoring and evaluation, while also ensuring there is equitable access to funding, in particular for women, inclusive participation of all the relevant actors and that diversity is taken into account in research and innovation content. |
Or. ro
Justification
Research is an area in which women have lesser access than men, especially when it comes to funding for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises, which are enterprises that can and do play an important role in this area if assisted.
Amendment 227
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 ensure 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. To this end, the Program should mainstream gender in a cross-cutting and mandatory manner, including the gender dimension in R&I content to eradicate the structural causes of intersectional gender equalities. Moreover, gender balance should be required in evaluation panels, boards of directors, and expert groups, ensuring equal representation within decision-making bodies. |
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Amendment 228
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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) In the field of research and innovation, the Union shall be committed to a strictly merit-based approach whereby access to funding, participation in activities and career progression are determined solely on the basis of scientific excellence, competence and performance, regardless of gender or any other identity-based characteristic, 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 229
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 in R&D 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. |
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Amendment 230
Ivars Ijabs, Emma Wiesner, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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. |
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Amendment 231
Ivars Ijabs, Emma Wiesner, Elisabetta Gualmini, Anna Stürgkh, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Bart Groothuis, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) (new) Academic freedom is one of the fundamental values of the Union, enshrined in Article 13 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and remains essential to the integrity and future of the European Union research and innovation systems. In a context where this freedom is increasingly challenged both within Europe and globally—through pressures on researchers, constraints on academic expression, and growing political and institutional interference—their protection and promotion must be treated as a strategic priority. Any weakening of academic freedom, whether through external pressures or internal erosion, undermines the foundations of democracy, open inquiry and evidence-based policymaking. Academic freedom must be understood as encompassing the freedom to research, to teach and learn, and to exercise academic expression, and depends on key enabling conditions such as institutional autonomy, self-governance, secure working conditions and adequate funding. Ensuring robust legal safeguards and institutional support for academic freedom across all countries associated with Union programmes is therefore indispensable to uphold democratic values, maintain scientific excellence, and preserve trust in international research cooperation. |
Or. en
Amendment 232
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) Science, technology and social structures are inherently interlinked, with their evolution being mutually shaped and interdependent. The development, diffusion and uptake of technologies are significantly influenced by social factors and may lead to unintended transformations of societal structures. Addressing these dynamics requires the Programme to provide strong interdisciplinarity, in particular through the enhanced integration of social sciences and humanities throughout the research and innovation process, including from the earliest stages of technology development, and to dedicate sufficient resources and effort to it. |
Or. en
Amendment 233
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) Since women are affected by a range of gender-specific barriers to accessing healthcare and suffer from a lack of gender-sensitive medical research, leading to delays in diagnostics and timely access to effective treatments, increased efforts and investments in research and innovation activities focused on closing the gender health gap, through the development of new and improved health tools for conditions that affect women specifically, differently and disproportionately, are needed and should be systematically integrated in the Horizon Programme. |
Or. en
Amendment 234
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
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| (4 a) The Programme should actively promote the use of the results of publicly funded research and innovation, and of scientific evidence at large, to promote creation of the evidence-based public policies at all levels. Special emphasis should be placed on ensuring that scientific insights are accessible and relevant to decision makers and citizens. |
Or. en
Amendment 235
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, András Gyürk, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
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 priorities of the Union and its Member States as identified in relevant documents published by the Commission, European Parliament resolutions and in Council conclusions, and shall be articulated with the priorities set by Member States in their respective multiannual programming frameworks, in full respect of their institutional models, national competences and academic systems and university traditions, while ensuring sufficient predictability for the budget implementation. |
Or. en
Amendment 236
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Eszter Lakos, Radan Kanev, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Winzig, Aura Salla, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
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 decisions should duly consider how science, research and innovation can best contribute to 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. This consideration should be based on the reality that investments in science, research and innovation now are the foundation for the Union's capacity to react to policy needs in the future. |
Or. en
Amendment 237
Niels Flemming Hansen
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 responsive and less prescriptive programme. To that effect, and in line with the objectives of the Programme, the funding should be designed to be expert-driven and with shorter turnover than in previous Framework Programmes. |
Or. en
Amendment 238
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 cater for the possible evolution of 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, and for the support of basic research and of research and innovation activities related to main global societal challenges. |
Or. en
Amendment 239
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
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, as well as take into account priorities and needs in individual Member States and regions, while ensuring sufficient predictability for beneficiaries in order to enable effective budget implementation. |
Or. en
Amendment 240
Jussi Saramo
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 sufficient predictability for carrying out long- and short-term R&I activities, especially in fundamental research, as well as for the budget implementation. |
Or. en
Amendment 241
Morten Løkkegaard, Bart Groothuis
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, agile and less prescriptive programme. To that effect, and in line with the objectives of the Programme, the funding allocation should be expert-driven and duly consider the evolving policy needs and Union’s priorities, while ensuring sufficient predictability for the budget implementation. |
Or. en
Amendment 242
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
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 by experts and in relevant documents published by the Commission, European Parliament resolutions and in Council conclusions, while ensuring sufficient predictability for the budget implementation setting a minimum annual budget for each part of the Programme. |
Or. en
Amendment 243
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
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 and simplified 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 and flexibility. |
Or. en
Amendment 244
Dario Nardella, Stefano Bonaccini, Giorgio Gori, Cristina Maestre, Camilla Laureti, Maria Grapini, Elena Sancho Murillo, Eric Sargiacomo, André Franqueira Rodrigues
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 all 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. |
Or. en
Justification
Flexibility in expenditure should apply horizontally across all sectors when circumstances so require. A sector-neutral approach ensures that support can be directed where it is most needed, reflecting the diversity of beneficiaries and operational realities, and avoids creating unjustified disparities in the treatment of participants across different fields.
Amendment 245
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Carlo Fidanza, Anna Zalewska
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 all 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 246
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
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| (5 a) Collaborative research and innovation activities under Chapter V ‘Health, Biotech, Agriculture, Food Production, Food Security and Bioeconomy’ of the European Competitiveness Fund 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 247
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
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 are designed to further simplify access, enhance openness, and maximize the impact of Union funding. The principle of openness should be understood as applying where appropriate and as far as possible, with a preference for cooperation with Member States and associated countries over candidate and other third countries, including those with which the Union has concluded Free Trade Agreements, Partnership and Cooperation Agreements or Economic Partnership Agreements. Adopting a nuanced, granular and purpose-driven approach to international cooperation, and taking into account vulnerabilities of research and innovation to foreign interference and security risks, openness towards associated and third countries should remain conditional and proportionate, in accordance with the principle “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”, and with due regard to the Union’s and Member States’ strategic interests, security and public order. |
Or. en
Amendment 248
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 are designed to further simplify access, enhance openness, and maximize the impact of Union funding by fostering transnational collaboration, promoting transparency in project selection and implementation, and facilitating access to results for the widest possible audience, including academia, the private sector and civil society. |
Or. ro
Justification
Extensive cooperation between regions and Member States across different strands is beneficial for the European Union and for the rapid implementation of projects and the dissemination of results for the benefit of all actors.
Amendment 249
Katri Kulmuni, Asger Christensen
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 are designed to further simplify access, enhance openness, and maximize the impact of Union funding. Furthermore, the participation of newcomers and SMEs has to be facilitated to include new ideas and avoid the dominance of incumbents. |
Or. en
Justification
Increasing the participation of newcomers and SMEs is crucial to create new ideas and approaches for research and innovation and avoid a dominance of incumbents as beneficiaries. Therefore, the European Commission should be forced to facilitate their participation in supported projects by providing bonuses, calls targeted specifically towards newcomers and SMEs or by providing other forms of incentives ensuring that more SMEs become part of project consortia. The 20% target for SMEs in the former Horizon 2020 program worked well in this direction and increased the participation of newcomers and SMEs.
Amendment 250
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 by the end of the Programme. 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. Considering that, according to past statistics, the Framework Programme represents only 7% of public spending in R&I in the Union, the Programme should be implemented in a way that delivers mutually reinforcing synergies and is close coordination with other relevant national programmes, as well as with relevant EU instruments, notably the European Competitiveness Fund, the NRPP and the Innovation Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 251
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 closing 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 and using existing Union-level statistical frameworks. Achieving the GDP target for R&D would require Member States and the private sector to complement the Programme with their own reinforced investment actions in research, development and innovation. |
Or. en
Amendment 252
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 and using existing Union-level statistical frameworks. 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 and a key driver of long-term economic growth, productivity and global competitiveness. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 253
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 investment as a priority and, where appropriate, complementary private investment in R&I, while ensuring that Union support does not primarily serve to de-risk private capital without adequate social, territorial and environmental return 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 254
Letizia Moratti, Massimiliano Salini, Fulvio Martusciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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. 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 Programme should encourage, through specific actions, the development of technological infrastructures, including pilot calls for proposals. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 255
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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. 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, including through cross-border and transnational collaborative actions that leverage the capacities of all actors. 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. |
Or. ro
Justification
It is important that Member States, through the competent authorities, work together with the private sector to enhance the Programme through investment in research, development and innovation, including cross-border and transnational collaborative actions, which will capitalise on the capacities of all actors.
Amendment 256
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, by supporting long-term scientific and technological performance and reinforcing the conditions for effective valorisation of research results. Quantitative expenditure targets alone are not sufficient to reflect research and innovation performance and should not prevail over qualitative, impact and outcome-based indicators. Progress should therefore be assessed on the basis of a balanced set of indicators, including inter alia scientific excellence, quality and impact of publications, patenting activity, technological leadership, effectiveness of knowledge transfer, lab-to-market pathways, industrial uptake, and the capacity of innovative companies to scale up and compete globally. The Programme should incentivise Member States and the private sector to complement the Programme with their own reinforced investment actions in research, development and innovation, while respecting national research strategies, institutional models and funding priorities. Member States shall set their own research and development intensity goals. |
Or. en
Amendment 257
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Radan Kanev, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7 a) The governance of the Programme's collaborative research and innovation activities should be guided by Councils composed of prominent experts from science, innovation, industry and civil society, and implemented by expert teams empowered to design calls for proposals within the general thematic priorities; the general thematic priorities, including the budget available to each priority, will be set out in the Work Programmes adopted by Commission through Delegated Acts. These shall be adopted in accordance with the Common Understanding on Delegated Acts and in particular the second chapter of the Common Understanding on consultation in the preparation and drawing-up of delegated acts. This ensures structured and early involvement of Member States' experts, the Parliament and the Council. The Work Programmes will cover three years, with each last year overlapping with the first year of the next Work Programme. This gives the expert teams enough time to work and offers predictability to applicants, while maintaining the needed flexibility over time. The observatory on emerging technologies established under the European Competitiveness Fund should play an important role in preparing the Work Programmes. This approach reflects the recommendation from the Draghi report to leave the management of the Programme to people with a proven track record at the frontier of innovation and is in line with the recommendation from the Report of Commission Expert Group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe of 6 December 2024 (the ‘Heitor report’) to establish dedicated Councils to guide collaborative research and innovation. The interplay between the Commission, the Councils, the expert teams and the Programme Committees creates a system that allows public authorities to retain full control over funding allocation while enabling experts to deliver an frontier and agile Programme. In order to fulfil their role effectively, lead experts and their expert teams should be engaged on a fulltime basis, ensuring the depth of commitment and continuity of expertise required to design high-quality calls and to engage meaningfully with the broader research and innovation ecosystem. Expert teams should proactively engage with relevant actors from industry, academia, civil society and the investment community in order to gather strategic intelligence on emerging needs, technological developments and market dynamics, so that calls reflect real-world opportunities and challenges. Furthermore, expert teams should accompany the projects selected under the calls for which they are responsible throughout the project lifecycle, providing support, facilitating access to relevant networks and fostering connections between projects where there is common interest or where closer coordination would generate added value for the Union. |
Or. en
Justification
This amendment is identical to amendment 5 from the Draft Report but corrects one mistake in that amendment. Amendment 5 refers to the examination procedure, which applies to Implementing Acts, while the Work Programmes are to be adopted as delegated acts, in line with the Common Understanding to ensure Member State expert consultation, as well as involvement of Parliament and Council, prior to the adoption of the delegated act.
Amendment 258
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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| (7 a) The governance of the Programme's collaborative research and innovation activities should be guided by Councils composed of prominent experts from science, innovation, industry and civil society drawn from across disciplines and sectors, and implemented by expert teams; the general thematic priorities, including the budget available to each priority, will be set out in the Work Programmes adopted by Commission under examination procedure. The Work Programmes will cover three years, with each last year overlapping with the first year of the next Work Programme. This gives the expert teams enough time to work and offers predictability to applicants, while maintaining the needed flexibility over time. The observatory on emerging technologies established under the European Competitiveness Fund should also play an important role in preparing the Work Programmes. The interplay between the Commission, the Councils, the expert teams and the Programme Committees creates a system that allows public authorities to retain full control over funding allocation while enabling experts to deliver an frontier and agile Programme. The governance framework should ensure that the Commission retains full and effective responsibility for proposing to the programme committee representatives the definition of priorities, the content of calls for proposals and the allocation of funding, in accordance with the objectives of the Programme. Councils and expert teams should provide independent advisory input and strategic analysis and should not exercise decision-making powers in the preparation or adoption of Work Programmes or calls for proposals. Their work should reflect a balanced consideration of scientific excellence, long-term research needs and societal challenges, and should not be driven exclusively by short-term industrial or market considerations. Expert teams should proactively engage with relevant actors from industry, academia, civil society and the investment community in order to gather strategic intelligence on emerging needs, technological and societal developments including market dynamics, so that calls reflect real-world opportunities and challenges including those relating to the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, expert teams should accompany the projects selected under the calls for which they are responsible throughout the project lifecycle, providing support, facilitating access to relevant networks and fostering connections between projects where there is common interest or where closer coordination would generate added value for the Union. |
Or. en
Amendment 259
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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| (7 a) Synergies should also be strengthened between the Programme and other relevant EU, national and regional programmes and instruments. For this purpose, the Programme should facilitate the recognition of excellent actions that deserve to be prioritised at EU, national or regional level, in particular for those that could not be financed due to budgetary constraints, through the granting of a Seal of Excellence. Furthermore, in order to further tighten the links between local innovation ecosystems and the Programme, and to further facilitate the uptake of excellent projects supported at national and regional level, the Programme should implement a facilitated access to excellent activities already supported by dedicated innovation programmes at national or regional level, under the EIC Transition activities. To ensure fairness, transparency and a level playing field across the Union, the recognition of national and regional programmes for that purpose should be subject to a certification by the Commission based on transparent, objective and verifiable criteria. |
Or. en
Amendment 260
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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| (7 a) Strengthening the Union’s competitiveness and long-term resilience should prioritise excellence in R&I together with boosting territorial capacity to generate, absorb and deploy innovation across the Union. In this regard, Cohesion Policy investments in research and innovation represent a core driver of economic transformation and convergence, enabling regions to build functioning innovation ecosystems, upgrade industrial value chains and translate research outcomes into productivity, quality jobs and long-term productivity growth. Therefore, in the next Multiannual Financial Framework, a particular emphasis should be given to a stronger coordination and complementarity between Horizon Europe and Cohesion Policy to avoid fragmentation, duplication or sub-optimal use of public resources. |
Or. en
Amendment 261
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Anna Stürgkh, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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| (7 a) (new) (7b) Expert-led governance of the Programme, including through dedicated Councils and expert teams empowered to design calls for proposals and engage with the research and innovation ecosystem, is essential to ensuring the scientific quality and strategic relevance of funded actions. However, the proximity between those responsible for designing calls and those evaluating the proposals submitted under them creates a structural risk of conflict of interest that must be addressed through robust procedural safeguards. The evaluation of proposals shall therefore be carried out on a blind basis, ensuring that evaluators do not have access to the identity of applicants or their institutional affiliations during the assessment of excellence. |
Or. en
Amendment 262
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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| (7 a) The Programme shall take into account the rapid development and transformative potential of artificial intelligence technologies across research and innovation domains. It shall promote their responsible, ethical, trustworthy and human-centric use in line with Union values and applicable legal frameworks. Given the fast-evolving nature of artificial intelligence, the Programme should ensure a flexible and forward-looking approach, including appropriate monitoring of its use and impacts, in order to support excellence, safeguard research integrity and maximise societal and economic benefits over time. |
Or. en
Amendment 263
Eszter Lakos
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7 a) Excellence in research and innovation is fundamental to Europe’s competitiveness and can be fully achieved only when all Member States are empowered to contribute, requiring a stronger and more cohesive European Research Area that closes persistent innovation gaps, promotes inclusive participation, and advances development, commercialisation and internationalisation in key strategic technologies in coherence with the objectives of the European Competitiveness Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 264
Morten Løkkegaard, Emma Wiesner
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7 a) The governance of the Programme's collaborative research and innovation activities should be implemented by cross-disciplinary expert teams, including from fundamental and applied sciences. These expert teams should be empowered to design calls for proposals within the general thematic priorities. The general thematic priorities should be set out in the Commission Work Programmes. |
Or. en
Amendment 265
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
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| (7 b) The governance of the collaborative research and innovation activities of the Programme should be guided by the principle that public research funding serves public interest objectives that extend beyond commercial valorisation. While the Programme should facilitate the uptake and deployment of research results, including through synergies with the European Competitiveness Fund, calls for proposals under the collaborative research windows shall not be designed primarily to reduce commercial risk for private investors or to consolidate the market position of incumbent industrial operators. The Commission should ensure that each work programme includes an explicit assessment of how the thematic priorities and call designs serve the broadest possible range of public beneficiaries, including citizens, public institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and researchers from widening countries and from moderate and emerging regions according to the Regional Innovation Scoreboard. |
Or. en
Amendment 266
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
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) The OECD definitions regarding technological readiness levels (TRLs) should be taken into account, where relevant, in the classification of research and innovation activities according to their level of technological maturity, 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 267
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
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| (8 a) The Programme should support all stages of research and innovation activities and initiatives especially within collaborative projects and in European Partnerships. |
Or. en
Amendment 268
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Hélder Sousa Silva, Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Radan Kanev, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) As a complement to the expert-led approach, it should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where there is sufficient EU added value demonstrated by a willingness to invest, preferably by both the Union and Member States, dedicated legal vehicles should be set up - including those under TFEU Articles 185 and 187. It should be possible to endow these legal vehicles with a significant budget to create a critical mass across the Union to achieve its objectives, as well as with sufficient operational autonomy to pursue the objectives in a fast-changing world. The scale of a Partnership should be achieved by providing substantial funding to a clearly defined sector or technology area, not by merging divergent sectors or topics into a single vehicle, as such consolidation dilutes strategic focus and undermines effective prioritisation. Where relevant these vehicles could implement budgets from other Union Programmes. In particular, these vehicles could be the instruments used where priorities of the European Competitiveness Fund require the implementation of a joint research and deployment agenda for a particular ecosystem which requires funding from both the Programme and the European Competitiveness Fund. When they are empowered to implement parts of the European Competitiveness Fund this must be duly justified, for example by the structure of the global market. Decisions on the creation of Partnerships, including these legal vehicles, will take place case-by-case and in the context of the relevant policy procedures, including legislative procedures. |
Or. en
Justification
Largely identical to amendment 6 of the Draft Report but with two new points. First, the opening now clarifies that the Partnerships are another way of implementing Pillar 2, next to the expert-led approach. Second, the text now clarifies that consolidation to achieve scale is not the right approach. To be read in conjunction with recital 8a.
Amendment 269
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) European Partnerships are a key instrument for implementing Union research and innovation priorities. In order to address fragmentation and overlaps, European Partnerships should follow a strategic, portfolio-based approach to enhance coherence, ensure complementarity, guarantee a paneuropean scale o R&I actions, and optimise the use of Union resources. The European Partnerships must strategically contribute to the strengthening the balanced development of the European Research Area (ERA) across the Union. Member States should play an important role in contributing to the development of the European Partnership portfolio, and in its implementation and assessment of the progress achieved. European Partnerships should be based on Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas reflecting Union priorities and translating them into concrete actions across the full value chain, notably deployment. The establishing documents should provide a clear and legally sound framework for cooperation between partners, including their respective roles, rights and obligations, with more detailed legal and financial arrangements, in particular regarding contributions from partners other than the Union set out, where appropriate in complementary agreements. Their central financial management should be establishedallow flexible modalities for partner participation. The rights and obligations of the partners from associated and non-associated third countries should be also clarified in such agreements, with respect for research security and technologial sovereignity objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 270
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. These partnerships should also be designed to avoid any fragmentation of initiatives or duplication of efforts, through clear alignment with the Union’s strategic priorities and with the needs identified at EU and national level. They should permit long-term planning based on measurable objectives and well-defined performance indicators, so as to ensure efficient use of resources and rigorous impact assessment. |
Or. ro
Justification
Medium- and long-term planning for all partnerships and the setting of strategic priorities will be beneficial in ensuring an efficient use of resources and the achievement of objectives.
Amendment 271
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) Taking into consideration already established and well-functioning partnerships, it should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, whenever a group of Member States voluntarily agree to align national priorities, resources and governance arrangements within the framework of the Programme. European Partnerships should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union, strictly limited to what is necessary to safeguard its financial, legal and budgetary interests, as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. European Partnerships and Missions play a strategic role in fostering collaborative research, pooling national and private resources and overcoming the “valley of death” between research and market uptake. While the number and complexity of partnerships should be kept under review to avoid unnecessary administrative burden, the Union should recognise the central role and legitimacy of Member States in setting priorities, participating in governance and contributing resources. |
Or. en
Amendment 272
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships including in the form of Work-programme based partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. Member States should play an important role in contributing to the development of the European Partnership portfolio and its implementation. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. The rights and obligations of the partners from associated and non-associated third countries should be also clarified in complementary agreements, with respect for research security and technologial sovereignity objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 273
Morten Løkkegaard
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through a limited number of European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives and where there is sufficient EU added value demonstrated by a willingness to invest, preferably by both the Union and Member State. Where this value is demonstrated, dedicated legal vehicles, including those under TFEU Articles 185 and 187, should be set up and endowed with sufficient budget and opartional autonomy to meet objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. |
Or. en
Amendment 274
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. European Partnerships shall be governed in a transparent manner and shall ensure that public authorities, universities, research organisations, trade unions, civil society organisations and social-economy actors are meaningfully represented, so that Union funding is not disproportionately shaped by large corporate interests. |
Or. en
Amendment 275
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities partners, including industry, research organization, local and regional authorities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. |
Or. en
Amendment 276
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established. | (9) It should be possible to implement parts of the budget through European Partnerships together with other public and private entities, where this is the most effective implementation form to achieve the policy objectives. European Partnerships should be established where a close involvement of the Union is required and should ensure appropriate voting rights for the Union as well as sufficient co-investment by other partners to leverage Union funding. In view of fostering synergies and efficiencies, it is necessary to ensure harmonised rules. Therefore, a strategic and coherent portfolio of a limited number of European Partnerships should be established, taking into consideration already established and well-functioning partnerships. |
Or. en
Amendment 277
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9 a) (new) Work programmes under Part II 'Competitiveness and Society' should encourage bottom-up collaborative research consortia to include at least six independent participants established in different Member States or associated countries. |
Or. en
Amendment 278
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, Barbara Bonte
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 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. Innovative SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups and small mid-caps are key drivers of research, innovation and competitiveness and should be empowered to take leading roles in collaborative projects with access to simpler, more direct and targeted financing mechanisms. Reducing the complexity of collaborative activities under the Programme is necessary to improve the quality, coherence and accessibility of cooperation, in particular by streamlining the landscape of partnerships, clusters, missions and work programme topics. Approaches such as the Multi-Actor Approach, cascade funding and simplified access tools play a valuable role, as they involve SMEs, advisers and civil society throughout project lifecycles and help anchor research in real-world needs while enhancing research and innovation adoption. |
Or. en
Amendment 279
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 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. At the same time, it is important that these partnerships contribute to strengthening the European Research Area by promoting knowledge sharing, researcher mobility and infrastructure interoperability. Synergies with other Union programmes and funding instruments should be fully exploited in order to maximise leverage of investments and expedite the green and digital transitions. |
Or. ro
Justification
Strengthening the European Research Area is essential if the European Union is to remain a world leader, and promoting knowledge sharing, researcher mobility and infrastructure interoperability are the means of achieving this.
Amendment 280
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Carlo Fidanza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 private sector's involvement and investment in collaborative research and innovation, should contribute to the specific policy objectives of all policy windows of Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund, and be supported through it, where necessary, to complete these objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 281
Dario Nardella, Stefano Bonaccini, Giorgio Gori, Cristina Maestre, Camilla Laureti, Maria Grapini, Elena Sancho Murillo, Eric Sargiacomo, André Franqueira Rodrigues
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 private sector's involvement and investment in collaborative research and innovation, should contribute to the specific policy objectives of all policy windows of Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund, and be supported through it, where necessary, to complete these objectives. |
Or. en
Justification
European Partnerships represent a key instrument for fostering collaborative research and innovation under Horizon Europe. Restricting their applicability to certain policy windows would create unjustified disparities and limit the Programme's overall effectiveness. This amendment seeks to ensure that European Partnerships are accessible across all four policy windows, thereby guaranteeing a consistent, inclusive and horizontally coherent framework for all participants.
Amendment 282
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, could 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 283
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (10a) The governance of the partnerships must be transparent, inclusive and balanced in order to permit the participation of all the relevant actors, including Member States, the research community, industry and civil society, by means of extensive cooperation. At the same time, in order to foster innovation and competitiveness, particular emphasis should be placed on opening up to new participants and facilitating access for SMEs and emerging organisations. Last but not least, the partnerships portfolio should remain flexible and adaptable to enable it to respond quickly to emerging challenges and technological developments, while ensuring the cohesion and continuity of EU-funded actions. |
Or. ro
Justification
The European Union faces significant challenges in all areas, so the participation of all the relevant actors is important, including Member States, the research community, industry and civil society, by means of extensive cooperation.
Amendment 284
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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 be pursued by the Programme to 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 five EU Missions - namely the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, which supports societies in adapting to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; the Mission on Cancer, which aims to improve the lives of more than 3 million people affected by cancer by 2030 through prevention, treatment and quality of life; the Mission on Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters, which works to restore our ocean and water ecosystems by 2030; the Mission on 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, which supports 100 European cities in their systemic transformation towards climate neutrality by 2030; and the Mission on a Soil Deal for Europe, which aims to lead the transition towards healthy soils by 2030 for food, people, nature and climate — have all demonstrated their capacity to mobilise research, innovation, citizens and stakeholders around concrete and measurable societal objectives, and should therefore be continued and reinforced under the Programme. The Framework Programme should thus dedicate a portion of its budget to finance the research and innovation activities of the Missions, and facilitate their further deployment and scaling up, to be delivered through other EU programmes such as the ECF, and national funding. |
Or. en
Amendment 285
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
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 constitute a key instrument to deliver concrete solutions to major societal challenges through clearly defined objectives, measurable targets and strong impact for citizens and 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, national funding and private investment. |
Or. en
Amendment 286
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo, Anthony Smith
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 in order to meet urgent social, health, environmental and territorial needs, and, where relevant, support the diffusion of accessible and affordable products and services without making market creation an end in itself. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 287
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, András Gyürk
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 scientific and technological breakthroughs of strategic relevance, 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 innovations needed to achieve their ambitious objectives. In turn, EU Missions should accelerate the development, scaling, and deployment of innovative solutions, with a view to strengthening European industrial and technological capabilities, restoring European scientific leadership, and helping 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 288
Radan Kanev
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, as well as the Union's strategic autonomy in health related research and innovation. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 289
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Framework Programme should finance the research and innovation activities of the Missions and should encourage the cooperation between research institutes and Universities, while the deployment and scaling up should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. |
Or. en
Amendment 290
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) Anchored in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-20274 , the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility is a multi-annual funding tool designed to accelerate the transformation of neighbourhoods through sustainable and inclusive design. Its R&I component should be funded by Horizon Europe while its roll-out component should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. | (12) Anchored in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-20274 , the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility is a multi-annual funding tool designed to accelerate the transformation of neighbourhoods through sustainable , innovative, creative and inclusive design, blending environmental, social and cultural dimensions. Its R&I component should be funded by Horizon Europe while its roll-out component should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. |
| 4 Commission Decision C(2024)1741 of 20.03.2024. | 4 Commission Decision C(2024)1741 of 20.03.2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 291
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi, Alicia Homs Ginel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) Anchored in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-20274 , the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility is a multi-annual funding tool designed to accelerate the transformation of neighbourhoods through sustainable and inclusive design. Its R&I component should be funded by Horizon Europe while its roll-out component should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. | (12) Anchored in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-20274 , the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility is a multi-annual funding tool designed to accelerate the transformation of neighbourhoods through sustainable and inclusive design. Its R&I component, including energy efficiency and decarbonisation of buildings, should be funded by Horizon Europe while its roll-out component should be delivered through other EU programmes and national funding. |
| 4 Commission Decision C(2024)1741 of 20.03.2024. | 4 Commission Decision C(2024)1741 of 20.03.2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 292
Jens Geier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12 a) Europe's transport system faces increasing capacity constraints as passenger and freight demand are expected to grow significantly in the coming decades, while existing transport modes are already approaching structural limits. Without additional infrastructure and technological innovation, these pressures risk undermining mobility, climate objectives and, in turn, Europe's broader economic competitiveness and cohesion. In this context, advancing next-generation zero-emission infrastructure-based transport – from research and demonstration through to deployment – illustrates the type of European moonshot opportunity that can deliver step-change improvements in speed, capacity and energy efficiency, enhance climate resilience through system architectures designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, and address missing cross-border links in the trans-European transport network, while supporting deeper Single Market integration and driving Europe's competitiveness, resilience and technological sovereignty. Beyond transport itself, such system-level innovations, including hyperloop can drive advances in enabling technologies – including vacuum technology, electromagnetic power systems, AI-controlled systems and advanced materials – with significant spill-over potential for other industries and strategic sectors. |
Or. en
Amendment 293
Jens Gieseke
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12 a) Europe's transport system faces increasing capacity constraints as passenger and freight demand are expected to grow significantly in the coming decades, while existing transport modes are already approaching structural limits. Without additional infrastructure and technological innovation, these pressures risk undermining mobility, climate objectives and, in turn, Europe's broader economic competitiveness and cohesion. In this context, advancing next-generation zero-emission infrastructure-based transport – from research and demonstration through to deployment – illustrates the type of European moonshot opportunity that can deliver step-change improvements in speed, capacity and energy efficiency, enhance climate resilience through system architectures designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, and address missing cross-border links in the trans-European transport network, while supporting deeper Single Market integration and driving Europe's competitiveness, resilience and technological sovereignty. Beyond transport itself, such system-level innovations, including hyperloop can drive advances in enabling technologies – including vacuum technology, electromagnetic power systems, AI-controlled systems and advanced materials – with significant spill-over potential for other industries and strategic sectors. |
Or. en
Amendment 294
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Eszter Lakos, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12 a) The Programme can partly be implemented through European moonshots. Moonshots are not funding instruments, but rather a policy approach that combines policy, legislative and funding instruments to achieve a specific, medium-term objective, leveraging the outcomes of the current framework programme. This objective should be defined in accordance with the SMART-methodology. It should be rooted in research and innovation but should lead to impact beyond the outcomes of research and innovation activities. A moonshot can therefore only be established by a Commission Communication with the commitment across Commission services and with support of Member States. |
Or. en
Amendment 295
Christophe Clergeau, Michalis Hadjipantela, Tilly Metz, Ondřej Krutílek, Alicia Homs Ginel, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Marta Temido, Isabella Lövin
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12 a) In order to strengthen the Union’s scientific leadership, technological capacity, resilience, sustainability and industrial competitiveness, the Programme should support ambitious research and innovation initiatives capable of addressing major societal challenges. Within Horizon Europe, Missions constitute a key instrument to deliver concrete solutions to such challenges through clearly defined objectives, measurable targets and strong impact for citizens. Missions should mobilise activities across the research and innovation cycle and ensure synergies with other Union programmes, national initiatives and private investment. |
Or. en
Amendment 296
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The selection criteria for European Research Council (ERC) funding should be clear, rigorous and based exclusively on the principle of scientific excellence, so that the ERC can provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. It follows that the evaluation of the proposals should in principle be based on two complementary facets: researcher excellence and project excellence. As regards the researcher, the ERC should analyse his/her previous scientific achievements, capacity to generate innovative and independent ideas, and potential to become and/or remain a leader in his/her field. However, for early-stage researchers, the focus should be on the promise demonstrated, creativity and the ability to develop his/her own research agenda, rather than solely on an extensive list of publications. The project criteria, on the other hand, should include the innovative and ambitious nature of the idea, the potential for significant progress at the frontiers of knowledge and the feasibility of the approach proposed. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. |
Or. ro
Justification
Research needs clear, rigorous project selection criteria that focus exclusively on the principle of scientific excellence in order to generate innovative and independent ideas for Europe so that it can remain a leader in the field.
Amendment 297
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science across all fields. This commitment to bottom-up, investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based on the criterion of excellence and open to talent, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further strengthening Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. The ERC should continue to develop and strengthen outreach and cooperation activities to increase the visibility of the ERC for the best researchers within the Union and from the rest of the world The ERC should play an active role in widening participation by bridging the R&I performance gap across the EU, specifically targeting countries with lower success rates and strengthening the participation of researchers stemming from these territories. In this respect, the ERC outreach, mentoring and assistance targeting research communities in the less performing countries should be strengthened and structured. The ERC fellowshiops for researchers from widening countries should be established. |
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Amendment 298
András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual including nurturing early-career researchers and applicants from underrepresented Member States and regions —to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science across all fields. This commitment to bottom-up, investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to strengthening Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation and further attracting and retaining the world's brightest minds. The ERC should develop outreach, mentoring, and capacity-building activities to ensure a level playing field for all applicants across the Union. Such measures are key to broadening the talent base, enhancing inclusiveness, and reinforcing Europe’s position as a world-leading centre of scientific excellence and innovation. |
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Amendment 299
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. In this regard, a special focus should be given to the territorial dimension as well, which requires proper investments targeted at strengthening R&I ecosystems across several regions of the Union. This would enable a wider range of actors to contribute to European research and innovation, thus enhancing the Union’s overall competitiveness capacity. |
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Amendment 300
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence, implemented with a clear preference for researchers established in Member States or associated countries, open to talent beyond the Union only where this corresponds to clearly identified and quantified skills shortages, and after all avenues to support a project of equivalent excellence within the Union framework have been duly explored, is fundamental to retaining and attracting high-ranking and high-profile researchers, and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. |
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Amendment 301
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers — with an emphasis on —early stage careers — to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science across all fields. This commitment to bottom-up, investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to strengthening Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation and further attracting and retaining the world's brightest minds. The ERC should continue to develop and strengthen targeted outreach, mentoring, capacity building and cooperation activities to increase the uptake of the ERC instruments among the best researchers across the Union, ensure a level playing field for all applicants and broaden the talent base. |
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Amendment 302
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. | (13) The European Research Council (ERC) should provide attractive and flexible funding, thereby enabling talented and creative individual researchers—with a deliberate emphasis on nurturing early-stage researchers—to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science and promoting the innovative technologies. This commitment to investigator-driven research, selected through Union-wide competition based solely on the criterion of excellence and open to talent regardless of nationality or origin, is fundamental to attracting the world's brightest minds and further establishing Europe as a world-leading centre for research and innovation. |
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Amendment 303
Dan Nica, Lina Gálvez
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
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| (13 a) Clinical research is a key component of the Union’s research and innovation ecosystem and contributes significantly to its global competitiveness in the life sciences and health sectors, as well as to the improvement of public health and citizens’ health. More coordinated approaches to the organisation and execution of clinical trials across the Union, including through collaborative networks of clinical sites, specialised laboratories and patient communities, have the potential to reduce fragmentation, improve efficiency and accelerate the development of innovative therapies, thereby strengthening the Union’s capacity to address major health challenges. Research and innovation can play an important role in exploring and developing such approaches, including through work on methodologies, governance models, data infrastructures and patient engagement strategies, while respecting the nature of the Programme as a research and innovation instrument. |
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Amendment 304
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. One of the Union’s challenges is represented by brain drain and by the one-way mobility of researchers which undermine economic, social and territorial cohesion and, ultimately, weaken the European Research Area by concentrating excellence in a limited number of centres across the Union. In the long term, such concentration risks undermining the Union’s overall competitiveness and resilience. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is therefore essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. To counter this trend, in synergy with the Framework Programme, investments under Cohesion Policy in research and innovation should be strengthened and better coordinated in order to build attractive place-based innovation ecosystems across all regions, support the ‘right to stay’ and reduce one-way mobility of researchers. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems at national, regional and local level, including the private sector, which would promote genuine brain circulation by combining mobility opportunities with measures that strengthen regional innovation ecosystems and their capacity to absorb and deploy R&I results. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity across all Union’s regions to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
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Amendment 305
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, scientific and technological leadership and capacity to address European and global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce throughout the Union. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to foster scientific R&I breakthroughs, which lead to innovation, economic resilience, and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective and have an immense potential in strengthening the research base in less research-performing Member States and regions due to their strong training dimension. The Programme should reinforce links between research performing organisations, universities and other higher education and training institutions, and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector, with specific focus on SMEs and innovative startups, and with respect for security, research security and technological sovereignty objectives. It should contribute to enable the completion of the European Research Area, and the development of synergies with the European Education Area, in its higher education dimension, including through the European Universities Alliances and Erasmus+. This should support the development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts, strengthened collaborative research, through collaboration, nurturing, and attracting and retaining talent and leveraging more private investments. |
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Amendment 306
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. Synergies with Erasmus+ should ensure that resources from both programmes support the strengthening and modernisation of European higher education institutions. Horizon Europe may complement Erasmus+ actions, including the European Universities Alliances, by contributing to integrated, long-term strategies in education, research and innovation, thereby fostering closer links between education and research, particularly within higher education institutions. |
Or. en
Amendment 307
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and as priority, retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce, while ensuring that the attraction of talent from third countries remains strictly limited to the highest level of scientific excellence, is targeted at clearly identified and quantified skills shortages, and does not result in large-scale or undifferentiated academic migration. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience scientific leadership, technological catch-up and innovation capacity. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable improved coordination and interoperability within the European Research Area, without prejudice to Member States’ competences, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and retaining talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
Or. en
Amendment 308
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, scientific and technological leadership and capacity to address European and global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and, internationally connected research workforce throughout the Union. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to foster scientific R&I breakthroughs, which lead to innovation, economic, societal and environmental resilience, and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between research performing organisations, universities and other higher education and training institutions, and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector, with respect for security, research security and technological sovereignity objectives. It should contribute to the completion of the European Research Area, and the development of synergies with the European Education Area, in its higher education dimension, including through the European Universities Alliances and Erasmus+. This should support the development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing, attracting and retaining talent and leveraging more private investments. |
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Amendment 309
András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, scientific and technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and, subject to security considerations, internationally connected research workforce throughout the Union. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to foster scientific breakthroughs, which lead to innovation, economic resilience, and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between research performing organisations, universities, and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should contribute to enable the completion of the European Research Area and underrepresented regions and countries, and the development of synergies with the European Education Area, in its higher education dimension, including through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the European Universities Alliances and Erasmus+. This should support the development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments. |
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Amendment 310
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training and permanent upskilling to ensure the necessary professionals are available in the medium and long term, as well as mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including by avoiding restrictive geographical or institutional criteria, in order to ensure complete openness to talent from across the globe and greater leveraging of private investment, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
Or. ro
Justification
The training and permanent upskilling of researchers in all fields is essential to satisfy the medium- and long-term need for professionals, as well as for their mobility and career prospects, both within and outside academia.
Amendment 311
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. This strategic investment should also contribute to stable and attractive careers, fair remuneration, decent working conditions, collective rights, equal treatment and action against precarious employment in research and higher education. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
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Amendment 312
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain fundamental and applied research, innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments and public-private partnerships, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances with a focus on sustainable urban development, climate adaptation, and territorial innovation, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
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Amendment 313
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and attractive career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain fundamental and applied research, innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments and public-private partnerships, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
Or. en
Amendment 314
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. | (14) In a knowledge-based global economy, the Union’s long-term competitiveness, technological leadership and capacity to address global challenges should depend notably on its ability to develop, attract and retain a highly skilled and internationally connected research workforce. Strategic investment in excellent researchers, in their training, mobility and career prospects, within and outside academia, is essential to sustain innovation, economic resilience and societal well-being. In line with the principles of the European Charter for researchers, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are instrumental in advancing this objective. The Programme should reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems, including the private sector and connecting local and regional ecosystems. It should enable the completion of the European Research Area, including via development of European higher education sector capacity to compete with global counterparts through collaboration, nurturing and attracting talent and leveraging more private investments, including through higher education initiatives like European Universities Alliances, in synergy with Erasmus+, and in line with the objectives and activities of this Regulation. |
Or. en
Amendment 315
Brigitte van den Berg, Ivars Ijabs
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14 a) To maximise the societal and economic impact of Union research and innovation, the Programme should promote the effective dissemination, uptake and valorisation of results, including through the development of relevant skills enabling their use by non-research actors. In this context, research and innovation actions, in particular those with a strong applied dimension, should, where appropriate, follow a multi-actor approach by involving a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout the project lifecycle. Furthermore, the Programme should encourage the participation of vocational education and training institutions, including centres of vocational excellence, as well as other skills providers, in collaborative projects. Their involvement can facilitate the translation of research outcomes into practical applications, support skills development aligned with results’ needs, and enhance the diffusion and uptake of innovative solutions across sectors and regions. |
Or. en
Amendment 316
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14 a) In order to secure the long-term vision for the R&I leadership of the Union, the programme should support large-scale, EU-wide, bottom-up and researcher-driven collaborative initiatives – including thematic scope beyond the areas of the ECF policy windows. These initiatives should be based on institutional capacities, such as, but not limited to, laboratories, excellence-hubs, R&T infrastructures and gain international recognition. The supported initiatives must be envisaged for the duration of at least 5 years and involve entities from significant number of member states to guarantee its scale, interdisciplinarity and diversified scientific perspective in order to achieve meaningful progress, to stimulate new broad collaborations and to counterbalance science fragmentation in Europe. |
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Amendment 317
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14 a) Furthermore, the integration of the knowledge triangle of business, research and university and the connection of innovation ecosystems at pan-European level should contribute to strengthen the European innovation capacity throughout the Union. In this respect, Knowledge and Innovation Communities have demonstrated their added value in mobilising the knowledge triangle, fostering entrepreneurship and skills development, and building strong innovation ecosystems, thereby facilitating the emergence, scaling and market uptake of innovations in strategic areas, and should thus continue to be supported by the Programme. |
Or. en
Amendment 318
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation, through a systematic coupling between excellent research capacities and strong industrial uptake capacities. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation, including by strengthening the venture capital ecosystem, supporting business angel investment and improving access to equity finance. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology, including by strengthening links between universities, research organisations and start-up ecosystems through initiatives such as Lab-to-Unicorn programmes, support for technology transfer offices and improved frameworks for licensing and spin-offs. It should promote regulatory sandboxes, pro-innovation procurement and improved intellectual property valuation frameworks to facilitate access to finance and market deployment, as well as improve access of start-ups and scale-ups to research and technology infrastructures and enhance the participation of innovative SMEs in public procurement. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks such that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’-driven approach, including greater use of challenge-driven and ARPA-like approaches, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual-use start-ups and their scaling up, operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The EIC should also contribute to making the Union the best place to launch and grow technology-driven companies, including deep-tech start-ups, while supporting entrepreneurial education, simplification and acceleration of its procedures, and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness, technological sovereignty and innovation capacity. Implementation should be carried out in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. Such coordination should ensure a clear division of roles, with the EIC covering the idea stage (TRL 1–4), seed stage (TRL 3–6) and early stage through the EIC Accelerator, while the European Competitiveness Fund focuses on the scale-up stage and on preparing exit. |
Or. en
Amendment 319
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop breakthrough and disruptive innovation, including deep tech, while also supporting all types of innovation, including creative, cultural and social innovation through its instruments and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech disruptive innovation with strong support to the early stages of innovation journey where private investment cannot step in. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market, by strengthening the links between the ERC and EIC, and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 320
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its environmental, social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions, including technological dependencies. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach in all areas and in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and spanning across the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should thus be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund, in particular ensuring consistency between startups developing defence-only applications that could be supported under the Specific Programme on defence research established under the ECF, and startups developing relevant civilian or dual-use applications that could be supported under the EIC and that may be valuable for defence industry. |
Or. en
Amendment 321
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. The EIC should continuously contribute to closing innovation gap within the EU and preventing innovation drain, including through its pre-Accelerator and strengthened opportunities of risk financing targeting emerging innovation hubs. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions, with special focus on innovative startups, including the one stemming from academia, and SMEs. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 322
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions of the world. Particular attention should be paid to supporting women-led and youth-led disruptive and deep-tech startups and facilitating their access to finance and mentoring. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include DARPA-like elements, where high-risk projects are supported in stages, or discontinued, and allow for innovative procurement. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund |
Or. en
Amendment 323
Eero Heinäluoma
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions of the world. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include an ARPA-like approach, where high-risk projects are supported in stages, and allow for innovative procurement. The EIC should also support a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 324
Katri Kulmuni, Asger Christensen
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions of the world. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include ARPA-like elements, where high-risk projects are supported in stages, or discontinued, and allow for innovative procurement. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund. |
Or. en
Justification
Including an ARPA/DARPA approach is a good step and it is advisable to include an elaboration of what ARPA-like demand-driven elements are, such as innovative procurement. Flexibility should be maintained to take into account the experiences gained from the ongoing piloting of the ARPA/DARPA approach.
Amendment 325
Nikos Pappas, Jussi Saramo, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate deep tech market-creating innovation. It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate through its instruments the innovator’s journey from research to market and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should incorporate both an ‘open’ (bottom-up) and a ‘challenge’ driven approach, in close coordination and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund and its policy windows. It should include a ‘DARPA’-like approach dedicated to supporting defence and dual use startups and their scaling up operating in full complementarity with the ECF InvestEU Instrument and the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) and CASSINI (Space entrepreneurship initiative) activities. The implementation should be done in close synergy and coordination with the European Competitiveness Fund. | (15) The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate socially useful, environmentally sustainable and democratically accountable deep-tech innovation, in particular where markets underprovide solutions needed for the public interest. The European Innovation Council (EIC) should stimulate socially useful, environmentally sustainable and democratically accountable deep-tech innovation, in particular where markets underprovide solutions needed for the public interest . It should identify, develop and deploy these deep tech innovations through its instruments. Through coherent and streamlined support, the EIC should fill the vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovation. The EIC should aim to bridge, integrate and accelerate the translation of research into accessible societal benefits, quality jobs, resilient public services and sustainable production systems and enable the Union to have leading companies in emerging areas of technology to meet its social and economic objectives and avoid dependencies on other regions. The EIC should support high risk, high-potential innovations and companies presenting such technological, scientific, financial, management or market risks that they are not yet considered to be fully bankable and therefore cannot raise the necessary level of investments to be globally competitive from the market. This should prioritise civilian applications and ensure that support under Horizon Europe is not diverted from its primary mission as a civilian research and innovation programme. |
Or. en
Amendment 326
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15 a) The governance of the European Innovation Council should rely on sufficient autonomy and scientifically robust structures to ensure agile decision-making, including through qualified programme managers and a balanced use of open and thematic calls. Structured ARPA-like approaches for high-risk, low-TRL projects should be supported, provided that they complement existing instruments, preserve openness and allow adequate time for project assessment. It should also strengthen collaboration between start-ups, mature companies and academic actors, increase private co-investment, and continue to rely on blended finance instruments, while accelerating SME participation and ensuring that projects are grounded in end-user needs and capable of real-world deployment. The role of universities in early and high-risk innovation must be fully recognised, alongside the European Innovation Council, as a bridge between fundamental science and innovation. Expert-led governance structures addressing industrial competitiveness and societal challenges should be further developed, while maintaining open and non-prescriptive calls to enable cutting-edge methodologies and responsiveness to emerging challenges. Greater clarity is needed on the future role and support of instruments such as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities. Finally, territorial research and innovation ecosystems should be fully integrated into this governance approach, as they constitute a foundation for Europe’s competitiveness and enable more strategic and targeted investments. Initiatives such as Regional Innovation Valleys demonstrate strong potential, and Smart Specialisation Strategies have proven effective in strengthening innovation-driven regional development and fostering collaboration within and between research and innovation ecosystems. |
Or. en
Amendment 327
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
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| (15 a) Synergies should be ensured between the EIC Fund and the ECF at all stages of implementation. The ECF InvestEU Instrument should be implemented in particular through risk-sharing budgetary guarantees and financial instruments by implementing partners responsible directly or via financial intermediaries for the selection of investments. The ECF InvestEU Instrument can support any economically viable final recipient and investment, at any stage of their development, from start-up (seed financing and early growth) to scale-up, and all technologies including breakthrough. Union support transferred to final recipients can take a wide range of forms of e.g. loans, guarantees, quasi equity and equity investments. The EIC Fund should provide direct equity investment support to companies. Investment decisions by the EIC Fund should contain an assessment to ensure that the EIC Fund will invest in final recipients (typically deep-tech startups) that cannot meet all their financing needs from market sources or from the ECF, due to the risk level involved in novel technologies and/or new markets. The EIC Business Acceleration Services may provide non-financial support to EIC beneficiaries and final recipients, and target their specific needs of deep tech and disruptive innovation, while the ECF Project Advisory may provide broader advisory services in support of a broader range of beneficiaries. Synergies should be created so that final recipients of the EIC Accelerator and the EIC Fund may be financed in their scale-up phase by the ECF InvestEU Instrument provided they fulfill the conditions. These complementarities will be ensured for example by the cooperation of the Advisory Board on the ECF InvestEU Instrument and of the EIC Board. |
Or. en
Amendment 328
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
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| (15 a) The Commission should appoint Programme Managers to actively scout and identify results from any component of the Programme that may deserve to be further exploited and valorised in other Union instruments, in particular by the European Competitiveness Fund, including under the Specific Programme on defence research for the achievement of its specific objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 329
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Barbara Bonte
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Deep-tech scale-up financing under the Scaleup Europe Fund announced in the Startup Scaleup Strategy, existing at the time of the entry into force of the present Regulation, should be carried out under the terms agreed in the MFF 2021-2027. All scaleup financing under the MFF 2028-2034 should take place under the ECF. | (16) Deep-tech scale-up financing under the Scaleup Europe Fund announced in the Startup Scaleup Strategy, existing at the time of the entry into force of the present Regulation, should be carried out under the terms agreed in the MFF 2021-2027. All scaleup financing under the MFF 2028-2034 should take place under the ECF. Governance arrangements defining structures, rules and coordination between and within Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund will be decisive for the programme’s ability to deliver competitiveness outcomes. They must ensure a coherent and continuous progression from low TRL and early-stage research, primarily supported under Pillars I and III, through mid-TRL and scale-up phases under Pillar II, to high TRL, late-stage deployment and market integration supported by the European Competitiveness Fund. This requires strong cross-pillar connections and alignment with relevant ECF instruments, as well as a balanced mix of support for fundamental and applied research and innovation. In this respect, a robust methodology is needed to explicitly link TRL progression with the successive stages of startup development, ensuring continuity along integrated value chains. Such an approach is essential to address remaining gaps related to the design of ARPA-like mechanisms and the implementation of large-scale initiatives across the full innovation lifecycle. |
Or. en
Amendment 330
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Deep-tech scale-up financing under the Scaleup Europe Fund announced in the Startup Scaleup Strategy, existing at the time of the entry into force of the present Regulation, should be carried out under the terms agreed in the MFF 2021-2027. All scaleup financing under the MFF 2028-2034 should take place under the ECF. | (16) Deep-tech scale-up financing under the Scaleup Europe Fund announced in the Startup Scaleup Strategy, existing at the time of the entry into force of the present Regulation, should be carried out under the terms agreed in the MFF 2021-2027. All scaleup financing under the MFF 2028-2034 should take place under the ECF, in full complementarity with the logic of intervention of the EIC Fund. |
Or. en
Amendment 331
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16 a) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a fundamental catalyst for scientific discovery across all disciplines; the Programme should support the implementation of the European Strategy for AI in Science and the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE). By integrating RAISE across all Pillars, the Programme aims to accelerate the transition toward 'Science 5.0,' where AI-human collaboration enhances the productivity, reproducibility, and excellence of the European Research Area (ERA). |
Or. en
Amendment 332
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16 b) The integration of AI and automated decision-making systems in the evaluation of scientific projects presents significant risks to the integrity and diversity of research; whereas such systems may entrench hidden biases, favor conventional methodologies over high-risk, high-gain innovation, and lack the nuanced judgement required to assess original thought, thereby undermining the quality of science and the long-term advancement of human knowledge. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the final assessment of scientific merit remains a human-centric process, supported by transparent, ethical, and accountable technological tools that preserve the foundational principles of peer review. |
Or. en
Amendment 333
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (17) The Joint Research Centre (‘JRC’) should continue to provide independent scientific evidence and technical support for Union policies throughout the whole policy cycle. The direct actions of the JRC should be implemented in a flexible, efficient, and transparent manner, taking into account the needs of Union policies and the relevant needs of the users of the JRC and ensuring the protection of the Union’s financial interests. The JRC should continue to generate additional resources, which it may use to support its scientific and technical activities. | (17) The Joint Research Centre (‘JRC’) should continue to provide independent scientific evidence and technical support for Union policies throughout the whole policy cycle. The direct actions of the JRC should be implemented in a flexible, efficient, and transparent manner, taking into account the needs of Union policies, Member States and Union regions and the relevant needs of the users of the JRC and ensuring the protection of the Union’s financial interests. The JRC should continue to generate additional resources, which it may use to support its scientific and technical activities. The JRC should continue to support regional authorities through training, knowledge and data sharing, analysis, modelling, and by broader opening its research infrastructures to researchers and industries. |
Or. en
Amendment 334
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (17) The Joint Research Centre (‘JRC’) should continue to provide independent scientific evidence and technical support for Union policies throughout the whole policy cycle. The direct actions of the JRC should be implemented in a flexible, efficient, and transparent manner, taking into account the needs of Union policies and the relevant needs of the users of the JRC and ensuring the protection of the Union’s financial interests. The JRC should continue to generate additional resources, which it may use to support its scientific and technical activities. | (17) The Joint Research Centre (‘JRC’) should continue to provide independent scientific evidence and technical support for Union policies throughout the whole policy cycle. The direct actions of the JRC should be implemented in a flexible, efficient, and transparent manner, taking into account the needs of Union policies and the relevant needs of the users of the JRC, among which should be the Member states, regions and cities, and ensuring the protection of the Union’s financial interests. The JRC should continue to generate additional resources, which it may use to support its scientific and technical activities. |
Or. en
Amendment 335
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Sofie Eriksson, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Innovation5 , 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 Innovation5 , 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. |
| 5 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. | 5 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. |
Or. en
Justification
Moved to article 5
Amendment 336
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Innovation5 , 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 Innovation5 , notably ethics and integrity in research and innovation, freedom of scientific research, science for policy, a strictly merit-based approach to research funding and evaluation, regardless of identity-based characteristics, as well as open science in accordance with the principle of “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” and the promotion of attractive research careers and mobility. In particular, the Programme should ensure equal treatment and equal opportunities based on merit and achievement, without discrimination or preferential treatment linked to personal or identity-based characteristics. Scientific excellence, competence and proven achievement shall remain the sole relevant criteria for the selection of projects, researchers and experts. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring that evaluation panels and other relevant advisory bodies such as boards and expert groups are composed on the basis of expertise, independence and scientific standing, to the extent possible, and in full respect of merit-based principles |
| 5 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. | 5 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 337
Anna Zalewska
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18a) The Programme should contribute to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion across the Union. Persistent disparities in administrative capacity, access to networks and the know-how necessary to participate in Union programmes risk creating an uneven geographical distribution of funding that disproportionately benefits a limited number of Member States, regions and sectors. Ensuring a fairer geographical balance in access to funding is therefore essential to fully harness the innovation potential of all parts of the Union and to avoid deepening existing socio-economic disparities. |
Or. pl
Amendment 338
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, András Gyürk, Barbara Bonte
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 and technology infrastructures as major infrastructures requiring long-term investments, aimed at providing advanced testing and experimentation environments for European industries and research organisations, thereby driving scientific and technological excellence and industrial competitiveness. It should cover the full continuum of the research and innovation cycle, from basic to applied research and towards societal and market deployment. To this end, a strategy on European research and technology infrastructures should be structured around mission-oriented ‘moonshots’ projects with a strong scientific component, designed to boost EU-wide value creation and strategic autonomy across key technological and industrial domains, including large-scale initiatives in areas such as particle physics, clean aviation, quantum computing, next-generation artificial intelligence, research data sovereignty, automated mobility, regenerative therapies, fusion energy, space exploration, water resilience and ocean observation, combining scientific excellence with industrial deployment capacities through coordinated support under the Framework Programme and complementary instruments. |
Or. en
Amendment 339
Katri Kulmuni, Asger Christensen
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 and technology infrastructures, contributing to the strategic needs of the Union and providing European added value through coherent long-term planning and coordinated investments with Member States. The work of the European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) and any further strategic forum for technology infrastructures shall be duly taken into account. The objective of contributing up to 20% of the construction or major upgrade costs is to support a coherent portfolio of both research and technology infrastructures in driving scientific and technological excellence and industrial competitiveness, by supporting the continuum of research and innovation from basic to applied research towards societal and market deployment. |
Or. en
Justification
Technology infrastructures (TIs) are missing in the proposal a similar provision to research infrastructures regarding CAPEX support and an advisory body. Therefore, a new provision is needed to state that 20% CAPEX support is also applicable to technology infrastructures and a strategic forum for technology infrastructures is needed. Such support can greatly contribute to the Europe’s scaling-up issue.
Amendment 340
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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. As such, the selection criteria are important, and should encourage scientific risk-taking and unconventional ideas, in recognising that projects with the highest transformative potential often involve a high level of uncertainty. The Programme should therefore support bold initiatives able to generate breakthrough discoveries. |
Or. ro
Justification
In a rapidly changing and evolving world, it is essential not only to support secure, classical research, but also to encourage bold initiatives able to generate breakthrough discoveries.
Amendment 341
Eero Heinäluoma
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 and technology infrastructures, contributing to the strategic needs of the Union and providing European added value through coherent long-term planning and coordinated investments with Member States. Supporting the construction or major upgrade costs of research and technology infrastructures will drive 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 342
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
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, ensuring balanced and inclusive performance of the R&T infrastructures and its broader cooperation with partners from business and academia. In this light, the limitations related to state aid should be reconsidered . |
Or. en
Amendment 343
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
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 strongly support European research infrastructures and technology infrastructures in driving scientific and technological excellence and industrial competitiveness, while ensuring broad and balanced territorial access, by supporting the continuum of the research and innovation cycle from basic to applied research and facilitating the effective dissemination of results at national and regional level, towards societal and market deployment. |
Or. en
Amendment 344
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
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 and technology infrastructures, contributing to the strategic priorities of the Union and providing European added value through coherent long-term planning and coordinated investments with Member States. The work of European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) [and any further strategic forum for technology infrastructures] should be duly taken into account |
Or. en
Amendment 345
Paolo Borchia, Isabella Tovaglieri, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Aldo Patriciello
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, involving Universities and research institutes and supporting the continuum of the research and innovation cycle from basic to applied research towards societal and market deployment. |
Or. en
Amendment 346
Christophe Clergeau, Michalis Hadjipantela, Tilly Metz, Ondřej Krutílek, Marta Temido
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, including cohorts of European citizens, 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 347
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, András Gyürk
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
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| (19 a) To avoid duplications, the Commission shall, in close cooperation with ESFRI, ERICs, Open Innovation Test Beds, Testing and Experiment Facilities, and relevant stakeholders, develop a coherent pan-European strategy for Technology Infrastructures and modernise Research Infrastructure policy so as to reflect the growing importance of pilot lines, testing facilities, digital infrastructures and demonstration platforms. |
Or. en
Amendment 348
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
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| (19 b) The Commission shall ensure strict respect of the 20 % ceiling, ensuring that the Framework Programme is not used to finance the construction of buildings or facilities and remains focused on supporting research and innovation activities, while construction costs should primarily rely on structural and cohesion funds |
Or. en
Amendment 349
Aura Salla, Willemien Koning, Wouter Beke, Angelika Winzig, Tomas Tobé, Jörgen Warborn, Andrea Wechsler
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. | deleted |
Or. en
Justification
Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, is designed to promote excellence-drive research. As a research programme, it should not act as a cohesion instrument. Capacity building measures in widening or transition countries primarily lie within the responsibility of Member States. Maintaining a clear focus on excellence is essential to ensure the quality of research and innovation outcomes, and to strengthen competitiveness.
Amendment 350
Jüri Ratas
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. 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. The division of Member States into ‘Transition countries’ and ‘Widening countries’ should serve as a merit-based progression pathway. For Transition countries, which have demonstrated significant growth in their R&I capacity, the Programme should provide a tailored 'Transition Excellence Package'. This package should shift the focus from basic capacity building towards strengthening scientific leadership, coordination roles, and full integration into excellence networks, thereby avoiding a success penalty and providing a clear graduation ramp for high-performing ecosystems. |
| (20a) Widening measures should contribute to the progressive strengthening of research and innovation capacity in eligible countries and should be designed to support advancement from capacity-building towards stronger participation, leadership and success in the main parts of the Programme. Such support should not stabilise beneficiaries within permanent support categories, but should create incentives for continuous reform, improved performance and progression towards excellence. Widening measures should also serve a targeted enabling function by strengthening the capacity of eligible countries to participate successfully in other parts of the Programme. Such measures should be implemented in a manner that preserves the excellence-based nature of the Programme and should not lower quality standards or alter the evaluation principles applicable to other parts of the Programme. In designing and implementing Widening measures, due account should be taken of the differing levels of development, implementation capacity and absorptive capacity of eligible countries. The portfolio of instruments should therefore be appropriately differentiated, including as regards the nature, scale and cost of the measures concerned, so as to ensure effective use of the budget while maintaining strategic relevance, quality and impact. | |
| (20b) A balanced share of the resources allocated to widening participation and spreading excellence shall be available for progression-oriented measures supporting transition countries, taking into account policy objectives, absorptive capacity and expected impact. In assessing national R&I investment efforts and applying conditionality for access to specific measures, the Union should take into account the shifting geopolitical landscape. Member States facing extraordinary and documented budgetary requirements related to national and Union security should be granted flexibility. Such circumstances should be recognized as duly justified cases where structural R&I reforms, rather than purely quantitative investment targets, serve as the primary indicator of a Member State’s commitment to the European Research Area. |
Or. en
Amendment 351
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
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 regions, and of strengthening collaborative links across the Union, with a view to enhancing research and innovation capacity in widening and transition countries and regions, taking into account territorial disparities within Member States, thereby contributing to a more cohesive and integrated European Research Area and supporting progress towards the Union’s objective of investing at least 3 % of GDP in research and development. In this context, widening the participation to R&I constitutes a structural challenge, linked to long-standing structural and opportunities-related differences in regional research and regional innovation ecosystems, and should therefore not be treated as a purely transitional status based solely on aggregate national performance indicators. Country-level widening classifications risk masking deep regional disparities and misrepresenting territorial realities by focusing on national averages rather than regional performance. The eligible Member States from the 2021–2027 period should be divided in two groups for the whole duration of the Programme, on the basis of a combination of indicators, including the European Innovation Scoreboard Index and the relative financial return per Gross National Income (GNI), while ensuring that such indicators are used as analytical tools and do not result in the exclusion of less-performing regions from capacity-building measures. In this context, regional-level performance, including at NUTS 2 level as reflected in the Regional Innovation Scoreboard, should be duly considered. The two group division should be based on the following criteria: i) ‘Transition countries’, may be identified as those eligible Member States 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, acknowledging the existence of less-performing regions within the transition Member States that could still be eligible for widening and capacity-building support for R&I; ii) ‘Widening countries’, all other Member States eligible under the 2021-2027 period; support allocated to this group should include the strengthening of institutional capacity of innovation actors, interregional cooperation and the ability of regional innovation ecosystems to absorb, deploy and scale up research and innovation results. |
Or. en
Justification
At national level, strong research and innovation performance is often concentrated in major cities, while surrounding regions lag behind. Relying on a single, national-level measure therefore fails to capture the full picture of R&I performance. For this reason, R&I assessment should go beyond national averages and adopt a place-based, regional perspective. Therefore, this amendment ensures that the differentiation between ‘transition’ and ‘widening’ countries does not rely solely on aggregate national indicators and does not lead to the exclusion of less-performing regions from capacity-building support. By taking regional disparities into account, it strengthens a place-based approach to widening, safeguards cohesion objectives and ensures that excellence-driven funding contributes to a more balanced and resilient European Research Area.
Amendment 352
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Davor Ivo Stier, Radan Kanev, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Jüri Ratas, Angelika Niebler
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 contribute to reducing national disparities within the Union in research and innovation capacity and skills. Achieving this objective requires a partnership approach, in which Union-level support is complemented by sustained national R&D investment and structural reforms to strengthen research ecosystems at national level, in particular in Member States where such efforts can yield the greatest impact. The Programme should implement concrete measures in support of capacity building in widening countries and in support of strengthening scientific leadership and coordination excellence in Transition Countries, while 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 Research Area 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 their position in the European Research Area. Member States whose research and innovation ecosystems are mature and well integrated in the European Research Area will be considered Transition Countries, while other Member States remain Widening Countries. This differentiated approach reflects the Programme's ambition to support all Member States in progressively building the foundations for strong R&I performance and enhancing participation in the European Research Area, with the expectation that dedicated support measures evolve in line with the progress achieved over successive Framework Programmes. |
Or. en
Amendment 353
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier
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. 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. The Programme should implement a variety of measures that ensure coordinators from widening and transition countries across the Horizon Europe programme and support collaboration between less and more innovative ecosystems to tackle fragmentation and to tap into capacities across territorial innovation ecosystems, with a focus on addressing structural capacity gaps through time-bound measures, clear progression indicators and targeted support, including support measures by Member States with more mature and research-intensive higher education systems, through enhanced collaboration and deep institutional capacity building. |
Or. en
Amendment 354
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
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) In order to avoid concentration of research and innovation in the high-performance Member States and entities, Considering persistent R&I gap within Europe, that weakens the European Research Area (ERA), disturbs the single market for R&I and negatively affects the EU global competitiveness, the Programme should implement concrete measures to prevent this negative outcomes, to establish new R&I collaborations across Europe and fully use the R&I potential and talents of the entire Union. The programme should secure a stable and sufficient budget of at least 7% of the Framework Programme budget to support 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 developmentt. The Commission should check the validity of categorisation of Member States as Core Widening and Transition countries in 2030 and propose corresponding adjustments if justified based on transparent and objective indicators set in consultation with the Member States. Nevertheless, regional disparities in these Member States should also be considered, including specific challenges faced by certain regions, for example eastern external border regions. |
Or. en
Amendment 355
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
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 and including regions while 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 Programme should implement a variety of measures that ensure coordinators from widening and transition countries across the Horizon Europe programme and support collaboration between less and more innovative ecosystems to tackle fragmentation and to tap into capacities across territorial innovation ecosystems. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 356
Radan Kanev
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 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 after a 2030 review to be carried out 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 357
Davor Ivo Stier, Eszter Lakos
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20 a) Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance across the Union remains essential for strengthening the European Research Area and ensuring the full mobilisation of Europe’s talent and knowledge base. |
Or. en
Amendment 358
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20 a) Conditionality of access to widening instruments based on public investment in R&D is not acceptable in a current geopolitical landscape where Member States must deal with extraordinary budgetary pressures. |
Or. en
Amendment 359
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
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| (20 b) Commission should closely monitor participation levels in widening countries and, if continuous imbalances emerge, introduce additional measures to tackle them and achieve a wider pattern of participation. |
Or. en
Amendment 360
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Jüri Ratas, Angelika Niebler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging that international cooperation contributes to maintaining scientific and innovation excellence, fostering competitiveness through economic cooperation with international partners as well as addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. Decisions on the scope of association of a third country to the Programme are inherently of a highly political nature, and have become even more so in view of the tight connection between the Programme and the European Competitiveness Fund, which brings association closer to core questions of the Union's industrial competitiveness, strategic autonomy and economic security. For that reason, the risk-benefit analysis underpinning the scope of association of each third country should be substantive, country-specific and evidence-based, should include evidence on the state of academic freedom in the third country concerned, and should be shared with the European Parliament and the Council before any formal exchanges with that third country take place, so as to allow the co-legislators to exercise meaningful political scrutiny at a stage when their views can still inform the Union's negotiating position. Where the protection and promotion of academic freedom in a third country does not meet European standards, association to the Programme should only be possible on the condition that the third country concerned commits to concrete measures to improve academic freedom. That condition should apply to all categories of associated countries, including European Economic Area members, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries. In accordance with the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 81(a) thereof, the EEA EFTA States should have access to all parts of the Programme on an equal footing with EU Member States. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 361
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the intrinsic value of scientific diplomacy and the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geopolitical considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. The Union should endeavour to keep the Programme as open as possible to third country participation, but as closed as necessary to preserve the integrity of the values upon which it is built and to protect against research security risks, including the misappropriation of knowledge, the transfer of sensitive technologies and foreign interference in the Union's research and innovation ecosystem. The association of third countries to the Programme should therefore be reserved for countries that genuinely share these values and demonstrate a credible and sustained commitment to upholding them. Hence, a country that fails to comply with its obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, cannot be considered a trustworthy partner in the pursuit of the Union's research and innovation objectives, nor a country sharing the values upon which the Programme is built. Where such failure is evidenced, the integrity and credibility of the Programme as an instrument of Union external policy would be fundamentally undermined if association were allowed to continue. The Commission should therefore be required to act without delay to initiate the termination of the association agreement in such cases, without prejudice to the procedural requirements applicable under Union law. The association agreement should furthermore provide for a graduated set of measures, including suspension and restriction, applicable in cases of serious breach of the conditions of association that do not reach the threshold required for termination. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 362
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental, geopolitical and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should be based on shared values and principles and contribute to strengthening the Union’s competitiveness, sovereignty, security and resilience, thus reinforcing the Union’s R&I leadership, including its role in global science diplomacy and its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including security in general, and economic and research security in particular should be at the centre of the approach. Varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Full or partial association to the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. The third countries should also include the category of European micro-states (the Principality of Andorra, the Principality of Monaco, the Republic of San Marino and the Vatican City State) where relevant international agreements are in force with that state and in accordance with the conditions laid down therein. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries participating in the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities in accordance with its Article 50 should be eligible for funding. Additional limitations may be established, based on character of targeted defence-related activities under the EIC. When deciding on the participation of third countries to the Programme, the respective prerogatives of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission under Article 218 TFEU are to be observed. |
Or. en
Amendment 363
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to tackle major global societal challenges and to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 364
Radan Kanev
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. In this context, and in line with the emerging European framework for science diplomacy, the Programme should also promote the attraction and circulation of research talent from countries where public research and innovation budgets in fields that are relevant for the Unions economic, societal and security interests are being significantly reduced, so as to prevent irreversible losses of scientific capacity and to strengthen the Unions knowledge base. |
Or. en
Amendment 365
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries, including through targeted actions with low- and middle-income countries, based on mutual benefit, and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Global Health Strategy, and contribute to the delivery of global public good. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 366
Krzysztof Hetman, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental, geopolitical and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness, security and resilience, while strenghtening the Union’s R&I leadership, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. Additional limitations may be established, based on character of targeted defence-related activities under the EIC. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 367
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, environmental and societal concerns, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. | (21) Acknowledging the benefit derived from international cooperation towards addressing, among others, shared technological, economic, and Life and Earth Sciences, the Programme, should promote cooperation with third countries, where such cooperation is expected to be mutually beneficial, and based on reciprocal rules. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness and excellence in R&I, including its capacity to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Geo-political considerations including economic security should be at the centre of the approach and varying degrees of cooperation should be considered based on an overall assessment of the benefit that could be derived by the Union towards addressing its priorities and global challenges while safeguarding the Union’s values and interests. Association to all or parts of the Programme should remain the most comprehensive form of cooperation. For EIC defence related activities, only entities established in third countries associated with the European Competitiveness Fund for defence activities should be eligible for funding. The Programme may support activities financed by the Global Europe programme provided they comply with the rules and objectives of this Regulation in line with the provisions on synergies. |
Or. en
Amendment 368
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Eszter Lakos, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Winzig, Jüri Ratas, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21 a) The Framework Programme is one of the Union's most significant instruments for science diplomacy, projecting the Union's values, scientific excellence and convening power globally. Through its association policy, international participation provisions, and initiatives such as 'Choose Europe for Science', the Framework Programme strengthens the Union's competitive position as a leading global science and technology actor, fosters dialogue and trust-building with partner countries, and supports the pursuit of peace and a rules-based international order. At the same time, effective science diplomacy reinforces the Framework Programme itself by attracting the world's best researchers and innovators, thereby sustaining the scientific excellence on which the programme's impact depends. In this regard, the Framework Programme should also contribute to the Union's position as a global bastion for the freedom of scientific research, including ensuring that scientific data remains available as a global commons. The Framework Programme should therefore be implemented in a manner consistent with the European Union framework for science diplomacy, while ensuring that the necessary safeguards in terms of economic and research security are maintained. |
Or. en
Justification
The choice on the scope of association of athird country has always been a politically sensitive one, but the newarchitecture linking Horizon Europe tightly to the European CompetitivenessFund makes it even more so: association decisions now have direct implicationsfor the Union's industrial policy, strategic autonomy and economic securityposture. Therefore it is crucial that this decision is made on a solid evidence base and that the co-legislators are fully informed from the start of the procedure.
Amendment 369
Ivars Ijabs, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Bart Groothuis, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21 a) (new) In an increasingly complex and contested geopolitical environment, where science, technology and innovation have become key drivers of economic competitiveness, security and global influence, the Union should strengthen its role in science diplomacy as an integral component of its external action and research and innovation policy. The Programme should therefore contribute to the development and implementation of a coherent European framework for science diplomacy by enhancing coordination between Union institutions, Member States and relevant stakeholders, including academia, research organisations, industry and civil society. In pursuing those objectives, the Programme should ensure an appropriate balance between openness and the protection of the Union’s strategic assets, taking into account research security considerations, and should promote responsible international cooperation based on shared values. |
Or. en
Amendment 370
Christophe Grudler, Bart Groothuis, Michael McNamara, Michał Kobosko, Elisabetta Gualmini
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21 a) The Programme should also contribute to enhancing the Union’s attractiveness as a global hub for research and innovation. In a context of intensifying international competition for talent, Horizon Europe should support the Union’s capacity to attract, retain and nurture the world’s best researchers, innovators and highly skilled professionals. To this end, initiatives aimed at reinforcing Europe’s attractiveness, such as the Choose Europe initiative, should be sustained and progressively embedded within the objectives and implementation of the Programme, including its work programmes. Promoting talent mobility, offering excellent career opportunities and ensuring an open, dynamic and academically free research environment should be recognised as essential elements for strengthening the Union’s scientific excellence, technological leadership and long-term competitiveness. |
Or. en
Amendment 371
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
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| (21 a) The new FP10 strategy of international cooperation acknowledges that reflections on strategic autonomy may be in tension with Open Science and a global approach to research cooperation, and underlines that Union programmes should strike an appropriate balance between openness and a risk-aware approach to research security. Strategic autonomy should become a guiding principle, as international collaboration requires a nuanced, granular and purpose-driven approach recognising that countries may be partners, competitors or systemic rivals depending on the research domain, and should be based on principles of reciprocity, mutual benefit, strategic alignment and fair business practices. |
Or. en
Amendment 372
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith, Hanna Gedin
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
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| (21 a) Respect for human rights is one of the core principles of the European Union anchored in the Charter of fundamental rights of the Union. Only third countries adhering to this principle should be allowed to participate in the research and innovation activities under the Programme. In case of a breach of the Union's fundamental principles, the association agreement with the relevant third country should be immediately terminated or fully suspended and the country should be excluded from funding under any Union programme. |
Or. en
Amendment 373
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21 a) Furthermore, in a context of increasing geopolitical tensions and growing pressures on academic freedom and the freedom of scientific research in parts of the world, the Union should remain an open and safe environment for researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs and contribute to safeguarding the global circulation of knowledge, thus strengthening its research and innovation base. |
Or. en
Amendment 374
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith, Hanna Gedin
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21 b) Following the International Court of Justice rulings in 2024 and 2025 finding Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories unlawfu and the UN resolution demanding an end to Israel's unlawful presence, the Horizon Europe should exclude funding for any research and innovation activities involving Israeli universities, research institutions, or companies operating in occupied territories or collaborating with military entities. |
Or. en
Amendment 375
Nikos Pappas, Anthony Smith
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . In accordance with Article 136 of the Financial Regulation, eligibility restrictions should apply to high-risk suppliers, for security reasons. | deleted |
| 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 376
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Carlo Fidanza, Anna Zalewska
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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 shall 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 for this sector. Research and innovation shall 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 measures7 . The inclusion of dual-use projects in dedicated calls should be accompanied, for security reasons, by a specific and stringent regulatory framework. 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 377
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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, technologies and interests as outlined in the European Economic Security Strategy[1]. 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 competitiveness, and protect the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at safeguarding research security, 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 measures[2]. In accordance with Article 136 of the Financial Regulation, eligibility restrictions should apply to high-risk suppliers, for security reasons. Any restriction of participation of partners from non-EU Member States or from EU-entities partly or wholly controlled by non EU-entities, should be specified in the relevant parts of the work progammes [1] 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. [2] Council Recommendation of 23 May 2024 on enhancing research security, C/2024/3510. |
| 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 378
Dario Nardella, Stefano Bonaccini, Cristina Maestre, Camilla Laureti, Maria Grapini, Elena Sancho Murillo, Eric Sargiacomo, André Franqueira Rodrigues
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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 encompass the resilience and sustainability of value chains relevant to food security, agriculture, including organic, and the agri-food sector, as well as access to essential inputs for these sectors. Research and innovation should contribute to the reduction of external dependencies and to the reinforcement of 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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Justification
The concept of strategic autonomy should not be limited to industrial or technological sectors but must be extended to encompass food security, food sovereignty and agriculture. This amendment therefore seeks to ensure that food security and agriculture. including organic, are explicitly recognised as integral components of the EU's strategic autonomy framework, in line with the broader Union's commitment to a resilient and sustainable agri-food system.
Amendment 379
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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. 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 measures7 . In accordance with Article 136 of the Financial Regulation, eligibility restrictions should apply to high-risk suppliers, for security reasons. In order to ensure that these interventions do not lead to unnecessary uncertainty for the Union's international partners, a clear framework for the decision-taking on the application of these interventions has to be publicly available. This should include considerations regarding the impact of any application of EU preference on international activities of European companies as well as contributions of companies from third countries to the competitiveness of the European economy. |
| 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 380
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 preserving the civilian nature of the Programme and safeguarding the Union's strategic assets and interests as outlined in the European Economic Security Strategy6. Research and innovation play a central role in achieving these objectives. 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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 381
Wouter Beke
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . These measures should be communicated in a clear manner to potential beneficiaries at the publication date of the call. 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. |
Or. en
Justification
The measures should be communicated in a timely manner, ensuring that researchers are aware of the applicable conditions when forming consortia and drafting proposals.
Amendment 382
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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 protect research security and the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at restricting participation or protecting results. 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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 383
Jussi Saramo
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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, on long- and short-term, including non-economic aspects of competitiveness, while maintaining its robust research base and safeguarding its strategic assets and interests as outlined in the European Economic Security Strategy6 . 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- and excellence-driven competitiveness and protect the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at restricting participation or protecting results and ensuring coherence, if duly justified. 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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 384
Aura Salla
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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- and excellence-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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 385
Aura Salla
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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 Strategy6 . 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 measures7 . 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 Strategy6 . 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- and excellence-driven competitiveness and protect the interests and strategic autonomy of the Union, including measures aimed at restricting participation or protecting results and ensuring coherence if duly justified. 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 measures7 . 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. |
Or. en
Justification
Horizon Europe’s governance should be rooted in excellence, and policy windows in Pillar 2 should be developed under Horizon Europe.
Amendment 386
Ivars Ijabs, Emma Wiesner, Elisabetta Gualmini, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (22 a) (new) Research and innovation under the Programme should contribute to strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy, resilience and sustainability, with particular attention to agriculture, food systems, health and climate action. It should support the development and uptake of innovative, sustainable and resource-efficient solutions, including in sustainable farming, food production, soil and water management and alternative proteins, in order to enhance food security, reduce dependencies and ensure the long-term viability of rural areas. The Programme should also foster a competitive, climate-resilient and sustainable agri-food sector, including through advancing animal health, vaccines, disease preparedness, antimicrobial resistence and resource efficiency. More broadly, it should accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality and a sustainable, competitive and inclusive economy, while reinforcing the Union’s capacity to prevent and respond to health threats. By aligning research and innovation with Union priorities on food security, climate action, health and social cohesion, the Programme should contribute to a future-proof European economy and society. |
Or. en
Amendment 387
Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (22 a) Openness, collaboration, and academic freedom are at the core of world-class research and innovation. Yet with growing international tensions and the increasing geopolitical relevance of research and innovation, European research security is becoming increasingly vulnerable. Malign influences, as well as the theft, manipulation, misuse or undesirable transfer of the R&I results could potentially instrumentalize European research and innovation against European interests. This affects the Union’s and its Member States’ security or infringes upon Union values and fundamental rights as defined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’). In order to sustain and promote open and safe collaboration, it is vital that the Union’s research and innovation sector is supported and empowered to identify, mitigate and address risks that may compromise European research security and technology resilience or pose risks to strategic research and technology infrastructures. |
Or. en
Amendment 388
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (22 a) Many advanced technologies developed in a civilian context may also have potential dual-use applications, which can contribute to innovation capacity and competitiveness. At the same time, the increasing relevance of dual-use technologies requires a clear and responsible approach to ensure that their development and use remain consistent with the objectives and nature of the Programme. In particular, appropriate safeguards are necessary to avoid unintended consequences, including risks related to the diversion of research and innovation activities towards defence or military purposes. Ensuring a clear framework for the treatment of dual-use activities is therefore essential not only to preserve the civilian orientation of the Programme, but also to provide legal certainty, support high-quality research and maintain the Union’s global competitiveness. |
Or. en
Amendment 389
Christian Ehler
on behalf of the PPE Group
Wouter Beke, Willemien Koning, Seán Kelly, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Angelika Winzig, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22 a) In order to foster the competitiveness of European industry, stimulate mission-oriented research and innovation ecosystems, and leverage the role of leading companies as drivers of investment and cooperation, the work programmes may include dedicated two-stage bottom-up challenge competitions to identify and support leading companies as EU Tech Frontrunners that commit to substantial increases in research and development investment in the Union and to building innovation ecosystems involving SMEs and research organisations around ambitious missions or significant technological challenges. |
Or. en
Amendment 390
Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mélanie Disdier, Jorge Martín Frías, András Gyürk, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Tovaglieri, Raffaele Stancanelli, Barbara Bonte
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22 a) Strategic autonomy should also cover the resilience and long-term self-sufficiency of agri-food value chains and access to essential farm inputs. Research and innovation should help reduce external dependencies and strengthen the EU’s capacity to maintain a continuous, secure and sovereign food supply, while supporting its capacity to export and remain competitive on global markets. |
Or. en
Amendment 391
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Christophe Clergeau, Giorgio Gori, Matthias Ecke, René Repasi
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22 b) The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation shall maintain its civilian nature and orientation, ensuring that Union funding for research and innovation primarily serves civilian purposes and supports open science, academic freedom and the public interest. This civilian orientation constitutes a defining feature of the Programme and underpins its effectiveness, attractiveness and capacity to deliver excellent science and innovation outcomes. While certain research and innovation activities may have potential dual-use applications, such potential should not alter the fundamental civilian character of the Programme. A clear and robust framework is therefore necessary to ensure that the inclusion of such activities does not lead to a diversion of the Programme’s objectives, priorities or resources towards defence or military purposes Activities with potential dual-use applications should be supported only where they are primarily designed for civilian purposes and contribute to the objectives of the Programme. Activities whose objectives, expected applications or results indicate that they are not primarily oriented towards civilian applications should not be supported under this Programme and should be addressed through Union instruments specifically designed for that purpose, including the European Competitiveness Fund. 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 measures, while avoiding unnecessary restrictions that could undermine openness, excellence and collaboration. |
Or. en
Amendment 392
Ivars Ijabs, Emma Wiesner, Elisabetta Gualmini, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22 b) (new) Horizon Europe is built on open science, academic freedom and international collaboration. Restrictions on participation should be limited to cases where a demonstrable and specific risk to the research security interests of the Union has been identified through a proportionate, risk-based assessment. The application of industrial preference mechanisms designed for defence or deployment contexts to this Programme would be incompatible with the objective of establishing the Union as the world's leading destination for research and innovation talent. Research security concerns are more effectively addressed through association agreements, ethics obligations and targeted risk-based assessments than through structural exclusions based on ownership or control. |
Or. en
Amendment 393
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, 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 strengthens 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. As such, greater attention should be paid to the development and use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, real-time data analytics and early warning systems, in order to improve the capacity for anticipation and rapid response. It is also important to strengthen cross-border cooperation and information exchange among Member States, as well as to involve local and regional authorities, which play a key operational role in crisis management. |
Or. ro
Justification
Early warning systems have proved essential in the event of natural disasters, precisely in that they enhance the capacity to anticipate and respond rapidly, while strengthening cross-border cooperation and information exchange among Member States is essential when dealing with this kind of situation.
Amendment 394
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, 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 strengthens 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. In this context, any funding streams dedicated to research and innovation in relation to disaster risk, preparedness and response should be clearly defined and separate from the crisis reserve mechanisms already foreseen under the National and Regional Partnership Plans envisaged by the next Multiannual Financial Framework. |
Or. en
Amendment 395
Ivars Ijabs, Emma Wiesner, Elisabetta Gualmini, Anna Stürgkh, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard, Michał Kobosko, Bart Groothuis, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, technological accidents, evolving security threats, hybrid attacks 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, contribute to reducing critical dependencies, and enhance the resilience of vital societal functions and across civil sectors exposed to security risks through i.a. protections of critical infrastructure, and build a more resilient, secure, and prepared Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy. |
Or. en
Amendment 396
Elena Donazzan, Nicola Procaccini, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, 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, with particular regard to coastal flooding, sea-level rise, and lagoon and delta ecosystem vulnerability, 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. |
Or. en
Amendment 397
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, technological accidents, evolving security threats, and other disruptions, it is essential to enhance the Union’s and Member States’ capability to understand, 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. This should notably be reflected in the Competitiveness component. |
Or. en
Amendment 398
Barry Andrews
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (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, 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, crisis management and pandemic preparedness, 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. |
Or. en