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Document 52018AR3891
Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Horizon Europe: the Framework Programme 9 for Research and Innovation
Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Horizon Europe: the Framework Programme 9 for Research and Innovation
Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Horizon Europe: the Framework Programme 9 for Research and Innovation
COR 2018/03891
OJ C 461, 21.12.2018, p. 79–124
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
21.12.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 461/79 |
Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Horizon Europe: the Framework Programme 9 for Research and Innovation
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I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination
(COM(2018) 435 final — 2018/00224 (COD))
Amendment 1
Recital 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe — a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness; foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area. |
To deliver a scientific, economic and territorial impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe — a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness; foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area. |
Amendment 2
Recital 9
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
Research activities carried out under the pillar ‘Open Science’ should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. Research should be funded on the basis of excellence. |
Research activities carried out under the pillar ‘Open Science’ should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. Research should be funded on the basis of excellence and of the expected impacts . |
Amendment 3
Recital 13
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
The Programme should support research and innovation in an integrated manner, respecting all relevant provisions of the World Trade Organisation. The concept of research, including experimental development should be used in accordance with the Frascati Manual developed by the OECD, whereas the concept of innovation should be used in accordance with the Oslo Manual developed by the OECD and Eurostat, following a broad approach that covers social innovation. The OECD definitions regarding Technological Readiness Level (TRL) should continue, as in the previous Framework Programme Horizon 2020, to be taken into account in the classification of technological research, product development and demonstration activities, and the definition of types of action available in calls for proposals. In principle grants should not be awarded for actions where activities go above TRL 8. The work programme for a given call under the pillar ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ could allow grants for large-scale product validation and market replication. |
The Programme should support research and innovation in all its forms in an integrated manner, respecting all relevant provisions of the World Trade Organisation. The concept of research, including experimental development should be used in accordance with the Frascati Manual developed by the OECD, whereas the concept of innovation should be used in accordance with the Oslo Manual developed by the OECD and Eurostat, following a broad approach that covers social innovation. The OECD definitions regarding Technological Readiness Level (TRL) should continue, as in the previous Framework Programme Horizon 2020, to be taken into account in the classification of technological research, product development and demonstration activities, and the definition of types of action available in calls for proposals. The work programme for a given call under the pillar ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ could allow grants for large-scale product validation and market replication. |
Reason
The possibility of grants being awarded should not be removed in the stages closest to products being placed on the market.
Amendment 4
Recital 15
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules. |
In its strategic planning, Horizon Europe will commit to seeking synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, taking into account national strategies and smart specialisation strategies (S3s), to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, combining with regional and national public funding and transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place , in line with existing S3s . In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules. |
Amendment 5
Recital 16
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union’s policy objectives, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone. |
In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union’s policy objectives, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, universities, regions and cities, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone. |
Amendment 6
Recital 19
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
The pillar ‘Open Innovation’ should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co-investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors. |
The pillar ‘Open Innovation’ should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of innovators, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co-investments, including with private and public investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and local, regional, national and European innovation ecosystems, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors. |
Reason
The aims of the Open Innovation pillar should more clearly reflect the target public, which does not consist only of entrepreneurs, and should include the possibility of involving public, as well as private investors.
Amendment 7
New text after Article 2(3)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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‘regional ecosystems and innovation hubs’ bring together public and private actors from quadruple-helix networks (academia, industry, public policymakers, civil society), structured at regional and local level. These actors coordinate research, innovation and training activities and speed up the dissemination among themselves of the results, knowledge transfer, innovation and the development of new economic activities and services that create sustainable jobs, by working closely with citizens and their needs at local level, bringing the results of research and innovation as near as possible to society and the market; |
Reason
A formal definition of ‘regional ecosystems and innovation hubs’, encompassing the realities of both cities and regions is needed to ensure that they are fully taken into account and recognised in all strands of Horizon Europe.
Amendment 8
Article 2(5)
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CoR amendment |
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Amendment 9
Article 3(1)
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CoR amendment |
The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals. |
The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and territorial impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster the competitiveness of each of its Member States and their regions , including in their industry, especially by helping to build a knowledge and innovation society, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals. |
Amendment 10
Article 3(2)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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Amendment 11
Article 6(6)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
The implementation of the specific programme shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’, following consultations with stakeholders about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. |
The implementation of the specific programme shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’, following consultations with the Member States, the European Parliament, local and regional authorities, stakeholders and civil society about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes and shall take account of national strategic priorities and those concerning smart specialisation . |
Reason
Strategic planning will be at the heart of the future governance of the programme, and must therefore involve local and regional authorities and take into account regional smart specialisation strategies.
Amendment 12
Article 6(9)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
9. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance, subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as expert groups. |
9. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance, subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as expert groups. In accordance with Article 349 of the TFEU, the Programme should take into account the specific characteristics of the outermost regions in line with the Commission’s Communication on ‘A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions’, as endorsed by the Council on 12 April 2018. |
Reason
Recital 27 of the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe explicitly states that specific measures for the outermost regions are justified, and that the programme must take account of their specific characteristics: however, no mention is made of the outermost regions in the articles.
Amendment 13
Article 7(3)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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3. Missions |
3. Missions |
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Amendment 14
Article 8(1)
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CoR amendment |
P arts of Horizon Europe may be implemented through European Partnerships. The involvement of the Union in European Partnerships may take any of the following forms: |
The different p arts of Horizon Europe may be implemented through European Partnerships. The involvement of the Union in European Partnerships may take any of the following forms: |
Amendment 15
Article 7, add a paragraph 4
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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4. Missions should be developed through an open and participatory process, involving all stakeholders at local, regional, European and global level. |
Amendment 16
Article 9(2)
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CoR amendment |
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Reason
Support for European innovation ecosystems will closely concern regional ecosystems and innovation hubs. The amount provided for is conditional, which is not acceptable, and too low to have a significant overall or territorial impact. Boosting the budget for these activities means regions will be able to take their rightful place in the next framework programme by devising medium- to long-term structural policies essential for strengthening the Union’s innovation capacity.
Amendment 17
Article 9(8)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) xx/xx (… Common Provisions Regulation) may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible, those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. |
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Reason
Moved to Article 11.
Amendment 18
Article 11
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CoR amendment |
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1. Horizon Europe should be implemented in synergy with other EU programmes. Complementary and combined funding, additional to funding for Horizon Europe, should be deployed in accordance with the same rules of application as apply to the current programme. If appropriate, joint calls may be established with other EU programmes, in which case the rules of participation of only one of the programmes shall apply. Although these actions fall under the Horizon Europe programme, its rules shall apply to all contributions that fund them. |
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Actions awarded a Seal of Excellence certification, or which comply with the following cumulative, comparative, conditions: |
2. Actions awarded a Seal of Excellence certification, or which comply with the following cumulative, comparative, conditions: |
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may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) xx/xx (Common Provisions Regulation) and Article [8] or Regulation (EU) xx/xx (Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy), provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply. |
may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) xx/xx (Common Provisions Regulation) and Article [8] or Regulation (EU) xx/xx (Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy), provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. |
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3. Actions carried out under the European partnerships referred to in Article 8 may also receive contributions from other programmes of the EU, its Member States and their local and regional authorities, in which case the rules of participation of only one of the programmes may apply. If these actions fall under the Horizon Europe programme, its rules may apply to all contributions that fund them, subject to rules relating to Community guidelines on State aid. |
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4. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) xx/xx (Common Provisions Regulation) may, at the request of the managing authority,
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Reason
The old debate on synergies requires a clear and comprehensive conclusion that will allow for combined financing beyond the Seal of Excellence, and for fully tapping the potential of European partnerships. However, this arrangement must also be elastic and leave regions able to react and adapt swiftly to initiatives and developments in the European ecosystem. This amendment achieves its purpose by enabling Managing Authorities to make a virtual transfer via a direct allocation to a programme co-financed by the Framework Programme. In this way they would decide to participate without prior programming and an actual transfer.
Amendment 19
Article 20(5)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
The work programme shall specify calls for which ‘Seals of Excellence’ will be awarded. With prior authorisation from the applicant, information concerning the application and the evaluation may be shared with interested financing authorities, subject to the conclusion of confidentiality agreements. |
The work programme shall specify calls for which ‘Seals of Excellence’ will be awarded. The award of the ‘Seal of Excellence’ shall be subject to the consent of the applicant to provide access to relevant funding authorities, and to information on the application and assessment, subject to confidentiality agreements. |
Amendment 20
Article 23
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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An action that has received a contribution from another Union programme may also receive a contribution under the Programme, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The rules of each contributing Union programme shall apply to its respective contribution to the action. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and the support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. |
An action that has received a contribution from another Union programme may also receive a contribution under the Programme, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. |
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If these contributions are allocated jointly to cover the same activities and their costs,
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Amendment 21
Article 30
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CoR amendment |
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1. A single funding rate per action shall apply for all activities it funds. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme. |
1. A single funding rate per action shall apply for all activities it funds. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme. |
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2. The Programme may reimburse up to 100 % of total eligible costs of an action, except for: |
2. The Programme may reimburse up to 100 % of total eligible costs of an action, except for: |
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3. The funding rates determined in this Article shall also apply for actions where flat rate, unit or lump sum financing is fixed for the whole or part of the action. |
3. The funding rates determined in this Article shall also apply for actions where flat rate, unit or lump sum financing is fixed for the whole or part of the action. |
Reason
Consistent with the principle of co-financing.
Amendment 22
Article 43(4)
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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1. The beneficiary of the EIC Accelerator shall be a legal entity qualifying as a start-up, an SME or as a mid-cap, established in a Member State or associated country. The proposal may be submitted by the beneficiary, or by one or more natural persons or legal entities intending to establish or support that beneficiary. |
1. The beneficiary of the EIC Accelerator shall be a legal entity qualifying as a start-up, an SME or as a mid-cap, established in a Member State or associated country. The proposal may be submitted by the beneficiary, or by one or more natural persons or legal entities intending to establish or support that beneficiary. |
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2. A single award decision shall cover and provide funding for all forms of Union contribution provided under EIC blended finance. |
2. A single award decision shall cover and provide funding for all forms of Union contribution provided under EIC blended finance. |
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3. Proposals shall be evaluated on their individual merit by independent experts and selected in the context of an annual open call with cut-off dates, based on Articles 24 to 26, subject to paragraph 4. |
3. Proposals shall be evaluated on their individual merit by independent experts and selected in the context of an annual open call with cut-off dates, based on Articles 24 to 26, subject to paragraph 4. |
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4. Award criteria shall be:
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4. Award criteria shall be:
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Reason
Even if companies benefiting from the accelerator are supposed to target a wide market, their success depends not only on their financial structure but also on the assistance they receive within a favourable ecosystem at the European, national and local level.
Amendment 23
Annex I — Broad lines of activities, Part (3) (b)
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Reason
This is essential to allow for the funding of trans-regional projects.
Amendment 24
Annex II — Types of Action, sixth indent
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CoR amendment |
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Reason
This is essential to allow for the funding of trans-regional projects.
Amendment 25
Annex III — Partnerships, Part 1, (a)
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Reason
The current wording is very restrictive and could considerably limit the scope of European partnerships.
Amendment 26
Annex IV — Synergies with other programmes, point 4(a)
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CoR amendment |
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Amendment 27
Annex IV — Synergies with other programmes, point 6(b)
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Amendment 28
Add a new paragraph at the end of Annex V — Indicators for key impact pathways, page 16
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
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Indicators for territorial impact pathways The programme should have an impact on development and economic transformation at local, regional and national level, helping strengthen the Union’s technological base and competitiveness. (see the table below, which is an integral part of this amendment) |
For a territorial impact |
Short-term |
Medium-term |
Longer-term |
Contribute to territories’ growth and economic transformation |
Synergies between funding sources Amount of public and private co-financing harnessed for projects under the FP before, during and after its implementation |
Contribution to policy priorities Proportion of FP projects contributing to smart specialisation at regional and national level |
Contribution to growth and economic transformation Business creation and market share growth in the smart specialisation sectors of ecosystems |
Dissemination and uptake of research and innovation in and by territories for the benefit of citizens |
Adoption Proportion of FP research and innovation adopted by local stakeholders, including in the public sector |
Deployment Number of innovations deployed, disseminated to all partners in the territories concerned, with the involvement of the public sector |
Replication Dissemination and influence of innovations to other territories |
Support the development of and investment in networks of excellence and innovation hubs |
Collaboration between regional ecosystems and innovation hubs and pockets of excellence across the EU Number of projects or the proportion of projects funded by the FP that have led to further collaborations between bodies from different territories and actors in these categories |
Development of regional ecosystems and innovation hubs Estimated effects of collaborations based on outcomes funded by the FP on the development of regional ecosystems and innovation hubs |
Contribution to bridging the innovation gap Estimated cumulative effects deriving from outcomes funded by the FP in reducing the innovation gap in the EU |
Reason
Explicit reference to territorial impact indicators among other key impact indicators proposed by the Commission. This proposal is in line with the wording (title, explanatory text and table) of Annex V as proposed by the Commission.
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
(COM(2018) 436 final — 2018/0225 (COD)
Amendment 29
Recital 7
Text proposed by the Commission |
CoR amendment |
Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 10 billion for the cluster ‘Food and Natural Resources’ for the period 2021-2027. |
Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development , the sea, fisheries and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy , the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy , relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 10 billion for the cluster ‘Food and Natural Resources’ for the period 2021-2027. |
Reason
The seas and fisheries are crucial sectors for the EU: mention of these sectors is therefore essential.
Amendment 30
New recital (7a)
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Amendment 31
Article 2
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The Specific Programme has the following operational objectives: |
The Specific Programme has the following operational objectives: |
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Reason
The operational objectives of the framework programme should help implement smart specialisation strategies in the EU Member States and their regions, which are an integral part of the EU’s support for research and innovation (COM(2018) 306 final).
Amendment 32
Article 5(1)
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For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users’ representatives. The mission board shall advise upon the following: |
For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high-level individuals including relevant end-users’ representatives and public and private stakeholders . The mission board shall advise upon the following: |
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Amendment 33
Article 10(2)
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The EIC Board may upon request address recommendations to the Commission on: |
The EIC Board may upon request address recommendations to the Commission on: |
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Amendment 34
Article 10(3)
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The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high-level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe’s innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors and researchers. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand. |
3. The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high-level individuals drawn from various parts of local, regional, national and European innovation ecosystems, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors and researchers. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand. |
Amendment 35
Article 10(4)
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The EIC Board shall have a President who shall be appointed by the Commission following a transparent recruitment process. The President shall be a high profile public figure linked to the innovation world. |
The EIC Board shall have a President who shall be appointed by the Commission following a transparent recruitment process. The President shall be a high profile public figure linked to the innovation world. |
The President shall be appointed for a term of office limited to four years, renewable once. The President shall chair the EIC Board, prepare its meetings, assign tasks to members, and may establish dedicated sub-groups, in particular to identify emerging technology trends from EIC’s portfolio. He or she shall promote the EIC, act as interlocutor with the Commission and represent the EIC in the world of innovation. The Commission may provide for administrative support for the President to undertake his or her duties. |
The President shall be appointed for a term of office limited to four years, renewable once. The President shall chair the EIC Board, prepare its meetings, assign tasks to members, and may establish dedicated sub-groups, in particular to identify emerging technology trends from EIC’s portfolio , and closely involving regional and national agencies responsible for innovation . He or she shall promote the EIC, act as interlocutor with the Commission and represent the EIC in the world of innovation. The Commission may provide for administrative support for the President to undertake his or her duties. |
Amendment 36
Point 1.4.4 of the Legislative Financial Statement
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM |
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM |
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Part I, Point 1.4.4. Legislative Financial Statement (page 20 of COM(2018) 436 final) Horizon Europe is designed to be implemented enabling synergies with other Union funding programmes, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from EU programmes where management modalities permit; either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions. |
Part I, Point 1.4.4. Legislative Financial Statement (page 20 of COM(2018) 436 final) Horizon Europe is designed to be implemented enabling synergies with other Union funding programmes, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from EU programmes where management modalities permit; either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions. |
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A non-exhaustive list of such arrangements and funding programmes include synergies with the following programmes: |
A non-exhaustive list of such arrangements and funding programmes include synergies with the following programmes: |
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Amendment 37
Annex I — Activities, first part, Strategic Planning, third to fifth paragraphs (page 1)
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It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States, the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders about priorities, including missions, under the ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships. |
It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States and their regions, including the outermost regions , the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders about priorities, including missions, under the ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships. |
Based on such extensive consultations, the Strategic Planning will identify common objectives and common areas for activities such as partnership areas (the proposed legal basis sets out only the instruments and criteria that will guide their use) and mission areas. |
Based on such extensive consultations, the Strategic Planning will identify common objectives and common areas for activities such as partnership areas (the proposed legal basis sets out only the instruments and criteria that will guide their use) and mission areas. |
The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States. EU policy priorities will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU and national level. |
The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States and their regions, including the outermost regions . EU policy priorities will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU, national and regional level. |
Amendment 38
Annex I — Activities, first part Strategic Planning, 11th and 12th paragraphs (page 2)
Text proposed by the Commission |
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‘FET Flagships’ supported under Horizon 2020 will continue to be supported under this Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other ‘FET flagships’, if any, will be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies. |
‘FET Flagships’ supported under Horizon 2020 will continue to be supported under this Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other ‘FET flagships’, if any, will be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies. |
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The new framework programme will aim to secure better recognition and mobilisation of excellence spread across all of Europe’s Member States and regions; it will in particular foster initiatives to build trans-national and trans-regional cooperation between regional ecosystems and innovation hubs. |
Science and Technology Cooperation dialogues with the EU’s international partners and policy dialogues with the main world regions will make important contributions to the systematic identification of opportunities for cooperation which, when combined with differentiation by country/region, will support priority setting. |
Science and Technology Cooperation dialogues with the EU’s international partners and policy dialogues with the main world regions will make important contributions to the systematic identification of opportunities for cooperation which, when combined with differentiation by country/region, will support priority setting. |
Amendment 39
Annex I — Activities, second part Dissemination and Communication, first and second paragraphs (page 3)
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Horizon Europe will provide dedicated support for open access to scientific publications, to knowledge repositories and other data sources. Dissemination and knowledge diffusion actions will be supported, also from cooperation with other EU programmes, including clustering and packaging results and data in languages and formats for target audiences and networks for citizens, industry, public administrations, academia, civil society organisations, and policy makers. For this purpose, Horizon Europe may make use of advanced technologies and intelligence tools. |
Horizon Europe will provide dedicated support for open access to scientific publications, to knowledge repositories and other data sources. Dissemination and knowledge diffusion actions will be supported, also from cooperation with other EU programmes, including clustering and packaging results and data in languages and formats for target audiences and networks for citizens, industry, public administrations, academia, civil society organisations, and policy makers. For this purpose, Horizon Europe may make use of advanced technologies and intelligence tools. |
There will be appropriate support for mechanisms to communicate the programme to potential applicants (e.g. National Contact Points). |
There will be appropriate support for mechanisms to communicate the programme to potential applicants (e.g. National and regional Contact Points), especially for the Member States and regions that had the least involvement with the Horizon 2020 programme. |
Amendment 40
Annex I
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RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES |
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Page 14 of COM(2018) 436 final (Annex I) |
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Activities will contribute to different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as: SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-Being for People; SDG 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9 — Industry Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 13 — Climate Action. |
Activities will contribute to different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as: SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-Being for People; SDG 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9 — Industry Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 13 — Climate Action ; SDG 14 — Life Below Water; SDG 17 — Partnerships for the Goals . |
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A number of infrastructures belonging to ESFRI relate to the marine environment, justifying the inclusion of SDG 14. The proposal to include SDG 17 stems from the concept of infrastructure that is shared across the entire EU and the ensuing partnership aimed at achieving the objectives.
Amendment 41
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Amendment 42
Annex I, Broad lines of activities, Pillar II — Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness, Inclusive and Secure Society cluster; Section 2.1, second paragraph (page 24)
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The EU must promote a model of inclusive and sustainable growth while reaping the benefits of technological advancements, enhancing trust in and promoting innovation of democratic governance, combatting inequalities, unemployment, marginalisation, discrimination and radicalisation, guaranteeing human rights, fostering cultural diversity and European cultural heritage and empowering citizens through social innovation. The management of migration and the integration of migrants will also continue to be priority issues. The role of research and innovation in the social sciences and the humanities in responding to these challenges and achieving the EU’s goals is fundamental. |
The EU must promote a model of inclusive and sustainable growth while reaping the benefits of technological advancements, enhancing trust in and promoting innovation of democratic governance, combatting inequalities, unemployment, marginalisation, discrimination and radicalisation, by protecting and promoting human rights, cultural diversity and European cultural heritage , by improving access to culture and education for all and by empowering citizens through social innovation and the development of a social economy . The management of migration and the reception and integration of migrants will also continue to be priority issues. The role of research and innovation in the social sciences and the humanities in responding to these challenges and achieving the EU’s goals is fundamental. |
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The social inclusion objective must build, in particular, on promoting the cultural heritage, tangible or intangible, which in today’s globalised world plays a central role in people’s sense of belonging, in particular its regional and linguistic aspects. Europe — which has in fact been built over centuries by the coexistence of very diverse communities that have left a huge legacy — should therefore address this challenge and support the preservation and enhancement of heritage, together with the various regions and countries. Such action is all the more relevant in that it is an important field for experimentation and application for a great many technological innovations. Their implementation in the field of heritage constitutes a powerful economic driver in the form of tourism revenue generated for the regions . |
Amendment 43
Annex I, Broad lines of activities, Pillar II — Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness, Inclusive and Secure Society cluster; Section 2.1, sixth paragraph (page 25)
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Research and Innovation activities in this Global Challenge will be overall aligned with the Commission’s priorities on Democratic Change; employment, growth and investment; justice and fundamental rights; migration; a deeper and more equitable monetary Union; the digital single digital market. It will respond to the commitment of the Rome Agenda to work towards: ‘a social Europe’ and ‘a Union which preserves our cultural heritage and promotes cultural diversity’. It will also support the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. |
Research and Innovation activities in this Global Challenge will be overall aligned with the Commission’s priorities on Democratic Change; employment, growth and investment; education; justice and fundamental rights; migration; a deeper and more equitable monetary Union; the digital single digital market. It will respond to the commitment of the Rome Agenda to work towards: ‘a social Europe’ and ‘a Union which preserves our cultural heritage and promotes cultural diversity’. It will also support the European Pillar of Social Rights and the objective of a knowledge society , and the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. |
Amendment 44
Annex I, Broad lines of activities, Pillar II — Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness, Inclusive and Secure Society cluster; Section 2.2.1 (pages 25 and 26)
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Cities and regions are also a tool for a more secure and inclusive society and their role must be subject to scientific research.
Amendment 45
Annex I — Broad lines of activities, Pillar II — Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness, Inclusive and Secure Society cluster; Section 2.2.3 (pages 26 and 27)
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European societies are undergoing profound socioeconomic transformations, especially as a result of globalisation and technological innovations. At the same time there has been an increase in income inequality in most European countries. Forward-looking policies are needed, with a view to promoting inclusive growth and reversing inequalities, boosting productivity (including advancements in its measurement) and human capital, responding to migration and integration challenges and supporting intergenerational solidarity and social mobility. Education and training systems are needed for a more equitable and prosperous future. |
European societies are undergoing profound socioeconomic transformations, especially as a result of globalisation and technological innovations. At the same time there has been an increase in income inequality in most European countries. Forward-looking policies are needed, with a view to promoting inclusive growth and reversing inequalities, boosting productivity (including advancements in its measurement) and human capital, responding to migration and integration challenges and supporting intergenerational solidarity and social mobility. Education and training systems are needed for a more equitable and prosperous future. |
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Amendment 46
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Manufacturing is a key driver of employment and prosperity in the EU, producing over three quarters of the EU’s global exports and providing over a 100 million direct and indirect jobs. The key challenge for EU manufacturing is to remain competitive at a global level with smarter and more customised products of high added value, produced at much lower energy costs. Creative and cultural inputs will be vital to help generate added value. |
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Manufacturing is a key driver of employment and prosperity in the EU, producing over three quarters of the EU’s global exports and providing over a 100 million direct and indirect jobs. The key challenge for EU manufacturing is to remain competitive at a global level with smarter and more customised products of high added value, produced at much lower energy costs. Creative and cultural inputs will be vital to help generate added value. |
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At present, Horizon Europe neglects or underplays the cross-cutting and organisational aspects that nevertheless play a great role in the transformation and competitiveness of industry and for which Europe needs more scientific knowledge and more innovation.
Amendment 47
Annex I — Pillar II (page 39)
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Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution. |
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy , Blue Growth , the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, as well as the Common Agricultural Policy , the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution. |
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The seas and fisheries are crucial sectors for the EU: mention of these sectors is therefore essential.
Amendment 48
Annex I — Pillar II — 4.2.5. Communities and Cities (page 42)
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Quality of life for the citizens, safe mobility, urban social innovation, cities’ circular and regenerative capacity, reduced environmental footprint and pollution; |
Quality of life for the citizens, safe mobility, urban social innovation, cities’ circular and regenerative capacity, reduced environmental footprint and pollution; |
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Getting citizens in towns and regions involved, the democratic challenges of the environmental and energy transformation; social acceptance and support for the changes involved in the transition; reduction of inequalities in the process of adapting to climate change and the environmental and energy changes; |
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Amendment 49
Annex I — Pillar II — 5.2.4. Sea and Oceans (page 48)
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Blue value-chains, the multiple-use of marine space and growth of the renewable energy sector from seas and oceans, including sustainable micro- and macro- algae; |
Blue value-chains, the multiple-use of marine space and growth of maritime industries such as the renewable energy sector from seas and oceans, including sustainable micro- and macro- algae; |
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Land-sea interfaces in coastal areas, sustainability of various blue economy sectors, including fishing and marine crops, as well as coastal tourism; systematic approaches to sustainable development of port and coastal areas; the issue of urbanisation and population ageing in coastal areas; |
Nature-based solutions based on the dynamics of marine and coastal ecosystems, |
Nature-based solutions based on marine and coastal ecosystem dynamics, |
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Amendment 50
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Amendment 52
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For Europe to lead that new wave of breakthrough innovation, the following underlying challenges need to be met: |
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Amendment 53
Annex I — Programme Activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, 11th paragraph (pages 59 and 60)
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Whilst the EIC will directly support breakthrough innovations, the overall environment from which European innovations nurture and emerge must be further developed and enhanced: it must be a common European endeavour to support innovation all across Europe, and in all dimensions and forms, including through complementary EU and national policies and resources whenever possible. Hence, this Pillar provides also for: |
Whilst the EIC will directly support breakthrough innovations, the overall environment from which European innovations nurture and emerge must be further developed and enhanced: it must be a common European endeavour to support innovation all across Europe, its Member States and their regions, and in all dimensions and forms, including through complementary local, regional, national and EU policies and resources whenever possible. Hence, this Pillar provides also for: |
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Amendment 54
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, Part 1 European Innovation Council, point 1.1 (page 62)
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Particular attention will be paid to ensuring proper and efficient complementarity with individual or networked Member States initiatives, including in the form of European Partnership. |
Particular attention will be paid to ensuring proper and efficient complementarity with individual or networked Member State initiatives and regional ecosystems and innovation hubs , including in the form of European Partnerships. In the interests of the projects that receive support, the Pathfinder and the Accelerator will ensure that their assistance is incorporated into a continuous chain of support for projects. The EIC will maintain a constant dialogue with the national, regional and local authorities responsible for innovation to ensure that actions complement one another and to maximise coordination and cooperation, including through co-financed programmes. This dialogue is a prerequisite for the EIC to award Seals of Excellence. |
Amendment 55
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Amendment 56
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 1.2.2 (pages 65 and 66)
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The Commission will take a pro-active approach to the management of high risk projects, through access to the necessary expertise. |
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The Commission will appoint on a temporary basis a number of EIC programme managers to assist it with technology-based vision and operational guidance. |
The Commission will appoint on a temporary basis a number of EIC programme managers to assist it with technology-based vision and operational guidance. |
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Programme managers will come from multiple spheres, including companies, universities, national laboratories and research centres. They will bring deep expertise from personal experience and years in the field. They will be recognised leaders, either having managed multidisciplinary research teams or directing large institutional programs, and know the importance of communicating their visions tirelessly, creatively, and broadly. Lastly, they will have experience in overseeing important budgets, which require sense of responsibility. |
Programme managers will come from multiple spheres, including public stakeholders specialising in innovation companies, universities, national laboratories and research centres. They will bring deep expertise from personal experience and years in the field. They will be recognised leaders, either having managed multidisciplinary research teams or directing large institutional programs, and know the importance of communicating their visions tirelessly, creatively, and broadly. Lastly, they will have experience in overseeing important budgets, which require sense of responsibility. |
Amendment 57
Annex I Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 2.1 (page 68)
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To fully harness the potential of innovation involving researchers, entrepreneurs, industry and society at large, the EU must improve the environment within which innovation can flourish at all levels. This will mean contributing to the development of an effective innovation ecosystem at EU level, and encouraging cooperation, networking, and the exchange of ideas, funding and skills among national and local innovation ecosystems. |
To fully harness the potential of innovation involving researchers, entrepreneurs, industry and society at large, the EU must improve the environment within which innovation can flourish at all levels. This will mean contributing to the development of an effective innovation ecosystem at EU level, and encouraging cooperation, networking, and the exchange of ideas, funding and skills among national and local innovation ecosystems. |
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The EU must also aim to develop ecosystems that support social innovation and public sector innovation, in addition to innovation in private enterprises. Indeed, the government sector must innovate and renew itself in order to be able to support the changes in regulation and governance required to support the large-scale deployment of new technologies and a growing public demand for the more efficient and effective delivery of services. Social innovations are crucial to enhance the welfare of our societies. |
The EU must also aim to develop ecosystems that support social innovation and innovation in the voluntary, not-for-profit and public sectors , in addition to innovation in private enterprises. Indeed, these sectors must innovate and renew themselves in order to be able to support the changes in regulation and governance required to support the large-scale deployment of new technologies and a growing public demand for the more efficient and effective delivery of services. Social innovations are crucial to enhance the welfare of our societies. |
Amendment 58
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 2.2 (pages 68 and 69)
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As a first step the Commission will organise an EIC Forum of Member States and Associated countries’ public authorities and bodies in charge of national innovation policies and programmes, with the aim of promoting coordination and dialogue on the development of the EU’s innovation ecosystem. Within this EIC Forum, the Commission will: |
As a first step the Commission will organise an EIC Forum of Member States , cities and regions, and Associated countries’ public authorities and bodies in charge of national innovation policies and programmes, with the aim of promoting coordination and dialogue on the development of the EU’s innovation ecosystem. Within this EIC Forum, the Commission will: |
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Activities will be implemented to ensure effective complementarity between EIC’s types of action and their specific focus on breakthrough innovation, with activities implemented by Member States and Associated Countries, but also by private initiatives, in order to support all types of innovation, reach out to all innovators across the EU, and provide them with enhanced and adequate support. |
Activities will be implemented to ensure effective complementarity between EIC’s types of action and their specific focus on breakthrough innovation, with activities implemented by Member States , regions and cities and Associated Countries, but also by private initiatives, in order to support all types of innovation, reach out to all innovators across the EU, and provide them with enhanced and adequate support. |
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Cities, regions, and their innovation ecosystems should be at the heart of the EIC.
Amendment 59
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 2.2 (page 69)
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Amendment 60
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 2.2 (page 69)
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The EU will also launch actions necessary to further monitor and nurture the overall innovation landscape and innovation management capacity in Europe. |
The EU will also launch actions necessary to further monitor and nurture the overall innovation landscape and innovation management capacity in Europe. |
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The Commission will set up, together with cities and regions, a forum of regional ecosystems and innovation hubs, in order to improve knowledge of their conditions for start-up and success, their contribution to European scientific excellence and to the dynamics of innovation, and to facilitate and boost their contribution to implementing the programme and achieving its objectives. |
The ecosystem support activities will be implemented by the Commission, supported by an executive agency for the evaluation process. |
The ecosystem support activities will be implemented by the Commission, supported by an executive agency for the evaluation process. |
Amendment 61
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Innovation Council, point 3.1 second paragraph (page 70)
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Efforts are still needed to develop ecosystems where researchers, innovators, industries and governments can easily interact. |
Efforts are still needed to develop ecosystems where researchers, innovators, industries and governments, as well as local and regional authorities, can easily interact. |
Amendment 62
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, point 3.1 fourth paragraph, first sentence (page 70)
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The nature and scale of the innovation challenges require liaising and mobilising players and resources at European scale, by fostering cross-border collaboration. |
The nature and scale of the innovation challenges require liaising and mobilising players and resources at European scale, by fostering trans-regional and cross-border collaboration. |
Amendment 63
Annex I — Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, point 3.2.1 (pages 70 and 71)
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The EIT will play a reinforced role in strengthening sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe. In particular, the EIT will continue to operate primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), the large-scale European partnerships that address specific societal challenges. It will continue to strengthen innovation ecosystems around them, by fostering the integration of research, innovation and education. Furthermore, EIT will contribute to bridge existing gaps in innovation performance across Europe by expanding its Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS). The EIT will work with innovation ecosystems that exhibit high innovation potential based on strategy, thematic alignment and impact, in close synergy with Smart Specialisation Strategies and Platforms. |
The EIT will play a reinforced role in strengthening sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe. In particular, the EIT will continue to operate primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), the large-scale European partnerships that address specific societal challenges. It will continue to strengthen innovation ecosystems around them, by fostering the integration of research, innovation and education. Furthermore, EIT will contribute to bridge existing gaps in innovation performance across Europe by expanding its Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS). The EIT will work with innovation ecosystems , and in particular with regional ecosystems and innovation hubs, that exhibit high innovation potential based on strategy, thematic alignment and impact, in close synergy with Smart Specialisation Strategies and Platforms. |
Amendment 64
Annex I Programme activities, Pillar III — Open Innovation, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, point 3.2.4 (page 72)
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Amendment 65
Annex I — Programme Activities — Strengthening the European Research Area, fourth paragraph (page 74)
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In addition, research and innovation are seen by some as distant and elitist without clear benefits for citizens, instilling attitudes that hamper the creation and uptake of innovative solutions, and scepticism about evidence-based public policies. This requires both better linkages between scientists, citizens and policymakers, and more robust approaches to pooling scientific evidence itself. |
These disparities and inequalities in access to research and innovation have resulted in a loss of public trust, but research and innovation are also seen by some as distant and elitist without clear benefits for citizens, instilling attitudes that hamper the creation and uptake of innovative solutions, and scepticism about evidence-based public policies. This requires tackling the disparities that have been observed, better linkages between scientists, citizens and policymakers, and more robust approaches to pooling scientific evidence itself. |
Amendment 66
Annex I — Programme Activities — Strengthening the European Research Area, fifth paragraph (page 74)
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The EU now needs to raise the bar on the quality and impact of its research and innovation system, requiring a revitalised European Research Area (ERA), better supported by the EU’s research and innovation Framework Programme. Specifically, a well-integrated yet tailored set of EU measures is needed, combined with reforms and performance enhancements at national level (to which the Smart Specialisation Strategies supported under the European Regional Development Fund can contribute) and, in turn, institutional changes within research funding and performing organisations, including universities. By combining efforts at EU level, synergies can be exploited and the necessary scale can be found to make support to national policy reforms more efficient and impactful. |
The EU now needs to raise the bar on the quality and impact of its research and innovation system, requiring a revitalised European Research Area (ERA), better supported by the EU’s research and innovation Framework Programme. Specifically, a well-integrated yet tailored set of EU measures is needed, combined with reforms and performance enhancements at national , regional and local level (to which the Smart Specialisation Strategies supported under the European Regional Development Fund can contribute) and, in turn, institutional changes within research funding and performing organisations, including universities. By combining efforts at EU level, synergies can be exploited and the necessary scale can be found to make support to national , regional and local policy reforms more efficient and impactful. |
Amendment 67
Annex I — Programme Activities — Strengthening the European Research Area, sixth paragraph (page 74)
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The activities supported under this part addresses ERA policy priorities, while generally underpinning all parts of Horizon Europe. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation across ERA through mobility of researchers and innovators. |
The activities supported under this part addresses ERA policy priorities, while generally underpinning all parts of Horizon Europe. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation across ERA through mobility of researchers and innovators. Other activities can focus on supporting the emergence, structuring and excellence of new regional ecosystems and innovation hubs in the Member States and regions lagging behind in the development of research and innovation. |
Amendment 68
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THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
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reiterates its call for a comprehensive approach to the Union’s financial effort for research, training and innovation, which is currently absent from budgetary work; |
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considers that the level of resources allocated to Horizon Europe is satisfactory in the current budgetary context, and that only a major increase in the Union budget could justify a reassessment, which should then be concentrated on Pillar III and the section on Strengthening the European Research Area; |
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is concerned at the risk of inequalities growing between cities and regions that benefit hugely from the framework programme for research and innovation, and whose budgets will increase, and the others, who will suffer the consequences of the fall in cohesion policy budgets; reiterates that according to Article 174 TFEU, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion; warns of the inadequacy of the steps taken to close the gaps between regions in order to address the challenges, including the demographic challenge, and to promote access for all to Horizon Europe; |
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calls for genuine account to be taken of the excellence to be found throughout the EU’s Member States and regions in order to improve the level of scientific excellence in Europe as a whole and not in just a few large regions and cities; |
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emphasises the progress made on taking account of local and regional innovation in Horizon Europe, but is disappointed to note the ongoing refusal to recognise the territorial roots of scientific excellence, the contribution of regional ecosystems and innovation hubs to the EU’s dynamics, and the role of local and regional authorities in the planning and implementation of research and innovation policies; considers that the introduction of a formal definition of regional and innovation hubs is essential if they are to be properly taken into consideration; |
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calls strongly for the full participation of local and regional authorities in the strategic planning exercise that will guide the implementation of Horizon Europe, and for smart specialisation strategies to be taken into account in this context; |
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believes that territorial impacts should be recognised as integral components of the impact concept when it comes to evaluating the programme and projects; |
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considers it essential that the coordination needed between European, national, regional and local innovation policies is clearly spelled out and that local and regional authorities have a place in the European Innovation Council Forum; |
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fully supports new European partnerships and co-financed actions, which could become the main funding tools for trans-regional cooperation and programmes run by consortia of regional ecosystem and innovation hubs (a process to connect territories); calls for a significant proportion of the Horizon Europe programme to be implemented through these arrangements, in particular under Pillars II and III; |
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hopes that all funding harnessed to co-finance an action or action programme under Horizon Europe will be subject to the legal rules applying to this programme, in particular those concerning State aid; |
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considers it essential to provide a precise framework for the synergies between the different funds and the framework programme around a 5C principle (coherence, complementarity, compatibility, co-construction, recognition of local stakeholder collectives); emphasises the crucial importance of an effective co-construction-based approach, in particular to establish the Seal of Excellence; |
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strongly opposes the fact that the option of transferring a share of cohesion policy funds to the Horizon Europe programme should be systematically decided by the Member States; strongly urges that this option should be exercised by the relevant managing authority and that the arrangements for harnessing these funds should be decided on by agreement between that authority and the Commission, ensuring that these funds are returned to the geographical area concerned; |
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emphasises the importance and value of the support measure for the European innovation ecosystems provided for in Pillar III, calls for its budget to be substantially increased, and for this approach to be directed, in particular, towards regional ecosystems and innovation hubs; |
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notes with concern, in relation to Pillar II, the risks of ‘missions’ becoming commonplace, and calls for a return to the operational and co-construction-based approach proposed by the Lamy Report; is also concerned by the weakness of the place given to the social sciences and humanities; calls for further examination of the topics discussed in the Inclusive and Secure Society cluster; |
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calls, in connection with agricultural dimension of the Food and Natural Resources cluster, for priority to be given to research into agro-ecological and agro-forestry production methods and to the development of local food systems; |
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notes that the Commission’s proposals comply with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; stresses the importance of taking into account the proposals in this report in order to put into practice the conclusions of the Task Force on Subsidiarity. |
Brussels, 9 October 2018.
The President of the European Committee of the Regions
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ