European Parliament 2014-2019 Plenary sitting A8-0401/2018 27.11.2018 ***I REPORT on the 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)0435 – C8-0252/2018 – 2018/0224(COD)) Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Rapporteur: Dan Nica RR\1170302EN.docx PE625.305v02-00 EN United in diversity EN PR_COD_1amCom Symbols for procedures * Consultation procedure *** Consent procedure ***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading) ***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading) ***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading) (The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.) Amendments to a draft act Amendments by Parliament set out in two columns Deletions are indicated in bold italics in the left-hand column. Replacements are indicated in bold italics in both columns. New text is indicated in bold italics in the right-hand column. The first and second lines of the header of each amendment identify the relevant part of the draft act under consideration. If an amendment pertains to an existing act that the draft act is seeking to amend, the amendment heading includes a third line identifying the existing act and a fourth line identifying the provision in that act that Parliament wishes to amend. Amendments by Parliament in the form of a consolidated text New text is highlighted in bold italics. Deletions are indicated using either the ▌symbol or strikeout. Replacements are indicated by highlighting the new text in bold italics and by deleting or striking out the text that has been replaced. By way of exception, purely technical changes made by the drafting departments in preparing the final text are not highlighted. PE625.305v02-00 2/387 RR\1170302EN.docx EN CONTENTS Page DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION ................................. 5 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 140 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS .............................................................. 175 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY CONTROL ................................... 189 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY ..................................................................................................................... 205 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND TOURISM ............................ 249 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................. 272 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 340 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION ............................ 354 PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ................................................................. 386 FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE .................................. 387 RR\1170302EN.docx 3/387 PE625.305v02-00 EN PE625.305v02-00 4/387 RR\1170302EN.docx EN DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the 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)0435 – C8-0252/2018 – 2018/0224(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0435), – having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 173(3), 182(1), 183 and 188 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0252/2018), – having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, – having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Culture and Education (A8-0401/2018), 1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; 2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; 3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (1) It is the Union's objective to (1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological strengthen its scientific excellence and bases and encourage its competitiveness, technological bases in which researchers, including in its industry, while promoting scientific knowledge and technology all research and innovation activities to circulate freely and encourage its RR\1170302EN.docx 5/387 PE625.305v02-00 EN deliver on the Union's strategic priorities, competitiveness, including in its industry, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, to strengthen the European Research the Union's values and the well-being of its Area, while promoting all research and peoples. innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities and commitments, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples; Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (2) To deliver scientific, economic and (2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in objective and maximise the Union’s added research and innovation through Horizon value of its RDI investments, the Union Europe - a Framework Programme for should invest in research and innovation Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the through Horizon Europe - a Framework ‘Programme’) to support the creation and Programme for Research and Innovation diffusion of high-quality knowledge and 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support technologies, to strengthen the impact of the creation, diffusion and transfer of research and innovation in developing, high-quality knowledge and technologies supporting and implementing Union in the Union, to strengthen the impact of policies, to support the uptake of research and innovation in addressing innovative solutions in industry and society global challenges including the to address global challenges and promote Sustainable Development Goals and industrial competitiveness; to foster all climate change, and in developing, forms of innovation, including supporting and implementing Union breakthrough innovation, and strengthen policies, to support the uptake of market deployment of innovative innovative and sustainable solutions in the solutions; and optimise the delivery of Union’s industry and society to create jobs such investment for increased impact and boost economic growth and industrial within a strengthened European Research competitiveness; The Programme should Area. foster all forms of innovation, strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions and optimise the delivery of investments. Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) PE625.305v02-00 6/387 RR\1170302EN.docx EN Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (2 a) The Programme should contribute to the achievement of an overall 3% of the the Union’s GDP to be invested in research and development, in line with the EU2020 headline target. The achievement of the target will require Member States and the private sector to complement the Programme with their own and reinforced investment actions in research, development and innovation. Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (3) The promotion of research and (3) The promotion of research and innovation activities deemed necessary to innovation activities deemed necessary to help realise Union policy objectives should help realise Union policy objectives should take into account the innovation principle take into account the innovation principle as put forward in the Commission as a key driver in turning faster and more Communication of 15 May 2018 'A intensively the Union’s substantial renewed European Agenda for Research knowledge assets into innovations. and Innovation - Europe's chance to shape its future' (COM(2018)306). Amendment 5 Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (4) Open Science, Open Innovation, (4) The continuation of “Open Open to the World constitute general Science, Open Innovation, Open to the principles, which should ensure excellence World” while safeguarding the Union’s and impact of the Union's investment in scientific and socio-economic interests research and innovation. They should be should ensure excellence and impact of the adhered in the implementation of the Union's investment in research and Programme, in particular for the strategic innovation and strengthen the R&I planning in respect of the pillar 'Global capacity of all Member States. That Challenges and Industrial