EP Briefing 2002-07-01: 6th Framework Research Programme: final deal on the rules (codecision and consultation - compromise deal on draft Decisions)

Strasbourg, 25 June 2002

In two joint legislative draft resolutions from the Committee on Industry and Research, a compromise deal reached between the reporter Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (EPP-ED, D), the shadow reporters and the Spanish Presidency on the rules for participation for the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development (Community research) will be proposed. The reporter emphasises the importance of adopting the rules at a single reading of Parliament and Council.

The compromise takes into account the main concerns expressed by MEPs. They insisted there should be an option for projects to be evaluated through a two-stage procedure and this will now be the case. The scientific and technological excellence of an application and the degree of innovation will be the first criterion for selection, as MEPs wanted. In applying the main criteria the Commission will also be able to take into account completely new criteria proposed by MEPs such as synergies with education, capacity to engage with actors beyond the research community, and activities to increase the role of women in research.

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (EPP-ED, D)
Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the dissemination of research results for the implementation of the European Community framework programme 2002-2006
Doc.: A5-0203/2002 [may not be available yet]

Procedure: Codecision procedure (1st reading)
Debate: 02.07.2002
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Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (EPP-ED, D)
Report on the amended proposal for a Council decision concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in the implementation of the framework programme 2002-2006 of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Doc.: A5-0205/2002
Procedure: Consultation procedure
Debate: 02.07.200

European Parliament Briefing 2002-07-01
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