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"Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Linkohr who, naturally as rapporteur, carried out a very important task and who has, for a long time, been familiar with the issue. This is a very high-quality report, which is entirely worthy of the members of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy. I would also like to thank the rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and its members.
Once again this report shows, and I am delighted about this, the importance that Parliament attaches to research and innovation. What is also very important is that this is a growing phenomenon. The Council of Ministers now regularly discusses research and innovation. The Growth Initiative introduced research and innovation as a key element of European growth. In the same way, knowledge production has – and this is quite logical – become a major political priority in the knowledge-based society. This is why, moreover, the 3% objective, which was discussed here in Parliament, was also adopted by the Council of Ministers and must be implemented. Mr Linkohr did, however, quite rightly mention that, in order to implement the 3% objective, an average increase of at least 8% is necessary, 9% for the private sector and 6% for the public sector. It is a good idea to repeat these figures regularly if we want to take up the challenge.
The actions proposed in the action plan are aimed at many aspects, in particular creating a more favourable environment for private investment as well as in research and that regards, in particular, the areas of competition, intellectual property, the regulatory environment, financial markets and taxation. Nor must we forget however, as you stressed, the issue of public support for research and innovation, which remains essential, as does, of course, the whole issue of fundamental research, and I will return to this after the speeches – which will no doubt provide some responses – on this European Research Council which is being discussed and formed. There is, of course, also a process and the action plan is the start of the process. There is no time to lose. Fundamentally, I believe that we need, once and for all, to not see research as an expense, but rather as a priority investment for the future of Europe. I think that this is the key element in the approach and I feel that, with the joint action by Parliament, the scientific community, and industry, there is greater and greater awareness that this is a question of life and death for Europe, in economic and social terms. I would like to thank you Mr Linkohr, and all of the Members too, for having given your backing to these issues and I hope that the next time I speak, I will of course be replying to more specific aspects of what has just been presented to you."@en1
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