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"Mr President, I should first of all like to thank our rapporteur, Mrs Locatelli, who has tabled an excellent and interesting report. Research in the Seventh Framework Programme is important to us, certainly in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy. A good working relationship between research centres and industry is essential. I should like to make three points.
Firstly, it goes without saying that science should be autonomous, but that is not the same as being noncommittal. Scientific priorities are not a pastime for scientists; they must be issue-driven. I fully share Mr Hammerstein Mintz’s view that the public research agenda must be guided by social problems.
The second point is the unnecessary red –tape, which has been mentioned before. It turned out too often that the chances of success in the Sixth Framework Programme were very minimal compared to the efforts that were being made. Certainly for small businesses and small institutions, it is a well-nigh impossible task to complete the paperwork and answer the questions. That is why we would ask for a two-step procedure, consisting of a brief description of the research project, followed by a selection procedure, so that the participants in the second round have reasonable certainty that their proposal will actually be accepted.
Thirdly, I would urge you to combine forces. European research funds continue to be only a fraction of national budgets. Article 169 offers the opportunity of combining forces. We have already gathered experience in the area of clinical tests for developmental diseases. We can use this experience to carry out joint research into such things as the introduction of a low-CO2 economy, into hydrogen cells, and into improving energy efficiency. A bundling of forces is also what society wants, and that is what we have to work towards."@en1
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