BRUSSELS – MEPs from the Committees on Business, Analysis and Power, and Tradition authorized Ekaterina Zaharieva as European Commissioner for start-ups, analysis, and innovation. The information was introduced to the BTA by Bulgarian MEP Eva Maydel, a member of the Business Committee.
Zaharieva acknowledged in her introductory speech throughout the listening to that if she is lastly authorized by the European Parliament, she’s going to work to extend investments in analysis and innovation to a few % of the gross home product of EU international locations. She added that she would assist the institution of a European Discussion board for Innovation and Analysis and would advocate for a better function for girls in these fields.
The Bulgarian candidate mentioned that Ukraine should be supported so long as vital, and these phrases have been met with applause from the MEPs. She famous that the EU doesn’t assist scientific developments which have navy functions by Israel. Our best worth is skills; our major aim is to retain brains in Europe and appeal to extra gifted individuals – with out them, scientific analysis is unattainable, identified Zaharieva. Based on her, it’s essential to introduce widespread requirements for the pay of younger researchers. Zaharieva introduced that she would suggest a method for the event of European analysis infrastructure.
She added that she plans to suggest a invoice aimed toward defending the liberty of scientific analysis. Based on her, extra belief is required among the many EU international locations to attain mutual recognition of diplomas and {qualifications}. There’s a clear profit to rising the analysis finances; that is vital for financial development and European competitiveness. Personal investments are essential, added Zaharieva. She expressed readiness to work with the scientific group on synthetic intelligence – for its improvement and utility.
Based on her, analysis within the discipline of nuclear power is necessary for reaching local weather neutrality by 2050.
MEPs from the parliamentary committees requested Zaharieva a couple of hundred questions. She described the three-hour listening to as a really fruitful dialogue and thanked them for the sincere method.
“I’m grateful to all of the representatives of the European Parliament who requested their questions,” Zaharieva informed journalists in Brussels instantly after the listening to. She expressed hope that she had managed within the time given to current her imaginative and prescient for the portfolio entrusted to her.
“I’m happy to notice that with a big majority Mrs. Zaharieva acquired the assist of the primary coordinators on this committee and the primary political teams,” Maydel informed the BTA. In her phrases, all of the coordinators have been very impressed by the listening to and supported Zaharieva unanimously.
Ekaterina Zaharieva was nominated by GERB-SDS (“European Folks’s Get together”). The brand new composition of the European Fee is anticipated to be voted on by the MEPs by the top of the month. (November 5)
