Indeed, independently of the aim of the breeding programme, namely the preservation of the breed or the improvement of the breed, the competent authority should be allowed to refuse approval for a further breeding programme in respect of the same breed where differences in the main objectives of the two breeding programmes, or in essential traits of the breed characteristics defined in those breeding programmes, would result in a loss of efficiency in terms of genetic progress in those objectives or in those traits or any correlated traits, or where an exchange of animals between both breeding populations would bear a risk of out selecti ...[+++]on or out breeding of those essential traits in the initial breeding population.

The EIT will incentivize KICs to engage in cross-KIC work in areas which offer a strong potential for synergies, e.g. via joint professional development courses, joint research activities, masters or PhDs degrees or cross-KIC mobility between academia and business.

28. Emphasises the fact that innovative products significantly strengthen the EU's competitive advantage, representing 73% of EU exports; notes, however, that the EU still lags behind the United States and Japan in innovation, especially in business R believes, therefore, that Community funding programmes, such as the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, and the European Institute for Innovation and Technology, should be exploited to their fullest; in this respect, welcomes the 'lead market' initiative and the Standar ...[+++]ds Action Programme as contributions to unlocking market potential for innovative products and services in specific areas of significant value to society; urges the Commission to demonstrate its commitment to better regulation in this regard and cautions against favouring certain technological solutions over others;

Such criteria should include the obligations of such bodies and networks in establishing clear objectives, action plans and measurable results representing a strong European dimension and a real added value for the objectives of the Programme.

This specific programme covers nine thematic areas corresponding to major fields of knowledge and technology in which transnational cooperation should be supported in order to address social, economic, environmental and industrial challenges:

Establishing this Europe of education that is both attractive and open to the world nevertheless calls for budgets equal to the task: this programme, which is the bearer of great prospects must not be the bearer of false hopes because it is allocated insufficient funding.