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2023/2184(INL)

Promotion of the freedom of scientific research in the EU

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12 July 2023

Last action

17 January 2024 · Plenary vote

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PLENARY_VOTE

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23 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Насърчаване на свободата на научните изследвания в ЕС

  • Czech

    Podpora svobody vědeckého bádání v EU

  • Danish

    Fremme af friheden til videnskabelig forskning i EU

  • German

    Förderung der Freiheit der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in der EU

  • Greek

    Προαγωγή της ελευθερίας της επιστημονικής έρευνας στην ΕΕ

  • Spanish

    Fomento de la libertad de investigación científica en la Unión

  • Estonian

    Teadusuuringute vabaduse edendamine ELis

  • Finnish

    Tieteellisen tutkimuksen vapauden edistäminen EU:ssa

  • French

    Promotion de la liberté de la recherche scientifique dans l'UE

  • Irish

    Saoirse an taighde eolaíoch a chur chun cinn san Aontas Eorpach

  • Croatian

    Promicanje slobode znanstvenog istraživanja u EU-u

  • Hungarian

    A tudományos kutatás szabadságának előmozdítása az EU-ban

  • Italian

    Promozione della libertà della ricerca scientifica nell'UE

  • Lithuanian

    Mokslinių tyrimų laisvės skatinimas ES

  • Latvian

    Zinātnisko pētījumu brīvības veicināšana Eiropas Savienībā

  • Maltese

    Il-promozzjoni tal-libertà tar-riċerka xjentifika fl-UE

  • Dutch

    Bevordering van de vrijheid van wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de EU

  • Polish

    Promowanie wolności badań naukowych w UE

  • Portuguese

    Promoção da liberdade de investigação científica na UE

  • Romanian

    Promovarea libertății de cercetare științifică în UE

  • Slovak

    Podpora slobody vedeckého výskumu v EÚ

  • Slovenian

    Spodbujanje svobode znanstvenega raziskovanja v EU

  • Swedish

    Främjande av friheten för vetenskaplig forskning i EU

Records

Official report 2023/2184(INL) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 12 July 2023. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 12 July 2023

    referral

    Source: REFERRAL

  2. 12 July 2023

    Introduced

    Promotion of the freedom of scientific research in the EU

    Source: INL

  3. 25 August 2023

    committee tabling report

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_REPORT

  4. 28 November 2023

    committee adopting report

    Source: COMMITTEE_ADOPTING_REPORT

  5. 5 December 2023

    tabling plenary

    Source: TABLING_PLENARY

  6. 17 January 2024

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  7. 17 January 2024

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  8. 17 January 2024

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

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NÁVRH SPRÁVY s odporúčaniami pre Komisiu o podpore slobody vedeckého výskumu v EÚ

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  • NÁVRH SPRÁVY s odporúčaniami pre Komisiu o podpore slobody vedeckého výskumu v EÚ

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · SK · 8 September 2023

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  • PROYECTO DE INFORME con recomendaciones destinadas a la Comisión sobre el fomento de la libertad de investigación científica en la Unión

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  • PROYECTO DE INFORME con recomendaciones destinadas a la Comisión sobre el fomento de la libertad de investigación científica en la Unión

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  • PROGETTO DI RELAZIONE recante raccomandazioni alla Commissione concernenti la promozione della libertà della ricerca scientifica nell'UE

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  • PROGETTO DI RELAZIONE recante raccomandazioni alla Commissione concernenti la promozione della libertà della ricerca scientifica nell'UE

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  • ZIŅOJUMA PROJEKTS ar ieteikumiem Komisijai par zinātnisko pētījumu brīvības veicināšanu Eiropas Savienībā

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  • ZIŅOJUMA PROJEKTS ar ieteikumiem Komisijai par zinātnisko pētījumu brīvības veicināšanu Eiropas Savienībā

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  • JELENTÉSTERVEZET a Bizottságnak szóló ajánlásokkal a tudományos kutatás szabadságának előmozdításáról az EU-ban

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  • JELENTÉSTERVEZET a Bizottságnak szóló ajánlásokkal a tudományos kutatás szabadságának előmozdításáról az EU-ban

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  • NÁVRH ZPRÁVY obsahující doporučení Komisi pro podporu svobody vědeckého výzkumu v EU

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · CS · 8 September 2023

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  • NÁVRH ZPRÁVY obsahující doporučení Komisi pro podporu svobody vědeckého výzkumu v EU

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  • PROJEKT SPRAWOZDANIA zawierający zalecenia dla Komisji w sprawie promowania wolności badań naukowych w UE

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  • PROJEKT SPRAWOZDANIA zawierający zalecenia dla Komisji w sprawie promowania wolności badań naukowych w UE

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  • ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS mit Empfehlungen an die Kommission zur Förderung der Forschungsfreiheit in der EU

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  • ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS mit Empfehlungen an die Kommission zur Förderung der Forschungsfreiheit in der EU

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  • NACRT IZVJEŠĆA s preporukama Komisiji o promicanju slobode znanstvenog istraživanja u EU-u

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  • NACRT IZVJEŠĆA s preporukama Komisiji o promicanju slobode znanstvenog istraživanja u EU-u

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  • OSNUTEK POROČILA s priporočili Komisiji o spodbujanju svobode znanstvenega raziskovanja v EU

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  • OSNUTEK POROČILA s priporočili Komisiji o spodbujanju svobode znanstvenega raziskovanja v EU

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  • ПРОЕКТ НА ДОКЛАД съдържащ препоръки към Комисията относно насърчаването на свободата на научните изследвания в ЕС

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  • ПРОЕКТ НА ДОКЛАД съдържащ препоръки към Комисията относно насърчаването на свободата на научните изследвания в ЕС

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  • RAPORTI PROJEKT soovitustega komisjonile teadusuuringute vabaduse edendamise kohta ELis

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  • RAPORTI PROJEKT soovitustega komisjonile teadusuuringute vabaduse edendamise kohta ELis

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  • ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΕΚΘΕΣΗΣ που περιέχει συστάσεις προς την Επιτροπή σχετικά με την προώθηση της ελευθερίας της επιστημονικής έρευνας στην ΕΕ

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  • ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΕΚΘΕΣΗΣ που περιέχει συστάσεις προς την Επιτροπή σχετικά με την προώθηση της ελευθερίας της επιστημονικής έρευνας στην ΕΕ

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  • UDKAST TIL BETÆNKNING med henstillinger til Kommissionen om fremme af friheden til videnskabelig forskning i EU

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  • UDKAST TIL BETÆNKNING med henstillinger til Kommissionen om fremme af friheden til videnskabelig forskning i EU

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL BETÄNKANDE med rekommendationer till kommissionen om främjande av friheten för vetenskaplig forskning i EU

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · SV · 8 September 2023

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL BETÄNKANDE med rekommendationer till kommissionen om främjande av friheten för vetenskaplig forskning i EU

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  • PROIECT DE RAPORT conținând recomandări adresate Comisiei privind promovarea libertății de cercetare științifică în UE

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · RO · 8 September 2023

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  • PROIECT DE RAPORT conținând recomandări adresate Comisiei privind promovarea libertății de cercetare științifică în UE

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  • MIETINTÖLUONNOS suosituksista komissiolle tieteellisen tutkimuksen vapauden edistämisestä EU:ssa

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  • MIETINTÖLUONNOS suosituksista komissiolle tieteellisen tutkimuksen vapauden edistämisestä EU:ssa

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  • DRÉACHT-TUARASCÁIL le moltaí don Choimisiún maidir le saoirse an taighde eolaíoch a chur chun cinn san Aontas Eorpach

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  • ABBOZZ TA’ RAPPORT li jinkludi rakkomandazzjonijiet lill-Kummissjoni dwar il-promozzjoni tal-libertà tar-riċerka xjentifika fl-UE

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  • ONTWERPVERSLAG met aanbevelingen aan de Commissie betreffende de bevordering van de vrijheid van wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de EU

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · NL · 6 September 2023

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  • ONTWERPVERSLAG met aanbevelingen aan de Commissie betreffende de bevordering van de vrijheid van wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de EU

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · NL · 6 September 2023

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  • PROJETO DE RELATÓRIO que contém recomendações à Comissão sobre a promoção da liberdade de investigação científica na UE

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  • PROJETO DE RELATÓRIO que contém recomendações à Comissão sobre a promoção da liberdade de investigação científica na UE

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  • PROJET DE RAPPORT contenant des recommandations à la Commission sur la promotion de la liberté de la recherche scientifique dans l’UE

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  • PROJET DE RAPPORT contenant des recommandations à la Commission sur la promotion de la liberté de la recherche scientifique dans l’UE

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · FR · 1 September 2023

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  • DRAFT REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on Promotion of the freedom of scientific research in the EU

    REPORT_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE_DRAFT · EN · 30 August 2023

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