11 Amendments of Isabella DE MONTE related to 2016/2325(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the role played by space technologies in making terrestrial, maritime, aerial and space transport smarter, safer, more secure, sustainable and integrated; welcomes the Commission’s communication and believes it can contribute to new transport needs of seamless connectivity, more robust positioning and interoperability;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the EU’s transport sector, particularly in traffic management, tracking systems and satellite-based observation, depends on space technology and its ability to accurately determine a position at any moment; considers that the strategy should lead to independent and secure access to space services and data and non-dependence on third countries, while promoting domestically built space technology on the global market, with the exception of the satellite surveillance sector;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission for a fast implementation of the space strategy to allow the transport sector to benefit immediately from improved maritime surveillance, multimodality, passenger experience and parcel delivery; believes that GALILEO, EGNOS and Copernicus can greatly contribute to the proper enforcement of EU transport legislation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to continue and extend the Galileo program to ensure the continuous delivery of precise navigation and timing; emphasizes the need to integrate Galileo into all transport modes (air, road, rail, maritime and inland waterways) and ensure the full compatibility with European devices; highlights the importance of Galileo Public Regulated Services (PRS) to support EU Member State government authorities with public safety and emergency services;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that a well implemented space strategy will facilitate the development and increasing use of autonomous and driverless vehicles that are able to relieve growing traffic congestion and reduce road accidents;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Emphasizes that the accuracy and integrity provided by EGNOS is essential for air, maritime, rail and road navigation; reiterates that EGNOS should be enlarged to achieve at least full-EU coverage; calls on the Commission to ensure that EGNOS is implemented at all European airports.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Hopes that the space strategy will improve road safety and further implement on-board eCall systems, enabling vehicles in difficulty to be more easily identified via satellite;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Urges that the Commission implements space-based flight tracking services to permanently and reliably monitor the location of aircrafts and their trajectory part of air traffic management.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the Commission to continue and extend the Copernicus infrastructure to ensure the continuous delivery of earth observation services; stresses the importance of the Copernicus program for transport and passenger safety, particularly in the field of ship routing services, the development of urban transport networks and the monitoring of air pollution.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Supports the proposal of the Commission to aggregate the demand of European institutional customers to ensure an independent, cost effective and reliable access to space; strongly suggests that the Commission becomes a prime institutional customer of the European launcher' sector and investigates means to support European launch infrastructure to ensure that EU space sector can meet the competition from other global actors
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Supports the Commission's Govsatcom initiative to ensure reliable, secured and cost-effective satellite communication services for European and Member State institutions and infrastructures; emphasises its importance for transport, in particular arctic maritime transportation, air traffic management and the control and command of unmanned flying vehicles.