10 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2015/2276(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which no Member State can cope with alone, calls for the strengthening of the EU’s security and defence policy to make it a more effective policy instrument and a real guarantee of the safety of EU citizens and the promotion of European interests and valuesreates necessity for the EU and the Member States to coordinate their cooperation in the field of security and defence within NATO, "which, for those States which are members of it, remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation" (42.7 TEU);
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience through cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which remains the foundation of Europe's security and stability, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas proliferation of space technologies and rising dependency of societies on satellites increase competition over space assets (paths, frequencies) and make satellites a critical infrastructure; whereas development of anti-satellite (ASAT) technologies by a number of actors, including orbital weapons capabilities, signals weaponisation of space;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls to develop the EU's various diplomatic initiatives in space issues, both in bilateral and multilateral context contributing to development of institutionalization of space and increase in transparency and confidence-building measures; stresses the need to intensify works on the promotion of an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities; encourages the EEAS of considering the space component in negotiations in other issues-areas;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the EU programmes in the space domain that provide capabilities and services relevant to the Union’s security and defence policy, including the next stages of evolution of the Copernicus and Galileo systems, need to take security- and defence-related requirements into account from their inception; considers that space situational awareness, satellite communication, electronic intelligence and early warning are areas in need of EU-level cooperation in the public and private sectors, continuous investment by, and support for, agencies in the space, security and defence fields, such as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency; expresses its concern with the EU cooperation with Russia in sensitive areas such as Galileo and Copernicus satellites launching with Soyuz rockets; believes that EU dependence on Russian launchers in context of their past failures and possible future defence applications of EU space program can be counterproductive both in terms of EU security as well as Member States alliance with United States, bilaterally and within NATO; warns that further EU-Russia cooperation in space sector may violate American sanctions on Russia as it may be considered by the United States as aiding Russian military while Moscow is threatening Member States with nuclear strikes;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new European launcher Ariane 6, and considers the development of this launcher to be crucial for the long-term viability and independence of the European space programmes that serve defence and security purposes; encourages cooperation with the United States and Ukraine as a temporary solution before the European launcher program will be developed;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the European space industry is deeply concentrated with a high degree of vertical integration where four enterprises are responsible for more than 70% of the total European space employment and 90% of European space sector manufacturing employment is located in six countries; stresses that the potential of countries with good track record in high-technology patent filings but lacking tradition of space activities should not be overlooked and calls for policies to encourage participation of these countries into European space sector including using the tools of 'Horizon 2020' programme;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls that space debris is a growing problem for space security and calls on the EU to support research and develop active debris removal (ADR) technologies; encourages the EU to invest into establishment of international agreement providing a legal definition of space debris, rules and regulations concerning its removal, and clarifying liability issues; stresses the need for an enhanced global space situational awareness and calls for linking up the European SSA system with partners such as the US and for more confidence-building measures and information exchange with other counterparts;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that other actors, including Russia and China, develop ASAT capabilities; believes that these capabilities could be used against EU satellites; calls for extending sanctions regime against Russia to include space sector as a response to Russia's policies and to align with US sanctions regime;