Activities of Michel REIMON related to 2016/2325(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a Space Strategy for Europe PDF (515 KB) DOC (88 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds the Commission that continuity in EU space programmes is imperative, in particular in order to create a positive investment climate in the downstream sector; considers that this can only be achieved if funding of the respective infrastructure and services is guaranteed in the long term, including in areas with significant private sector involvement without socialising the losses and privatising the profits;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to meet current and future challenges, the next EU budget should include an appropriate space budget larger than the current one and that thisthat needs to be ensurdetermined in the course of the upcoming MFF review;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the full economic exploitation of theEGNOS, Galileo and Copernicus programmes by setting adequate targets for market uptake and by, simplifying the access to and the processing of Copernicus data in order to enable enterprises and SMEs in particular to develop applications based on space data, better integration to other digital services, such as ITS, ERTMS, RIS, SafeSeaNet as well as conventional navigation systems;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the success of the space sector is highly dependent on research and innovation and that the next Framework Programme should put an emphasis on space-related research, avoid doubling or overlapping of research and development, whilst ensuring efficiency through full cooperation between the EU, the ESA and, the Member States in areas such as launcher researchand other global actors, in order to achieve efficient investments;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to mitigate the risks presented by space debris by enhancing current SST servicesprogramme with the aim of setting up an independent system capable of both recognising threats from space debris to European space infrastructure and inducing measures to avoid collision;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes Europe should take the lead in actively removing debris from Earth's orbit; therefore vigorously supports ESA's e.Deorbit mission;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the plans to extend the scope of SST to cover the issues of space weather and cyber threats and proposes an additional focus on near-earth objects owing to their potential catastrophic impact in case of collision; Reaffirms the need to provide as much open data as possible in order to foster research and innovation in astrophysics.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the importance of assessing and reducing environmental impacts of space missions; calls on the Commission to make sure that the space industry follows the ecodesign guidelines developed in the framework of ESA's Clean Space Initiative;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to design the planned Govsatcom initiative in a cost- effective way, which may include purchasing services from commercial communication satellites, and to ensure that the initiative creates significant added value and avoids duplicating existing structures; Underlines the need to urgently clarify the status of space assets, infrastructure and ongoing projects in the context of BREXIT.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that ensuring a peaceful and safe space environment will require engagement with international partners to promote norms of responsible behaviour and sustainability, and calls on the Commission to work closely with the EEAS and the Member States in this regard;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for international coordination on space traffic and debris management, which isare bound to increase owing to the planned installation of so- called ‘mega- constellations’ and to the congestion of near-earth orbits that may result from the continued lowering of satellite launch costs;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to examine existing private sector ambitions in the area of space mining and to work towards a respective international agreement in order to avoid a race for depletable resources in space; such an agreement must be consistent with the goals of the Outer Space Treaty and the Moon Treaty, recognize that space is the common heritage of mankind and provide for benefit-sharing with developing countries;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Urges the Member States to overcome their differences on the legal status of space resources and work toward a coordinated European approach, before the next meeting of the Legal Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in April 2018; calls on the Commission to take the lead in brokering a consensus;