9 Amendments of Salvatore TATARELLA related to 2011/2148(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the importance of GMES, the Earth observation system which can provide easily accessible information at the global level, acquiring and analysing information and extracting precise and useful data for those involved in environmental monitoring and civil protection following earthquakes, tsunamis or environmental disasters; observes that, in light of the ‘Europe 2020’ objectives, GMES is an essential resource in combating climate change at the global level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of the GMES programme and its potential contribution to achievement of the 'Europe 2020' objectives by indicating how to combat climate change and providing background information on the green economy and investment in technology and infrastructures;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Acknowledges the current utilisation of the GMES emergency management programme in practice, particularly in response to floods or humanitarian disasters;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the GMES programme is not only infrastructural in nature but also targeted at environmental protection and safety systems; these are the priorities of the European Union and all Member States strongly committed to environmental policy;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the costs relating to GMES are already covered until 2013, totalling EUR 3 billion (approximately EUR 2.3 billion for the satellites and EUR 700 million for related services) and that it is estimated that the programme’s operational maintenance costs for the period 2014 - 2020 will average EUR 850 million per year;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the adequate use of space programmes would lead to significant savings for the sectors involved, especially EU environment policy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges the social benefits to users of GMES services, for whom continuity and sustainability are of the essence if they are to derive maximum advantage from the observation infrastructures offered by the programme;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that inclusion of GMES funding in the 2014 - 2020 multiannual financial framework would save wasting investment to date in the seventh framework programme of research in the field of services and information.