Activities of Henrike HAHN related to 2022/0039(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027
Amendments (8)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Satellite communication can increase the overall resilience of communication networks. A space-based communication system is the only viable option in situations where ground-based systems are non-existent, disrupted or unreliable. For example, it can provide means for digital communication in areas where terrestrial networks are absent, including over oceans and during flights, as well as over remote areas, or where local networks have been destroyed due to natural disasters, or they cannot be trusted in crisis situations. Also, given the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters linked to Climate Change, there is a demand for ensuring data gathering capacities for response in adverse conditions, in full respect of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A public-private partnership is the most appropriate scheme to ensure that the objectives of the Programme could be pursued. It would permit to build upon the existing EU satellite communication technological and infrastructural base and to provide robust and innovative governmental services, while allowing the private partner to complement the Programme infrastructure with additional capabilities to offer commercial services through additional own investments. Such a scheme would furthermore optimise deployment and operation costs by sharing development and deployment costs on components common to both governmental and commercial infrastructures, as well as operational costs by allowing a high level of capacity mutualisation. It would stimulate innovation in particular for New Space by enabling the sharing of Research and Development risks between public and private partners. The public-private partnerships should also ensure that changing climate conditions, disaster risk and potential climate change mitigation and adaptation measures are identified and considered during the entire project cycle from development, design to implementation of each individual project. The projects should adhere to the 'Do No Significant Harm' principle and to the 'Polluter Pays' principle.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In principle, tThe governmental services should, as a general rule, be provided free of charge to users of the governmental services. However, capacity for those services is limited. If, after analysis, the Commission concludes that there is a shortage of capacities, it should be permitted, if duly justified, to develop a pricing policy as part of those detailed rules on the service provision in order to match supply and demand of services and avoid a distortion of the market. The Commission should be conferred with implementing powers to adopt such pricing policy. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure the long-term availability of worldwide uninterrupted access to secure and cost-effective satellite communication services to governmental users in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 7, which supports protection of critical infrastructures, surveillance, external actions, crisis management and applications that are critical for the economy, climate and environment, security and defence, thereby increasing the resilience of Member States;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commission may, in duly justified cases and on an exceptional bwhere strictly necessary to match supply and demand of governmental services basis, and only in duly justified casies, determine, by means of implementing acts, a pricing policy.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By [DATE 32 YEARS AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE], and every fourtwo years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the implementation of the Programme. It shall assess:
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the evaluation also needs to include an assessment of possible overspending, the timeliness in meeting the established project deadlines and of possible mismanagement of the project.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
If appropriate, the evaluation shall be accompanied by an appropridequate proposal.