Activities of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2022/2097(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2021
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Salutes the approval of several European Partnerships to accelerate the green and digital transition, including on Single European Sky ATM Research 3 with the aim to accelerate the digital transformation of ATM in line with the European ATM Master Plan; Recalls in this regards the importance of Single European Sky 2+ to achieve harmonization, improved interoperability and efficiency;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Commends the implementation of the EASA Sustainable Aviation Programme which aims to coordinate actions and address policy changes, support research and development, increase transparency and strengthen international cooperation –as well as to support the EU lead on standards, leveraging knowledge between stakeholders and embedding sustainability in EASA’s core tasks to ensure the timely certification and oversight of new technologies; notes that entering its second year, 2021 saw developments towards the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), including preparations for EASA’s growing role under the upcoming ReFuelEU Aviation legislation, establishment of a competency roadmap on hydrogen technologies in support of introduction as electric, hydrogen &hybrid powered Aviation and completion of Environment Label Programme pilot phase;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Salutes the intense cooperation with the European Member States, the aviation industry and international partners; Welcomes the fact that EASA continued to produce in 2021 guidance material and safety information including an update of the COVID-19 Safety Risk Portfolio in April 2021 and publication of an updated version of the Aviation Health Safety Protocol on 17th June 2021(together with European Centre of Disease Control ECDC and the European Commission);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Commends the continued work on programme establishing a risk based, operation centric EU regulatory framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) forming the basis for a common and safe European drones market and enable UAS integration in urban airspace (U-Space);
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for more synergy between civilian and military needs under the Action Plan on Military Mobility by simplifying processes and aligning rules; stresses that this could provide scope for EASA to further support states and industry competitiveness, for example through common rulemaking and the certification of state aircraft;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Notes the ongoing EPPO investigation of EASA budget 2021;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Commends the continuous efforts of the Agency to increase its efficiency through its digitalisation and transformation programme incorporating the ongoing digitalisation initiative, which is predicted to deliver overall efficiency gains of 20 to 25 % by 2025;