Activities of Vittorio PRODI related to 2011/2148(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Space strategy for the European Union (short presentation)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
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,; notes the essential role it can play in acquiring and analysing information and extracting precise and useful data for those involved inatmospheric, marine and land monitoring, and for civil protection followingpurposes such as 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 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls thatgrets the complete exclusion of the GMES programme from the Commission's proposed Financial Framework for the period 2014 - 2020 excludes the GMES programme completely, and, and believes that asksing the Member States to continue to cover the costs of the launch and annual maintenance of the programme; considers that this would lead to a potential would lead to long term greater costs, disparity of access to resulting information and benefits for European citizens, a likely temporary suspension of the programme itself, ansubsequent interruption in data provision, as a result, andnd ultimately to a dependence on non- European space infrastructure placing the sector related industries in a precarious economic situation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the adequate use of space programmes would lead to significant savings for the sectors involved, and downstream benefits to regions and local communities;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that Parliament's aim is to include the GMES programme in the European budget, enabling Europe to commit to achievReiterates that the GMES programme is a priority of the European space policy and as such should be included ing the space programme objectives while respecting all the ‘2020’ objectives, among themEuropean budget, hereby enabling Europe to keep its ‘2020’ commitments while combating climate change.