Activities of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2010/2208(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on transport applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems – short- and medium-term EU policy PDF (179 KB) DOC (116 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas transport applications account for 20% of all GNSS applications by volume and 44% by value and whereas safety operations – mostly related to transport – account for a further 5%,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that GNSS represents part of the core of EU2020 strategy in terms of innovation, assisting in the delivery of a greener and a more connected economy and growth, as well as in climate change and sustainable mobility;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Mentions that GNSSs - like the internet - are more a service enabler than just a standalone service. It acts as a catalyst for economic activities, leading to the creation of added value and jobs in a wide range of connected sectors (upstream and downstream markets) and at macroeconomic level through socio- economic benefits for society as a whole;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Europe'’s EGNOS system is designed to meet its transport and other needs and is compatible with and supplements GPS and the significantly more accurate Galileo system,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that the size of the GNSS downstream market in the EU is estimated at EUR 17 billion in 2010, taking into account revenues from companies directly involved in satellite navigation i.e., receiver manufacturers, navigation software developers, etc.;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Underlines that an average of 15 million EURO per year for research and development of applications and GNSS services is insufficient and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a significant increase of this amount, in order to provide the necessary resources for the GNSS development;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the development of GNSS applications and services is essential to ensure that the infrastructure investment which GALILEO represents is fully exploited and that the GALILEO system is developed to its full capacity,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that € 100 m likely to be underspent in payment appropriations for research within the Seventh Framework Programme be made available for the development of GNSS applications;