Activities of Jacqueline FOSTER related to 2018/0236(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the space programme of the Union and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013, (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision 541/2014/EU
Amendments (18)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A space weather function should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim of assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Stares capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and Union capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States, international organisations and involvement of the private sector.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘Copernicus third-party data’ means data licensed or made available for use by Copernicus which originate from sources other than the Sentinels;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital and the blue economy;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Programme's components, with the exception of the SST, shall also be open to any third country or international organisation, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country or of the international organisation to any Union programme, provided that the agreement:
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Third countries or international organisations may become GOVSATCOM participant referred to in Article 67 or participate or obtain access to the services provided by the SST only where, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, they enter into an agreement laying down the terms and conditions of the detailed rules for access to such data, information, capacities and services, and the framework for exchanging and protecting classified information.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The access of third countries or international organisations to the Public Regulated Service provided by Galileo shall be governed by Article 3(5) of Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council28 . Article 3 of Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1. The Member States, certain third countries, the Council, the Commission and the EEAS shall have the right to unlimited and uninterrupted access to the PRS worldwide.’ (b) Point b of paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:‘ (b) an agreement laying down the terms and conditions of the detailed rules for access to the PRS by the third country or international organisation; such an agreement could include the manufacturing and export to EU Member States and third parties with a PRS agreement, under specific conditions, of PRS receivers and security modules.’ _________________ 28 OJ L 287, 4.11.2011, p. 1–8.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to foster the autonomy of the Union, in particular in technological termswhilst ensuring open access and fair competition by allowing entities based in participating third countries to be eligible to participate;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Where necessary for the protection of the essential security interest of the Union and its Member States, in particular with regard to the need to preserve the integrity and resilience of the Union systems, as well as the autonomy of the industrial basis on which they rely and the need to ensure a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of any participating third country as set out in Article 7, the Commission shall set the requisite eligibility conditions applicable to the procurement, grants or prizes covered by this Title. Particular regard shall be had, for that purpose, to the need for eligible undertakings to be established in a Member State or participating third country, to commit to carry out any relevant activities inside the Union or the participating third country and to be effectively controlled by Member States or nationals of Member Statparticipating third countries, or nationals of Member States or participating third countries. Those conditions shall be included in the documents relating to the procurement, grant or prize, as applicable. In the case of procurement, the conditions shall apply to the full life cycle of the resulting contract.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall manage the component of the Programme only where such management is not entrusted to another entityit will achieve the objectives of the component of the Programme more effectively than by entrusting such management to another entity. In other cases, the Commission shall delegate the management of the component of the Programme to the Agency, to the European Space Agency or to other entities referred to in Article 32.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When necessary for the smooth functioning of the Programme and the smooth provision of the services provided by the Programme's components, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the technical and operational specifications requiredhigh-level requirements including for security for the implementation of and evolution of those components and of the services they provide after having consulted users and all the other relevant stakeholders. When determining those technical and operational specificationhigh-level requirements, the Commission shall avoid reducing the general security level and to meet a backward compatibility imperative.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall promote and ensure the uptake and use of the data and services provided by the Programme's components in the public and private sectors, including by supporting appropriate development of those services and by fostering a stable long-term environment. It shall develop synergies between the applications of the various components of the Programme. It shall ensure complementarity, consistency, synergies and links between the Programme and other Union actions and programmes.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Where appropriate, and in cooperation with the Agency, it shall ensure the coordination with activities carried out in the space sector at Union, national and international level. It shall encourage cooperation between the Member States and promote convergence of their technological capacities and developments in the space domain.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
31 Role of the European Space Agency and EUMETSAT
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to establish robust, proportionate security measures which protect the interests of the Union and EUMS whilst also supporting the participation in the Programme of third countries and international institutions.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. SST core users shall comprise all the Member States, the EEAS, the Commission, the Council, participating third countries, public and private spacecraft owners and operators and public authorities concerned with civil protection established in the Union.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Other public and private entities (non-core users) established in the Union or participating third countries may have access to one of the services mentioned in points (b) to (d) of Article 54(1) provided that they comply with the following criteria: