4 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2011/2148(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the importance of GMES, the Earth observation system which can provide easily accessible information at the national, regional and global level, acquiring and analysing information and extracting precise and useful data for those involved in civil protection for risk prevention, early warning systems, emergency management and recovery operations following 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, as well as for maritime and coastal surveillance, water and soil management and regional planning, making use of innovative environmental assessment and reporting technology capable of combining spatial and in-situ data;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Commission’s proposed Financial Framework for the period 2014 - 2020 excludes the GMES programme completely, and asks 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 temporary suspension of the programme itself, sacrificing the considerable experience acquired with operational systems already launched for the purpose of assessing spatial data, an interruption in data provision as a result, and a dependence on non-European space infrastructure;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges the social benefits to users of GMES services, for whom continuity and sustainability are of the essence if they are to derive maximum advantage from the observation infrastructures offered by the programme;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that inclusion of GMES funding in the 2014 - 2020 multiannual financial framework would save wasting investment to date in the seventh framework programme of research in the field of services and information.