22 Amendments of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2011/2148(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Galileo is expected to offer clear advantages compared to GPS, such as improved accuracy, global integrity, authentication and guarantee of service, as well as to give the Union strategic autonomy;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, before a decision is made on a further financial commitment from the EU budget in the next multiannual financial framework, a clear and detailed assessment of all the possible technical options and related costs and benefits for both Galileo and GMES programme needs to be presented by the Commission;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas GMES is also an European-led flagship programme at the service of European citizens, supplying geo- information to assist the public institutions for implementation of policies including environmental management, risk management and citizens protection; whereas the GMES programme must guarantee continuous access to information on the environment and security issues based on permanent space-based observation and in-situ infrastructures;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission'’s European space strategy as the first step towards a comprehensive European Union space policy serving the interests of citizens; believes the European Union should focus its efforts on the development of downstream space services at the benefit of the citizens and aiming at improving policy-making and its implementation;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it important that space policy is a realistic policy aimed at improving the everyday lives of European citizens; stresses that space technologies are vital in terms of identifying naturaland managing natural and manmade disasters, contributing to developments in the telecommunications sector and identifying relevant applications in the fields of climate change policies, land-use planning, environment management, agriculture, maritime safety, fisheries, transport, etc.;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the European Union is responsible for coordinating and consolidating national space policies and programmes with a view to establishing a coherent European approach in cooperation with industryall relevant stakeholders and, in the medium- and long-term, for establishing financial and legislative mechanisms in order to boost European industry and enable the necessary continuity to support ambitious, competitive projects within an international framework;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the objectives of the strategy in terms of strengthening Europe'’s space infrastructure and providing more support for research in order to increase Europe'’s independenceknowledge and capacity in the area of technology and space applications, encourage cross-fertilisation between the space sector and other industrialpolicy sectors and stimulate innovation as the engine of European competitiveness;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that space infrastructure and services developed and financed by the European Union should remain civilian systems under civilian control, and that any military application using the same infrastructure should be fully funded by the defence budgets of the Member States; demands that Commission and the Member States to guarantee transparency in financing and any cooperation between military and civil space use strategies;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes, however, that, whilst the Commission strategy identifies priority areas of action, they remain in part somewhat vague; stresses that they should be made clearer and that an assessment of all the technical options and related costs and benefits should be given; in particular a European space programme should focus on areas of European added value and avoid dispersion of efforts or duplications with activities undertaken by the ESA;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that Galileo is one of the European Union'’s flagship programmes as well as being the first satellite navigation system in the world designed for civilian use, and willcould enable the Union to remain independent in a strategically important field;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is convinced that the aim of Full Operating Capacity (FOC), based on a constellation of 27 satellites plus a suiAsks the Commission to share with the European Parliament information with regards to the different operational options and in particular a detabile number of spare satellites and adequate ground infrastructure, is a prerequisite to attain the added value of Galileo in terms of authentication, high precision and uninterrupted service and therefore to reap thd budget-breakdown of their financial implications; believes that this information is essential for the European Parliament for making informed decisions and should include: - the technical specifications (accuracy, geographical coverage, integrity, etc.) of the Galileo services that the different satellite economic and societal benefits; fears that Galileo could lofigurations could provide (including IOC and FOC, used its lead if the system is not completed in time and if the marketing and internationalisation of services are not carried out in an appropriate manner; believes that clear and unambiguous support from all European institutions for achieving FOC is needed ton combination with other GNSS systems or as standalone); - the role of EGNOS services with regards to the different possible Galileo configurations and the need, or not, for keeping EGNOS in a FOC constellation; - the associated costs of the possible Galileo and EGNOS configurations in terms of infrastructure investments but also management and convtince users and investgency costs (including IOC, FOC ors of the EU's long-term commitment; r possible option);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the factUnderstands that no proposal has been made by the Commission to provide additional financing for this programme by readjusting the current multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 until a thorough impact assessment has been performed; fears that the total costs of the project will very likely exceed the Commission'’s proposed EUR 7 billion;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is strongly convinced that additional funding for GNSS can only be secured if awareness of the costs and benefits for the EU economy and society brought by GNSS different possible options is raised considerably among decision- makers and the wider public; applauds the introduction of concrete initiatives, such as the annual Galileo Masters competition for ideas;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the key role played by the GMES programmeConsiders that GMES is also a European Union’s flagship programme playing a key role played in earth observation; considers that the GMES programme should guarantee continuous access to information services on the environment and security issues which are based on permanent space-based observation and in- situ infrastructures;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to complete the legislative framework and clarify the approach on effective governance; is disappointput forward a proposal for an effective governance for the different levels of development and management of the programme, including a clear role for the European Environment Agency for the development and coordination of user-driven services; regrets and is surprised that the Commission has not proposed including financing for GMES in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020; fearbelieves that the lack of a financing plan providing economic support willcould mean that investment made to date has been fruitless;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose a long-term financing plan, based on the examination of all possible options, and to establish an operational organisation responsible for the management and provision of data in order to enable the actual success of the programme; this needs to be coupled with a common European data policy to ensure real open access and availability of existing data; believes it is important to establish the agreements to be put in place with national agencies in order to maximise the interoperability and governance of the system; considers it necessary to ensure that a distinction is made between scientific use and commercial use, which requires specific structures and competences; hopes that the programme achieves its objective of being fully operational from 2014;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the discussions being held by the Commission on strengthening the ‘security’ component of the GMES programme with regard to the monitoring of borders, support for the European Union'’s external action, maritime surveillance, complex emergencies, humanitarian aid and civil protection, etc, taking account of the sensitivity of the data being handled and the need to protect privacy and other citizen’s rights;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the European Union needs a solid knowledge and technological base if it is to act independently and have a competitive space industryto make the best possible use of space-related applications at the service of its citizens; stresses that a legislative, administrative and financial framework is essential if industry is to invest in research and innovation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it necessary to establish mechanisms and programmes to boost theenable the uptake of useful market for applications and services derived from the Galileo/EGNOS and GMES programmes, as well as the telecommunications sector and services that co-employ different space services, so as to effectively meet citizens'’ needs;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Also considers it necessary, in order to strengthen European competitiveness, to retain autonomy in terms of access to space, favouring the use of European transporters and verifying the suitability of operational and industrial organisation in relation to joint requirements;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to appropriately address financial and practical requirements in future research framework programmes; in particular, research and development of space- related applications should be integrated as key enabling technologies for the different sectoral research areas such as climate change, environment, transport, agriculture, etc., rather than in a separate space theme;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that international cooperation should promote European technology and services in the space field and so help streknowledge sharing and interoperable development of applications useful for meeting then this strategic industrial sector grand societal challenges that Europe and the world is currently facing ; stresses that work in the space policy sector may be made more effective through industrial cooperation and sharing of investment in major programmes;