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Amendments (22)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which no Member State can cope with alone, calls for the strengthening of the EU’s security and dthrough the continued development and support of the EU Common Security and Defence pPolicy, to make it a more effective policy instrument and a real guarantee of the safety of EU citizens and the promotion of European interests and protection of its values;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to increase its role as a security provider at home and abroad, ensuring stability in its neighbourhood and globally; whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism at home and abroad, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU and the Member States have shown in the past their high dependency on US satellite communication and capability in times of crisis and for military applications, as it was the case of Libya;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience through cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the African Union, and other neighbours and regional partners, while increasing its independence;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas satellite capabilities could be used to better assess and identify the flow of illegal immigrants, their routes and, in the case of those coming from the Northern Africa, to identify the ship boarding areas in order to engage them faster and save more lives;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Council of June 2015, which focused on defence, called for the fostering of greater and more systematic European defence cooperation with a view to delivering key capabilities, including through the coherent and efficient use of EU funds;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are appropriateimportant and, in some cases, even vital for a range of situations, ranging from day-to- day peacetime use to crisis management and even full-scale warfare; whereas the development of such capabilities is a long- term venture; whereas the development of future capabilities needs to be programmed when current capabilities are being deployed;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas developing and sustaining space capabilities for security and defence in Europe requirnecessitates effective cooperation and synergy among Member States and with the European and transatlantic institutions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas EU's space capabilities should be compatible with the capabilities of NATO and the US so it can be fully used as a network in the case of crisis;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas protecting the existing and future space capabilities against all threats is as important as developing them; whereas the further development and implementation of the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is vital for such an objective and should thus be part of all future EU space strategies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas Research and Development in space technology is a sector with high investment return that also produces high quality software and hardware by- products with various commercial use;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that the use of space capabilities in the war against terrorism and terrorist organizations, through the ability of locating and monitoring their training camps, is vital;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the Union should improve space-based satellite communication, space situational awareness, precision navigation and Earth observation capabilities, and ensure European non- dependence as regards critical space technologies and access to space; recognises that in order to achieve this goal sufficient financial investment is needed;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that cooperation between the Commission, the European External Action Service, the European Defence Agency, the European Space Agency and the Member States is crucial to improving European space capabilities and services; takes the view that the Union should coordinate, facilitate and support such cooperation in the area of space security and defence trough a specific operational coordination centre;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU should continue to facilitate the establishment of an international code of conduct on outer space activities to protect space infrastructure while preventing a weaponisation of space; considers that the development of the SSA programme is vital to this; calls for the Union to work towards this objective in cooperation with the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and other relevant partners;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CAcknowledges that commercial satellite telecommunications constitute so- called soft targets and that their increasing use for military and infrastructure purposes put them at risk of cyber-attack; considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and other harmful interference offers prospects for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation; invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Draws attention to the danger posed by such capabilities, or the date made available by them, to be controlled and misused by any hacker or organisation, thus reminds about the need for a clear separation between public and non-public access to these capabilities;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the EU should lead and implement initiatives that make European space capabilities and services more robust, resilient and responsive; is convinced that a rapid reaction capability to replace or restore damaged or degraded assets in space as a crisis unfolds can only be developed effectively at the European levelshould be developed at the European level; commends ESA's work on developing a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme to detect and predict space debris or satellite collision; calls for the Commission and the Council to continue the funding of this project after 2016 in order to secure EU non-independence to space;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Commends ESA's work on developing a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme to detect and predict space debris or satellite collision; calls for the Commission and the Council to continue the funding of this project after 2016 in order to secure EU non- independence to space;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that further financial and political support for the development and use of the EU launchers and of the Programme for Reusable In-orbit Demonstrator in Europe (PRIDE) is of strategic importance as it is more cost- efficient and it provides independence in space access, as well as a plan for space crisis management;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the Union should encourage all actors in the technology and know-how supply chains to turn their attention to space-based capabilities and services for security and defence, and should promote the development of innovative applications and new business ideas in this area, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized companies and on developing entrepreneurship in this sector; notes that continued financial investment is needed to sustain technological research and development; calls for a plan for the use of dual-use space technologies in the space sector, aimed at contributing to the development of the European military and defence industry and to greater competition;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that sustained EU-level investments in security and defence capabilities foster greater and more systematic European defence cooperation with a view to delivering key capabilities; welcomes, therefore, the European Council conclusions of June 2015; urges the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission to develop the necessary framework for EU-level funding;