Activities of Indrek TARAND related to 2015/2276(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Space capabilities for European security and defence - Space market uptake - European space industrial policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on space capabilities for European security and defence PDF (359 KB) DOC (147 KB)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 9 #
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 murderrisk, threats and challenges which no Member State can cope with alone, calls for the strengthening of the EU’s security and defence policy to make it a more effective policy instrument and a real guarantee of the safety of EU citizens and the promotion of European interestnorms and values as enshrined in Article 21 TEU;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. 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 securework on an effective and coherent border management system;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Union needs to address the root causes of the challenges to our security, of unrest and armed conflict in our neighbourhood, of migration, of the degradation of people’s livelihoods by state and non-state actors, and of the erosion of states and regional orders, including as a result of climate change and poverty, through a comprehensive rules and values- based approach to managing crises both inside and outside the Union;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in the area of defence and security the Union might acts through such institutions as the European Defence Agency and the EU Satellite Centre;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas developing and sustaining space capabilities for security and defence in Europe requires effective cooperation among Member States and with the European, international and transatlantic institutions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a keyn important role in the context of European security and defence; is convinced that current and future space- based capabilities and services will provide Member States and the Union with improved operational capacity for the implementation of the common security and defence policy and of other EU policies in areas such as external action, border management, maritime security, agriculture, the environment, climate action, energy security, disaster management, humanitarian aid and transport;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the security dimension of the Copernicus programme, particularly applications aiming at prevention and response to crisis, humanitarian aid and cooperation, conflict prevention entailing the monitoring of compliance with international treaties, and maritime surveillance; urges the HR, the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the conflict prevention objective of space capabilities;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Union’s space policy might have the potential to promotes scientific and technical progress, and to a certain degree industrial competitiveness and the implementation of allcertain EU policies, including security and defence policy such as CSDP; invites the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission to ensure that European space programmes develop space-based capabilities and services for European security and defenthe development and planning of European space programmes is very transparent and that it is always clear to the tax payer to what ends EU budget contributions are being used and whether they contribute to the development of purely civilian, dual-use or purely military capabilities and services;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers a holistic, integrated and long- term approach to the space sector at an EU level to be necessary; believes that the space sector should be one of the priorities formentioned in the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need tocurrent develop EU civilment EU of dual-use space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes equally the EU-sponsored multilateral initiative towards an International Code of Conduct for Space Activities as a way of introducing norms of behaviour in space as it seeks to achieve enhanced safety, security, and sustainability in space by emphasising that space activities should involve a high degree of care, due diligence, and appropriate transparency, with the aim of building confidence among space sector;
Amendment 89 #
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 Unionit should be clarified which actor should coordinate, facilitate and support such cooperation in the area of security and defence;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the crucial nature of the relationship between the Union and the European Space Agency; is convincednotes that the European Space Agency should play a significantmight to a certain degree play a role in the implementation of security and defence policy; invites the VP/HR to coordinate and advance the necessary initiatives and efforts to this end;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to carry out joint programmes and initiativespool and share in the area of defence and security, including the Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (MUSIS), and declares its support for such programmes andjoint initiatives;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; considers that EU-US cooperation on future space-based capabilities and services for security and defence purposes would be mutually beneficial; notes the work undertaken towards the third US Offset Strategy; urges the Union to take this development into account when preparing its own Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, and to include space-based capabilities for security and defence withinis concerned about the fact that several major powers might technically be able to challenge the autonomy, independence and reliability of the European space infrastructure; recalls reports about the remability of that strategy; invites the VP/HR to discuss with defence ministers the strategic approach to be taken, and to inform Parliament as that debate unfoldse certain major powers to block or blur the Galileo signals, in particular its encrypted PRS signal which will be used by a majority of Member States for defence purposes as highlighted in the Commission mid-term review report;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks, debris and other harmful interference offers prospects for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation; invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperationis urgently needed in order to avoid the that the multi-billion investment of tax-payers money into this area and to inform Parliament as it evolvese European space infrastructure result in a gigantic unprofitable investment;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the importance of Galileo's Public Regulated Service (PRS) for navigation and guidance of military systems; calls on the HR and the EU Member States to increase their efforts regarding the possible revision of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty or to initiate a new regulatory framework which takes into account technological progress since the 1960s and aiming at preventing and arms race in space;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that effective promotiontransparency and public awareness raising among Europeans of the applications of EU space programmes that have a direct impact on users, such as Galileo services, is crucial for the success of those programmes;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the need to improve the process of disseminating information from satellites to users, including by building the necessary technological infrastructure; notes the fact mentioned in the Commission communication that 60% of electronics on board European satellites are currently imported from the US; calls for an initiative on how to protect sensitive or personal data in this context;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the EU should lead 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 level; questions whether appropriate governance structures are in place in order to manage PRS and other key space infrastructure in case of an armed aggression or other major security crisis;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines also the urgent need to reduce the risk of collision due to the growing number of satellites and space debris; welcomes the initiative of the Commission on a European space surveillance and tracking system (SST);
Amendment 177 #
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; 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 industry and to greater competition;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to support efforts to strengthen European cooperation in the sector in order to overcome the high level of fragmentation, especially with regard to the institutional demand side; is convinced that only a more cost-efficient, transparent and consolidated European space industry can be internationally competitive; stresses that European space industrial policy must be further developed in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) to ensure complementarities;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that in order to maintain and strengthen the security, defence and stability of Europe it is important to prevent the export of sensitive space technology to countries which endanger regional or global security and stability, which pursue an aggressive foreign policy, which directly or indirectly support terrorism and which repress their people internally; urges the HR, the EU Member States and the Commission to make sure that the eight criteria of Common Position 944 and the rules of the Dual-Use- Regulation are being fully respected regarding the export of sensitive space related technology;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that EU-leveljoint investments in security and defence capabilities by EU Member States 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 CouncilEU Member States, the VP/HR and the Commission to develop the necessary framework for EU-level fundinga plan on how to fund the security and defence applications via existing or new CSDP financial mechanisms;