Activites

• 2002/05/28 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2002/876
  • OJ L 138 28.05.2002, p. 0001
• #2426
• 2002/05/21 Council Meeting
• 2002/05/21 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2002/05/21 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2420
• 2002/03/25 Council Meeting
• 2002/02/07 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0052/2002 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Norbert GLANTE (PES, D) with a number of non-binding amendments. On the question of Administrative Board of the Joint Undertaking, MEPs are saying that it may seek the advice of an Advisory panel of expert business developers to be established in order to offer impartial advice to prepare the ground for the Galileo Joint Undertaking. The Commission is proposing that the seat of the Galileo Joint Undertaking would be in Brussels. However, the European Parliament want to see the seat decided with reference to the taxation in the potential country of location. It also emphasises that the Joint Undertaking should not exclude the possibility of using the Galileo system for military application for peace-keeping missions. With regard to the funding of the Joint Undertaking, it shall be largely financed from the general budget of the Union and shall respect in its internal procedures the principles applicable to the European Institutions. Candidate countries shall be entitled to participate in the activities of the Joint Undertaking through the appropriate instruments foreseen in the budget. In addition, a monitoring committee shall be set up in which each Member State is represented. Relations between the monitoring committee and the Joint Undertaking shall be governed by the Statutes. Lastly, the Joint Undertaking shall publish and organise an invitation to tender in 2002-2003 for the next phases of Galileo.�

• 2002/02/06 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2002/01/08 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0005/2002
• #2393
• 2001/12/04 Council Meeting
  • 2393 summary

    At the request of the United Kingdom, the Council held an exchange of views on the financial aspects of the Galileo project. The debate was introduced by Commissioner DE PALACIO, who described progress within the Transport Council, and the main lessons she had drawn from the study by consultants Price Waterhouse Coopers, which included an analysis of the financial aspects of the project, particularly the anticipated costs and benefits. Some delegations shared the Commission's position. However, the United Kingdom and four other delegations (Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden) did not agree with the Commission's approach and issued the following statement (which will be entered in the Council minutes). These Member States reaffirm their commitment to securing finance for the Galileo satellite navigation programme largely from private sources. In particular, they recall that the private sector is required to take up the challenge with regard to participation in and financing of the project through a binding commitment for the deployment and operational phases. Sound financial management should be guaranteed. They have taken note of the PWC inception study, these member States note that the rate of return, given the level of uncertainty of revenues, will not be sufficient to attract private capital to fund the development phase of the project or to fund deployment in full. The study further concludes that a private public partnership for Galileo would therefore have to be based on a structure which involved continued public funding of deployment of the system, including some payments during operation, and that the private sector will not invest under the previously envisaged Joint-Venture type structure. The above-mentioned Member States consider that the results of the recently-issued study raise a number of important and complex questions on the level and nature of public and private investment. These questions require detailed consideration by the Council, before it should take a decision". The Irish delegation shared the concerns of the United Kingdom and the four other delegations regarding the need for additional time to reflect, to clarify Galileo's financing problems before taking a decision.�

• #2374
• 2001/10/15 Council Meeting
  • 2374
• 2001/09/06 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2001/06/20 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2001)0336 summary

    PURPOSE: The establishment of a Joint Undertaking to give legal definition to the European satellite radionavigation system, GALILEO. CONTENT: In 1999 the European Commission presented its first proposals to the Council in which its vision for the development of a European Satellite radionavigation system, to be known as GALILEO, was outlined. In its proposal, the Commission envisioned a four phase development of GALILEO: - definition in 2000; - development by 2005; - deployment by 2007; - operation and exploitation there after. In order to fully complete the development phase (2001-2005), the Commission has prepared a Regulation whereby a single management structure, or Joint Undertaking, for the GALILEO programme will be established. The Statutes adopting the Joint Undertaking are annexed to the proposed Regulation. The legal basis for the Joint Undertaking is Article 171 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. The objectives of the Joint Undertaking are: - to ensure the smooth development of the programme; - the continuation of the research and development efforts; - the bringing together of public and private sector funding; - to prepare the management of the deployment and operational phases of the programme. Funding would come from the European Community, the European Space Agency and private investors.�

  • DG ['Energy and Transport'],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2001)0336
• Debate in Council: 2374
• Debate in Council: 2393
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0005/2002
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0052/2002
• : Regulation 2002/876
• : OJ L 138 28.05.2002, p. 0001

History

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