2015/2276(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that further implementation of the CSDP is needed; reaffirms the need to increase the effectiveness, visibility and impact of the CSDP; reaffirms the importance and the added value of the Space Policy to the CSDP; considers that Space should be included in future Union policies (e.g. internal security, transport, space, energy, research) and synergies with Space should be further strengthened and exploited;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Insists that the provision of Galileo services must be consistent with the principle that Galileo is a civil system under civil control, and that all uses thereof must comply with international law, the UN Charter and the Lisbon Treaty;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out that in order to further develop the capacities of satellite-based systems a comprehensive concept of security is needed; emphasises therefore that the usefulness of high-resolution earth observation data and positioning systems lies above all in the areas of disaster management, humanitarian actions, refugee aid, maritime surveillance, global warming, energy security and global food security, as well as in the detection of and response to global natural disasters, notably droughts, earthquakes, floods and forest fires; adds that a comprehensive concept of security also includes threats posed by near-Earth objects, space weather and space debris; calls therefore for the technical and infrastructure development of the systems to meet the requirements for a comprehensive concept of security;

Amendment 13 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Asks the Commission to come up swiftly with a definition of EU needs regarding the potential contribution of the Space policy to the CSDP for all the main aspects: launching, positioning, imagery, communication, space weather, space debris, cyber security, jamming, spoofing and other intentional threats, security of the ground segment; considers that future space features of the current European systems should be set according to the CSDP requirements and covering all above related aspects;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls for the definition of the necessary requirements for future systems, private or public, which participate to safety of life applications (e.g. positioning, ATM air traffic management) with regards to the protection against possible security attacks (jamming, spoofing, cyber attacks, space weather and debris); considers that such safety requirements should be certifiable and under the surveillance of an European entity (such as EASA);

Amendment 15 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Recalls that Galileo is a civil system under civil control; recalls the existence of the Public Regulated Service (PRS), which is restricted to government- authorised users and is suitable for sensitive applications where robustness and complete reliability must be ensured; considers that the capacity of the PRS should be further developed in the next generations in order to respond to evolving threats; calls on the Commission to ensure that the operational procedures are as efficient as possible, particularly in the event of a crisis; stresses the need to continue developing and promoting applications based on Galileo capabilities, including the necessary ones for CSDP, in order to maximise the socio-economic benefits; recalls also the need to strengthen the security of the Galileo infrastructure, including the ground segment, and invites the Commission to take the necessary steps in this direction in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Notes in particular the operational need for very high resolution earth observation data under the Copernicus programme and invites the Commission to assess how this need could be met; also highlights developments such as near real-time observation and video-streaming from space, and recommends the Commission to investigate how to take advantage of these, including for security and defence purposes; recalls also the need to strengthen the security of the Copernicus infrastructure, including the ground segment, and the security of the data, and invites the Commission to take the necessary steps in this direction in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 17 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER, Nicolas BAY, Gianluca BUONANNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~Notes the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM); calls on the Commission to make, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; stresses that the final decision should take account of the interests of beneficiaries and industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model, which by its own technical nature must be conceived in close collaboration with all world States already possessing or developing space capabilities;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcome~~Condemns the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM), since these must be carried out via the Member States’ governmental network; calls on the Commission to ~~mak~~propose, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; stresses that the final decision ~~should take account of~~rests with the Member States and must be taken solely in their interest~~s of beneficiaries~~ and in the interest of Europeand industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the work to provide the EU with autonom~~y in~~ous access to governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM) and invites the Commission to continue to make progress on this file; recalls that the first step in the process has been the identification of civil and military needs by the Commission and the European Defence Agency, respectively, and considers that the initiative should entail the pooling of demand and should be designed in a way that best meets the needs identified; calls on the Commission to make, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: - the provision of services by commercial operators, - a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities; or - the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; ~~stress~~notes that, whatever the final decision ~~should take account of the interests of beneficiaries and industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model~~, any new initiative should benefit European industry (manufacturers, operators, launchers and other industry segments); considers that GOVSATCOM should also be considered as an opportunity to boost competitiveness and innovation by taking the benefit of the development of dual technologies, in the extremely competitive and dynamic context of the SATCOM market;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; stresses that these projects should pay special attention to civil applications, as it befits their overall design; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~Notes the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM); calls on the Commission to make, on the basis of ~~beneficiaries’~~real needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions~~: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system~~; stresses that the final decision should take account of the ~~interests of beneficiaries and industry~~general public interest; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model; calls for resilient, encrypted and secure communications to be at the basis of the analysis; underlines the need to diminish the reliance on non EU suppliers of equipment and services;

Amendment 21 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM); calls on the Commission to make, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; stresses that the final decision should take account of the interests of beneficiaries and industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework cwould ~~provide a governance model~~ensure the long-term accessibility of European and national space infrastructure, facilities and services, which are of particular importance for the security of Europe's economy, society and citizens;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM); calls on the Commission to make, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; invites in this regard the Commission to address the issue of ownership and liability; stresses that the final decision should take account of the interests of beneficiaries and industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; ~~inv~~believes also that the EU should develop a more holistic space situational awareness (SSA) capacity, with more predictive capabilities ~~the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry~~, involving the surveillance of space and the analysis and assessment of potential threats and hazards to space activities; invites therefore the Commission to build on SST, developing a broader SSA concept that would also address intentional threats to space systems and, in cooperation with ESA, take account of space weather and near-Earth objects; believes that a holistic coordination of space activities should be reached without hampering the freedom of using space;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a ~~step towards security~~good initiative in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industryoperation; invites the Commission to assess the need to evolve it towards becoming an EU programme with its own budget and cover also the space weather and near-Earth objects;

Amendment 25 #

Constanze KREHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space and to the further development of its own SST capacities as a priority of the Union in the area of space capabilities for European security and defence; considers therefore that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; stresses in this regard the potential danger of space debris; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather, space debris and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry; calls, however, for this to be done without recourse to cuts in funding for current projects;

Amendment 27 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER, Nicolas BAY, Gianluca BUONANNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; c~~onsiders that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget~~alls on the Commission to explore possibilities for governance and financing of SST, in coherence with the above stated cooperation goals; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST ~~should become an EU programme with its own budget~~must remain a programme of the ESA and its member countries; invites the ~~Commission~~Member States to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

Amendment 29 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Carolina PUNSET, Morten PETERSEN, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own limited budget; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry; emphasises that the private sector should be enabled to play an important role in further developing and maintaining the non-sensitive part of the SST system, for which the two-sided governance structure of Galileo could serve as an example;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, for example better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

Amendment 30 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST shcould become an EU programme with its own budget; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; i~~Invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that the prevention and the elimination of future and existing space debris must be part of a strategic reflection on how to ensure security in Europe; draws attention to the need for research into technological systems for the prevention and elimination of space debris; calls in this respect for close cooperation between the European Union and the Member States and the European Space Agency, as well as other stakeholders and countries in the field of space policy;

Amendment 33 #

Franck PROUST, Françoise GROSSETÊTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Concerned by the high costs incurred by Galileo and Copernicus, underlines the need to develop policies and research capabilities in order to provide future applications and develop a competitive European industry, capable of commercial success based on a healthy economic environment and not depending on Union or Member State budgets;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate ~~planned~~and develop institutional needs and European markets, so that industry can anticipate demand, – thereby boosting jobs and industry based in Europe – to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 35 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER, Nicolas BAY, Gianluca BUONANNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space ~~and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and~~for committed Member States; calls on the Commission to abandon its plans to turn the European Space Agency into a subsidiary body and appeals to the Member States, to ~~coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infra~~reject any moves to bring the ESA under the EU institutional umbrella and instead to preserve the ESA’s struict~~ure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies~~ly intergovernmental character, which has been the key to its success since it was established;

Amendment 36 #

Dominique RIQUET, Carolina PUNSET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needCalls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, to coordinate and share their planned space projects, so that European industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough launch technologies; considers that these efforts are necessary to allow Europe to compete in the global launch market;

Amendment 37 #

4. NRecalls that space capabilities have become an essential part of Member States’ defence and security policies and, therefore, of their sovereignty; notes that the European dimension of Galileo and Copernicus have made these programmes possible and ensured their success; however, wonders about the fact that these programmes are institutionally carried by the Commission while, according to the Treaties, the Union still lacks legal competence in the fields of security and defence; notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 38 #

Patrizia TOIA, Flavio ZANONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, – not least through public-private partnerships – particularly in breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 39 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, as well as on the other hand generate its own demand as concerns business driven utilization, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 4 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Antonio TAJANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development; points in addition to the importance of considering how industry might be involved in the management of Copernicus operations;

Amendment 40 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the ~~Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the~~ Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 41 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action~~; calls on the Commission~~, including with regard to security and defence, sin collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologiece this capacity allows Europe to gain access to space in the event of a crisis; considers that the EU must ensure that it has a strong space technological base and the necessary industrial capabilities to allow it to conceive, develop, launch, operate and exploit space systems, ranging from technological autonomy and cyber- security to supply-side considerations;

Amendment 42 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the correct regulatory and policy frameworks must be established in order to give industry further impetus and incentives to pursue technological development and research into space capabilities; underlines in this regard that the Union, in cooperation with the European Space Agency and Member States, should take over the operational coordination of the future space capabilities of the Union.

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the necessary funding for space-related research to be ensured in the domains mentioned above; notes the important role that Horizon 2020 can play in helping the EU reduce its dependence in terms of critical space technologies; in that connection, recalls that the space part of Horizon 2020 falls within the ‘Industrial leadership’ priority, and in particular within the specific objective of ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’; takes the view therefore that Horizon 2020 should be used to support Europe’s space technological base and space industrial capabilities;

Amendment 44 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Carolina PUNSET, Morten PETERSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises simultaneously benefits of security-related international cooperation in area of space with EU’s reliable partners, particularly with the United States and Japan;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the strategic importance of stimulating space innovation and research for security and defence; acknowledges the large potential of critical space technologies such as the European Data Relay System, which enables real-time and persistent earth observation, the deployment of mega- constellations of nanosats and, lastly, building up a responsive space capacity; underlines the need for innovative big data technologies to make use of the full potential of space data for security and defence; invites the Commission to incorporate these technologies in its Space Strategy for Europe;

Amendment 46 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Carolina PUNSET, Dominique RIQUET, Morten PETERSEN, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficiently for critical space technologies for security and defence during the mid- term review of Horizon 2020;

Amendment 47 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Carolina PUNSET, Morten PETERSEN, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Identifies the dangers of cyber warfare for European space programmes, taking into account that spoofing or jamming can disturb military missions or have far- reaching implications for daily life on earth; believes that cyber security requires a joint approach by EU, Member States, business and internet specialists; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include space communication in its cyber security programmes;

Amendment 48 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER, Nicolas BAY, Gianluca BUONANNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, ~~with~~reinforced by international cooperation, developing the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security~~; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre~~.

Amendment 49 #

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EUthe space capacities of Member States, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; considers that EUMember States’ space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre within the ESA.

Amendment 5 #

Dominique RIQUET, Carolina PUNSET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; underlines that space programmes have both civil and military benefits, which are technologically linked; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

Amendment 50 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; ~~considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre.~~

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; ~~considers that~~invites the Commission to draw up and promote a model of governance for each system providing security and defence related services; considers that, in order to provide an integrated service to end users, EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence c, should be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre. (Command and Control Centre as it is referred to in the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015);

Amendment 52 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Carolina PUNSET, Morten PETERSEN, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre; considers that EU space structures are currently sufficient and should be carefully developed.

Amendment 53 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security, as well as the use and exploration of space for peaceful purposes; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre.

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre., which should be incorporated in a cost- efficient manner into one of the existing EU bodies, such as the European GNSS Agency, the EU Satellite Centre or the European Defence Agency, taking into account the capabilities already offered by those agencies;

Amendment 55 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of data security~~, including data security; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre~~;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to assess whether European programs are reliable in crisis situations and appropriate governance structures are in place in order to manage them in such an event; expresses concerns over: data and communication security; difficulties in gaining access to data; and integration of space data in crisis relief operations;

Amendment 57 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Antonio TAJANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the coordination of space systems deployed in a fragmented way by the various Member States for various national needs should be enhanced in order to be able to anticipate promptly the disruption of different applications (e.g. for ATM);

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out, as regards the future financing of European space programmes, that it would be desirable to determine when it might be possible to use forms of public-private partnership.

Amendment 59 #

Flavio ZANONATO, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the need to strengthen cyber security and the protection against hybrid threats;

Amendment 6 #

Flavio ZANONATO, Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus ~~security~~ services; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development; calls for future better interaction between drones and satellites for civil purposes;

Amendment 60 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the high level of security for the EU GNSS systems; underlines the successful execution of tasks assigned to the European GNSS Agency, in particular through the Security Accreditation Board and the Galileo Security Monitoring Centres; calls in this respect for use to be made of the expertise and security infrastructure of the European GNSS Agency also for Copernicus; calls for this issue to be addressed in the mid-term review of Galileo and Copernicus;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a new inter-institutional mechanism for scrutiny and oversight of the EU space programmes in order to facilitate the effective implementation of the goals of an EU space policy under Article 189 of the Treaty of Lisbon, and to enable the co-legislators to work more efficiently with the Commission to monitor implementation of large scale scientific programmes;

Amendment 62 #

Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Morten PETERSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Philippe DE BACKER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Carolina PUNSET, Pavel TELIČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Expresses concerns about the reliance of the European space programs on non- European data and data related services and the vulnerability of the PRS and key space infrastructure to interference from other countries with space capacities, whether or not they are EU allies.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision, a~~nd encryption~~uthentication, encryption, continuity and integrity (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~dual-use capacity of~~importance of the Galileo and Copernicus~~, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service~~ services; points in this regard to the civil origin of European space capacity; believes thise capacityies of these services should be fully developed and further extended in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

Amendment 9 #

Constanze KREHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines in this regard that the development of European space capabilities for European security and defence should have two key strategic objectives: security on the planet, i.e. security on the planet through technological space systems in orbit designed to monitor the earth's surface, and security in outer space as well as space safety, i.e. security in orbit and in space through SST systems on the earth's surface and in orbit designed to monitor the orbit and outer space;

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2016/03/01 AFET 200 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in particular Article 24(1) and Article 42(1) thereof,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder, to which no Member State ~~can cope with alone~~s must respond by adopting a joint strategy, 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 promotection of European interests and values;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the crucial nature of the relationship between the Union and the European Space Agency; is convinced that the European Space Agency should play a significant role in the definition and implementation of ~~security and defen~~a single European space policy; invites the VP/HR to coordinate and advance the necessary initiatives and efforts to this end;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls to develop the EU's various diplomatic initiatives in space issues, both in bilateral and multilateral context contributing to development of institutionalization of space and increase in transparency and confidence-building measures; stresses the need to intensify works on the promotion of an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities; encourages the EEAS of considering the space component in negotiations in other issues-areas;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Member States to carry out joint programmes and initiatives in the area of defence and security, ~~including the Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (MUSIS)~~such as the Government Satellite Communication (GOVSATCOM) and the Space surveillance and tracking (SST) programmes, and declares its support for such programmes and initiatives;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Member States to ~~carry out~~finalise joint programmes and initiatives in the area of defence and security, including the Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (~~MUSIS~~SST and GOVSATCOM), and declares its support for such programmes and initiatives;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Member States to ~~carry out joint programmes and initiatives~~pool 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 and~~joint initiatives;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the ongoing project of EDA and ESA on Governmental Satellite Communications (GovSatcom) being one of the EDA's flagship programmes identified by the European Council in December 2013; calls in this regard on the involved actors to set up a permanent programme and to use the European added value of the EDA for military satellite communication as well; welcomes the successful completion of the DESIRE I project and the launch of the DESIRE II demonstration project for the future operation of RPAS in non-segregated airspace by EDA and ESA;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; c~~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 within the remit 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 unfolds;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; c~~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~~considers that past EU-US cooperation is more efficient when both parties are at the same technology and capacity level; calls upon such potential technological gap to be identified and addressed by the Commission ; 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 within the remit 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 unfolds;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
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 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 interests and valuesreates necessity for the EU and the Member States to coordinate their cooperation in the field of security and defence within NATO, "which, for those States which are members of it, remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation" (42.7 TEU);

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
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 within~~is 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 ~~rem~~ability of th~~at strategy; invites the VP/HR to discuss with defence ministers the strategic approach to be taken, and to inform Parliament as that debate unfolds~~e 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 111 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER

Motion for a resolution
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 benefStresses that Member States have based their space programmes on a desire to be technologicial; 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 within the remit of that strly independent from other countries, including (and in particular) the United Stategys; in~~vites the VP/HR to discuss with defence ministers the strategic approach to be taken, and to inform Parliament as that debate unfolds~~sists that the EU respect Member States' autonomous strategies for technological independence;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is convinced that the EU-USNATO relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; considers that ~~EU-US~~transatlantic 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; calls for increased cooperation with the Japan Space Agency; 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 within the remit 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 unfolds;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
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 within the remit 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 unfolds; emphasises, nevertheless, that the need to guarantee the independence of the EU as regards access to special information was made clear during the Balkans war, when the quality of GPS signals was affected by decisions taken by the US military;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; c~~Considers that EU-US cooperation on future space-based capabilities and services for ~~security and defence~~various 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 within the remit 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 unfoldsbelieves that pre-existing bilateral relationships between Member States and the US could be utilised where appropriate;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
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 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;deleted

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the need for ~~stronger~~an efficient cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; ~~is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment;~~ considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services could offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; ~~is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;~~

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the ne~~ed for stronger~~cessary cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU- NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; i~~Is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility ~~and synergy~~ between the two frameworks; ~~is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;~~

Amendment 12 #

Ana GOMES

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which noaffects all Member State ~~can cope with al~~s and demands a coordinated response, 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 interests and values;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU- NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with ~~our~~EU neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;

Amendment 121 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced~~Expresses its conviction that EU-NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’'s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the need for stronger ~~cooperation between the EU and~~engagement of all EU Member States in NATO inand the ~~area of security and defence; is convinced~~need to prevent duplication;; believes that ~~EU-~~NATO ~~cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment~~is the cornerstone of Europe's security and defence; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility and synergy between the two frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’'s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out, however, that the EU must continue to try to best ensure space- related and military autonomy; points out that the EU must have its own machinery establishing a Defence Union;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. 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;deleted

Amendment 126 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and other harmful interference could 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 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. 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 129 #

Motion for a resolution
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 cooperation~~is urgently needed in order to avoid the that the multi-billion investment of tax-payers money into th~~is area and to inform Parliament as it evolves~~e European space infrastructure result in a gigantic unprofitable investment;

Amendment 13 #

Lorenzo CESA, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
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 d~~through 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 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks ~~and~~, physical threats or 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 131 #

Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and other harmful interference ~~offers prospects for~~demands strengthened EU-NATO cooperation that would result in the necessary technological infrastructure to secure assets; invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
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 133 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. 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~~engagement; invites the VP/HR to advance ~~EU-NATO~~ cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;

Amendment 135 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Also considers it essential to pursue cooperation in this field with like-minded external allies of the EU and NATO, for example Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand;

Amendment 136 #

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
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 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Points out that the United States, Russia, and China are intensifying programmes aimed at exploiting lunar resources; urges the Commission to work in coordination with the Member States and the European Space Agency with a view to safeguarding EU and Member State interests where the moon is concerned;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the civilian EU programmes in the space domain that can provide capabilities and services relevant to the Union’s security and defence policy, including the next stages of evolution of the Copernicus and Galileo systems, need to ~~take~~consider security- and defence- related ~~requirements into account~~concerns from their inception; considers that space situational awareness / space weather, satellite communication~~, electronic intelligence~~ and early warning are areas in need of additional EU- level cooperation ibetween the public and private sectors, continuous investment by, and support for, agencies in the space, security and defence fields~~, such as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency~~;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by t~~errorist attacks~~he most serious security challenges since the end of the Cold War ranging from conventional military threats to hybrid warfare and mas~~s murder~~ymmetric threats 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 interests and values;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the EU programmes in the space domain that provide capabilities and services relevant to the Union’s security and defence policy, including the next stages of evolution of the Copernicus and Galileo systems, need to take security- and defence-related requirements into account from their inception; considers that space situational awareness, satellite communication, electronic intelligence and early warning are areas in need of EU-level cooperation in the public and private sectors, continuous investment by, and support for, agencies in the space, security and defence fields, such as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency; expresses its concern with the EU cooperation with Russia in sensitive areas such as Galileo and Copernicus satellites launching with Soyuz rockets; believes that EU dependence on Russian launchers in context of their past failures and possible future defence applications of EU space program can be counterproductive both in terms of EU security as well as Member States alliance with United States, bilaterally and within NATO; warns that further EU-Russia cooperation in space sector may violate American sanctions on Russia as it may be considered by the United States as aiding Russian military while Moscow is threatening Member States with nuclear strikes;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the EU programmes in the space domain that provide capabilities and services relevant to the Union’'s security and defence policy, including the next stages of evolution of the Copernicus and Galileo systems, ~~need to take~~should take the eventual security- and defence- related requirements into account from their inception; considers that space situational awareness, satellite communication, electronic intelligence and early warning are areas in need of EU-level cooperation in the public and private sectors, continuous investment by, and support for, agencies in the space, security and defence fields, such as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the civilian EU programmes in the space domain ~~that~~ provide a range of capabilities and services ~~relevant to the Union’s security and defence policy~~that are of potential use in many sectors , including the next stages of evolution of the Copernicus and Galileo systems,; n~~eed to take security- and defence-related requirements into account from their inception; consider~~otes that space situational awareness, satellite communication, electronic intelligence and early warning are areas ~~in need of EU- level~~that could benefit from greater cooperation ibetween the public and private sectors, continuous investment by, and support for, agencies in the space, security and defence fields, such as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
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 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that effective promotion 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;deleted

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that effective promotion among Europeans of the applications of EU space programmes that have a direct impact on users, such as Galileo and Copernicus services, is crucial for the success of those programmes; thinks that these programmes could be used to increase the effectiveness of strategic-making and operations, in the framework of CSDP; encourages the identification and development of the capacity needs in respect of security and defence for the next generations of the Galileo and Copernicus systems;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that ~~effective promotion~~transparency 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 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
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 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which require close cooperation betweeno Member States, 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 interests and valuells on national governments to strengthen their internal and border security, and to protect their citizens and their interests;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector;~~deleted

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector;~~deleted

Amendment 152 #

Lorenzo CESA, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Remains cautious about the major risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; , in particular in the light of its specific characteristics in connection with sovereignty and strategic autonomy;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; stresses that the balance between risks and benefits may vary from segment to segment of space activities, therefore needs to be assessed on a case to case basis;

Amendment 154 #

Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Arnaud DANJEAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Remains cautious~~Is concerned about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to provide the means necessary to contain those risks:

Amendment 155 #

14. ~~Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector~~Notices the increasing importance of private entities in space market; underlines the need, and benefits flowing from, the engagement of SMEs in the process of research, development and production connected to space technologies, particularly with those that are relevant in assuring security; remains cautious regarding the risks related to the unregulated private initiatives with security and defence implications;

Amendment 156 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Remains cautiou~~Expresses its deep concerns about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector;~~deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Emphasises that where space is concerned, and given its strategic importance, the onus with regard to investment efforts must be on the public sector; takes the view that the high costs of developing space programmes and infrastructure mean that the only way of ensuring the viability of such projects is through decisive public sector efforts to channel private initiatives;

Amendment 16 #

Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism at home and abroad, ~~including~~ by supporting third party countries in combating terrorism; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
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 162 #

Motion for a resolution
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 level~~should 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 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that the EU shcould ~~lead initiatives that~~play a role in makeing 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~~through multi-state partnerships;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
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 165 #

Motion for a resolution
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 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Encourages the Commission and the European agencies in the space, security, and defence fields to join forces to develop a catalogue of training requirements vis- à-vis the use of space-based capabilities and services for security and defence; takes the view that EU resources should be mobilised for pilot courses in those areas in which Member States and the competent European agencies have identified an imminent need;deleted

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Encourages the Commission and the European agencies in the space, security, and defence fields to join forces to develop a ~~catalogue~~white paper ofn training requirements vis- à- vis the use of space-based capabilities and services for security and defence; takes the view that EU resources should be mobilised for pilot courses in those areas in which Member States and the competent European agencies have identified an imminent need;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Encourages the Commission and the European agencies in the space, security, and defence fields to join forces to develop a catalogue of training requirements vis- à-vis the use of space-based capabilities and services for security and defence; tTakes the view that EU resources should be mobilised for pilot courses in those areas in which Member States and the competent European agencies have identified an imminent need;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
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 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism both at home and abroad~~, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism~~; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Expresses its concerns about the increased cost of the Copernicus and Galileo programmes far beyond the initial budgetary allocations; express its support for the further development of the EU space capabilities while asking for an adequate management of the financial resources;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on those Member States who have not ratified the Outer Space Treaty to do so, given its importance in the maintenance of law in space;

Amendment 172 #

Lorenzo CESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new European launcher Ariane 6 and VEGA, and considers the development of thisese launchers to be crucial for the long- term viability and independence of the European space programmes that serve defence and security purposes;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 174 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new European launchers Ariane 6and VEGA, and considers the development of thisese launchers to be crucial for the long- term viability and independence of the European space programmes that serve defence and security purposes;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new European launcher Ariane 6, and considers the development of this launcher to be crucial for the long-term viability and independence of the European space programmes that serve defence and security purposes; is firmly of the opinion that maintaining the predominant position of European launchers must be a strategic European objective at a time when new competitors are emerging that are backed up strongly by competitive funding models; takes the view that in order to achieve that objective, appropriate structural, legislative and funding changes need to be made to foster the development of innovative, competitive projects at European level; advocates, among other issues, innovation in the reuse of components, as this represents a significant step forwards in terms of both efficiency and sustainability;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new E~~uropean~~SA launcher Ariane 6, and considers the development of this launcher to be ~~crucia~~potentially important l for the long- term viability ~~and independence~~ of the European space programmes ~~that serve defence and security purposes;~~ ; notes that given the current stage of development of the launcher it is important to be realistic about its potential;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
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 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
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 18 #

Motion for a resolution
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 secure~~work on an effective and coherent border management system;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~servi~~dual use technologies with relevances 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~~defence industry and to greater competition;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
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; firmly believes that the public sector must provide incentives for the creation of specialist incubators and funds designed to provide financing for innovative start- ups so as to ensure that the high costs of space research do not hinder the emergence of innovative projects; 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 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
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)

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 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that 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;deleted

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that ~~EU-level~~joint 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 ~~Council~~EU Member States, the VP/HR and the Commission to develop ~~the necessary framework for EU-level funding~~a plan on how to fund the security and defence applications via existing or new CSDP financial mechanisms;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Is convinced~~Considers that EU-level investments in security and defence capabilities could foster greater and more systematic European defence cooperation with a view to delivering key capabilities; ~~welcom~~notes, 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;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
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 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that the European space industry is deeply concentrated with a high degree of vertical integration where four enterprises are responsible for more than 70% of the total European space employment and 90% of European space sector manufacturing employment is located in six countries; stresses that the potential of countries with good track record in high-technology patent filings but lacking tradition of space activities should not be overlooked and calls for policies to encourage participation of these countries into European space sector including using the tools of 'Horizon 2020' programme;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Believes also that research and development within the field of space technology and services should be strengthened within a consistent EU policy framework;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that an EU-level ‘white book’ on security and defence would be the appropriate means of structuring future EU engagement and investment in space-based security and defence capabilities; takes the view that this would also allow coherent development across all capability domains in relation to peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy;deleted

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that an EU-level ‘white book’ on security and defence wcould be the appropriate means of structuring future EU engagement and investment in space-based security and defence capabilities; takes the view that this wcould also allow coherent development across all capability domains in relation to peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter~~, and the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy~~;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that an EU-level ‘white book’ on security and defence would be the appropriate means of structuring future EU engagement and investment in space-based security and defence capabilities; calls on the HR/VP to start a debate on defining EU's level of ambition in the overlapping fields of space capabilities as well as security and defence; takes the view that this would also allow coherent development across all capability domains in relation to peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy; calls on the Commission to outline in the future European Defence Action Plan their plans on space activities in support of security and defence;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that an EU-level ‘'white book’' on security and defence would be the appropriate means of structuring future EU engagement ~~and investment~~ in space-based security and defence capabilities; takes the view that this would also allow coherent development across all capability domains in relation to peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that an EU-level ‘white book’ on security and defence would be the appropriate means of structuring future EU engagement and investment in space-based security and defence capabilities; takes the view that this would also allow coherent development across all capability domains in relation to peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy;deleted

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Points out that moves to strengthen the Union’s space-based capabilities should be undertaken solely in order to increase its internal and external security; is of the opinion that steps taken to achieve the above aims should not be viewed as attempts to find ways of facilitating possible military intervention by Member States in non-member countries;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recalls that space debris is a growing problem for space security and calls on the EU to support research and develop active debris removal (ADR) technologies; encourages the EU to invest into establishment of international agreement providing a legal definition of space debris, rules and regulations concerning its removal, and clarifying liability issues; stresses the need for an enhanced global space situational awareness and calls for linking up the European SSA system with partners such as the US and for more confidence-building measures and information exchange with other counterparts;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Secretary- General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiszation, the ~~Director-General of the European Space Agency~~EU agencies in the space, security and defence fields, and the national parliaments.

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~— having regard to the request by France of 17 November 2015 for aid and assistance under Article 42(7) TEU,~~deleted

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and above all its root causes (poverty, social marginalisation, inequality); whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that other actors, including Russia and China, develop ASAT capabilities; believes that these capabilities could be used against EU satellites; calls for extending sanctions regime against Russia to include space sector as a response to Russia's policies and to align with US sanctions regime;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against ~~terrorism~~security challenges at home and abroad, including by supporting third countries in combating the~~rroris~~m; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the Union~~national governments needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism at home and abroad, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism; whereas the ~~Union~~Member States needs to ~~make its~~work together to secure external borders ~~more secure~~;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
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 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Union needs to ~~strengthen its resilience through~~enhance its cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience through cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which remains the foundation of Europe's security and stability, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
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 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~the Union~~all Member States needs to strengthen ~~its~~ resilience through ~~cooperation and coordination with~~ the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, w~~ith the United Nations and~~hich remains the cornerstone of the defence of Europe, with its neighbours and regional partners;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience through cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, especially the United States, as that country's initiatives are often the driving factor behind that development, and also with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~– having regard to the request by France of 17 November 2015 for aid and assistance under Article 42(7) TEU,~~deleted

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
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 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~the Union~~national governments needs to address the root causes of the challenges to ~~our~~ security, of ~~unrest~~the pull factors into our countries, of unrest in the 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 and values-based approach to managing crises both inside and outside the Union~~ and of population explosions even in some of the poorest countries;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
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 33 #

Motion for a resolution
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 use of EU funds and existing EU capabilities;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
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 use of EU funds;~~ investment in defence by European countries with a view to delivering key capabilities; particularly through NATO which should remain the cornerstone of European defence and security engagement;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas space policy is an essential component of the strategic autonomy which the EU must develop in order to safeguard sensitive technological and industrial capabilities and independent capabilities to carry out assessments;

Amendment 37 #

Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are appropriate for a ~~rang~~multitude 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 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are appropriate 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 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are ~~appropriate~~important 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 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

~~— having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 November 2015 on enhancing the criminal justice response to radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism,~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are appropriate for a range of situations, ranging from day-to- day peacetime use to crisis management and ~~even full-scale warfare~~more acute security challenges ; 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 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas space capabilities ~~for European security and defence~~ are appropriate 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 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas proliferation of space technologies and rising dependency of societies on satellites increase competition over space assets (paths, frequencies) and make satellites a critical infrastructure; whereas development of anti-satellite (ASAT) technologies by a number of actors, including orbital weapons capabilities, signals weaponisation of space;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas space situational awareness plays a decisive role as a source of intelligence in military operations on land, at sea and in the air;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
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 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas in the area of defence and security the Union acts among others through such institutions as the European Defence Agency and the EU Satellite Centre;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. ~~whereas in the area of defence and security the Union acts through such institutions as the European Defence Agency and the EU Satellite Centre;~~deleted

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas European space assets have been developed over the last five decades thanks to the coordinated efforts of ~~the European Space Agency and national space agencies~~national space agencies and subsequently the European Space Agency (ESA); whereas the Outer Space Treaty, the basic legal framework of international space law, was bought into force in October 1967;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~and transatlantic~~ institutions;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
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 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

~~— having regard to the joint communication of 18 November 2015 by the VP/HR and the Commission entitled ‘Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy’ (JOIN(2015)0050),~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~and transatlantic~~ institutions;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas developing and sustaining space capabilities for security and defence in Europe ~~requir~~necessitates effective cooperation and synergy among Member States and with the European and transatlantic institutions;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and transatlantic institu~~through the ESA and, given the truly global nature of space, with transatlantic institutions and international organisations;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
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)

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)

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)

-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 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a key 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 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a ~~key~~n 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 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a key 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 dual use 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 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Framework for Space Surveillance and Tracking Support;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a key role, among other areas, 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 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that space-based capabilities and services play a key 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~~our nations and NATO and the EU with improved operational capacity ~~for the implementation of the common security and defence policy and of other EU policies~~where appropriate in areas such as external action, border management, maritime security, agriculture, the environment, climate action, energy security, disaster management, humanitarian aid and transport;

Amendment 62 #

Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that space capabilities should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes; recalls the obligation according to Article 41(2) of the Lisbon Treaty that "expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications" shall not be charged to the Union budget; therefore underscores that no EU budget funds shall be used to finance space capabilities including Galileo and Copernicus as long as they are having military implications;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union should improve access to space-based communication, situational awareness, precision navigation and Earth observation capabilities, and ensure European non-dependence as regards critical space technologies and access to space;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
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 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union should improve space-based communication, situational awareness, precision navigation and Earth observation capabilities, and ensure European non-dependence as regards critical space technologies and access to space; in this connection urges the Commission and the Member States to guarantee the autonomy of the EU as regards space structures, while providing the resources necessary for that purpose; takes the view that this aim is vitally important for civilian activities (in Western countries it is estimated that between 6 and 7% of GDP is dependent on satellite positioning and navigation technology) and for security and defence;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that ~~the Union~~national governments should improve space-based communication, situational awareness, precision navigation and Earth observation capabilities, and ensure a European ~~non-dependence~~involvement as regards critical space technologies and access to space; Believes that cooperation should be on an a bilateral basis between governments and through the ESA;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
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 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that space situational awareness in particular is going to continue to play a vital role in military and civilian affairs; further believes that capability development of space situational awareness is needed to ensure the security of EU borders and to enhance member state military and civilian intelligence capacity;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that in order to enhance space situational awareness, capabilities to launch small satellites and rockets are needed; points out that existing European infrastructure to launch smaller satellites and rockets, such as Esrange, requires small investments in comparison to other projects worldwide in order to accommodate additional small-size enterprises;

Amendment 72 #

Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~all~~certain 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 defen~~the 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 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Union’s space policy promotes scientific and technical progress, industrial competitiveness and the implementation of all EU policies, including security and defence policy; invites the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission to ensure that European space programmes develop civilian space-based capabilities and services ~~for~~which may contribute to European security and defence capabilities;

Amendment 75 #

Ana GOMES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Union’s space policy promotes scientific and technical progress, industrial competitiveness and the implementation of all EU policies, including security and defence policy; 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 defence, namely through the allocation of adequate funds for research;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Union’s space policy promotes scientific and technical progress, industrial competitiveness and the implementation of all EU policies, including security and defence policy; invites the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission to ensure that European space programmes develop space-based capabilities and services with relevance for European security and defence;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Union’'s space policy promotes scientific and technical progress, industrial competitiveness and the implementation of all EU policies, including security and defence policy; invites the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission to ensure that European space programmes develop civilian space-based capabilities and services ~~for European security and defence~~which may contribute to security and defence capabilities; Believes that dual-use capacity of space capabilities is important in order to make most effective use of resources;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
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 for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;deleted

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
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 for~~mentioned in the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the ~~need to~~current develop ~~EU civil~~ment EU of dual-use space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the ~~increasingly dangerous and challenging~~ security environment both within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which no Member State can cope with alone, is becoming increasingly dangerous and challenging, 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 interests and values;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
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 for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes ~~that can be used for both civil and military purposes~~;

Amendment 81 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy~~, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
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 for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to further develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
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 for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and ~~military~~security and defence purposes;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
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 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Asks the Commission to come up swiftly with a definition of the EU needs regarding the potential contribution of the Space policy to the CSDP for all the main aspects: launching, positioning, imagery, communication, space weather, debris, cyber security, jam , ground security; considers that future space features of the current European systems should be set according to the CSDP requirements and covering all above related aspects;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Asks for defining the necessary requirements for future systems, private or public, which participate to safety of life applications (e.g. positioning, ATM air traffic management) with regards to the protection against possible security attacks (jamming, spoofing, cyber attacks, space weather and debris); considers that such safety requirements should be certifiable and under the surveillance of an European entity (EASA could be a possibility);

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
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 security and defence;deleted

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~it should be clarified which actor should coordinate, facilitate and support such cooperation in the area of security and defence;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by ~~terrorist attacks and mass murder~~risk, 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 ~~interest~~norms and values as enshrined in Article 21 TEU;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
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, namely the VP/HR, should coordinate, facilitate and support such cooperation in the area of security and defence; express its conviction that the European Space Agency should play a significant role in the implementation of security and defence policy;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the European Commission to present results of the established European Framework Cooperation for Security and Defence Research on space and asks for recommendations on how to develop it further; calls on the Commission to clarify how civilian- military research under Horizon 2020 served in the area of space capabilities the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Welcomes the Framework for Space Surveillance and Tracking Support; calls on the European Commission to inform the Parliament on the implementation of the framework and its impact on security and defence; calls on the Commission to set up an implementing road map covering the definition of the envisaged architecture;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the crucial nature of the relationship between the Union and the European Space Agency; is convinced that the European Space Agency should play a significant 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;deleted

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Recognises the crucial nature of the relationship between the Union and the European Space Agency; i~~Is convinced that the European Space Agency should play a significant 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 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the crucial nature of the relationship between the Union and the European Space Agency; ~~is convinced~~notes that the European Space Agency ~~should play a significant~~might 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 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 98 #