2018/0236(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) In light of the importance of policies underpinning food safety, and in line with the EU’s commitments to implementing the ‘Hygiene package’ under the ‘Farm to Fork’ approach, the programme will contribute to the integration of actions to improve food monitoring and traceability and help combat fraud. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant ensuing evaluation and review processes.

Amendment 15 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) A growing number of key economic sectors, in particular transport, telecommunications, agriculture, food safety and energy, increasingly use satellite navigation systems, not to mention the synergies with activities linked to the security and defence of the Union and its Member States. Having full control of satellite navigation should therefore guarantee the Union's technological independence, including in the longer term for the components of infrastructure equipment, and ensure its strategic autonomy.

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)

(40a) EGNOS can assist precision agriculture and help European farmers eliminate waste, decrease over-application of fertilisers and herbicides, and optimise crop yields. EGNOS already has an important “user community”, but the number of farming machinery compatible with navigation technology is more limited. This issue should be tackled.

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)

(46a) Since agriculture is one of the areas in which Galileo has a specific application and added value, all European agricultural equipment needing geolocation should, as a minimum requirement, use the Galileo programme.

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental and agricultural knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision- making and actions in the fields of the environment, agriculture, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 19 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental and agricultural knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision- making and actions in the fields of agriculture, the environment, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 20 #

Martin HÄUSLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment and biodiversity, land use, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 21 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47a) The full potential of the Copernicus programme in support of agriculture can be further developed and exploited. The Copernicus programme can provide important land monitoring parameters such as land use, land cover and crop type maps, land take, crop conditions, soil moisture, high nature value farmland, and landscape fragmentation.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)

(47b) Data from the Copernicus Sentinels and other Earth observation missions can replace the physical visits to farms and checks that are necessary for the EU to issue payments to farmers. Satellite monitoring of land parcels is already being used in several Member States and is supporting the Paying Agencies by lowering the number of required on-the-spot checks. The ideal for the future is a process where the Paying Agencies can make direct payments to farmers based on satellite images and registry information, thus reducing the costly and time-consuming bureaucratic procedures and moving slowly towards a monitoring approach.

Amendment 23 #

Bas BELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)

(48a) Copernicus needs to be rapidly enhanced, by increasing the number of satellites for example. Since overcast conditions can detract from the usability of images, higher image frequency is necessary to obtain time series analyses used for purposes such as agriculture.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52

(52) With regard to data acquisition, the activities under Copernicus should aim at completing and maintaining the existing space infrastructure, preparing the long- term replacement of the satellites at the end of their lifetime, as well as initiating new missions, whose feasibility is currently being studied by the European Space Agency, which address~~ing~~ new observation systems to support meeting the challenge of global climate change (e.g. anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions monitoring) and agricultural monitoring. Activities under Copernicus should expand their global monitoring coverage over the polar regions and support environmental compliance assurance, statutory environmental monitoring and reporting and innovative environmental applications (e.g. for crops monitoring, water management and enhanced fire monitoring). In doing so, Copernicus should leverage and take maximum advantage of the investments made under the previous funding period (2014-2020), while exploring new operational and business models to further complement the Copernicus capacities. Copernicus should also build on successful partnerships with Member States to further develop its security dimension under appropriate governance mechanisms, in order to respond to evolving user needs in the security domain.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)

(52a) The Copernicus programme - taking advantage of the abundance of Earth Observation imagery brought by the Copernicus program and by contributing missions, and capitalizing upon the outcome of ESA’s Sen2Agri andSen4CAP projects- shall be considered by the European Commission as an opportunity and a key enabler to contribute to shift the CAP monitoring approach, from being sample-based towards a systematic approach.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 b (new)

(52b) It shall be acknowledged that the use of Copernicus imagery by Copernicus by farmers, beyond the socio-economic and environmental benefits it is creating, is also a source of new opportunities for regional authorities, which could be provided, thanks to the same satellite images already processed, with services of rural land biodiversity monitoring.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53

(53) As part of the data and information processing function, Copernicus should ensure the long-term sustainability and further development of the core Copernicus services, providing information in order to satisfy public sector needs and those arising from the Union’s international commitments, and to maximise opportunities for commercial exploitation. In particular, Copernicus should deliver, at the local, national, European and global scale, information on the state of the atmosphere; information on the state of the oceans; information in support of land monitoring supporting the implementation of local, national and Union policies; information in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation; information on the state of agricultural lands and land use, information on fishing activities, geospatial information in support of emergency management, including through prevention activities, environmental compliance assurance, as well as civil security including support for the Union's external action. The Commission should identify appropriate contractual arrangements fostering the sustainability of service provision.

Amendment 28 #

Bas BELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)

(9a) Given the major potential of satellite imagery for sustainable and efficient resource management, providing reliable and timely information on crop and soil conditions for example, this service should be further enhanced to meet end-user needs and ensure data linkage.

Amendment 29 #

Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)

(69a) In the area of agriculture, just as in other areas in which Copernicus has a specific application and added value, European users, whether institutional or private, should rely on the services offered by Copernicus to ensure the further development of this European system.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86

(86) Infrastructure dedicated to the Programme may require additional research and innovation, which may be supported under Horizon Europe, aiming for coherence with activities in this domain by the European Space Agency. Synergies with Horizon Europe should ensure that research and innovation needs of the space sector are identified and established as part of the strategic research and innovation planning process. Space data and services made freely available by the Programme will be used to develop breakthrough solutions through research and innovation, including in Horizon Europe, in particular for sustainable food and natural resources, climate monitoring, facilitating natural disaster prevention, smart cities, automated vehicles, security and disaster management. The strategic planning process under Horizon Europe will identify research and innovation activities that should make use of Union-owned infrastructures such as Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus. Research infrastructures, in particular in situ observing networks will constitute essential elements of the in situ observation infrastructure enabling the Copernicus services

Amendment 31 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1

'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of environmental, agricultural, sustainable growth, forestry, civil protection, safety or security policies;

Amendment 32 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1

'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of agricultural, environmental, civil protection, safety or security policies;

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1

'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of agricultural, environmental, civil protection, safety or security policies;

Amendment 34 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2

‘other Copernicus users’ which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and include in particular research and education organisations, commercial and private bodies, legal entities, charities, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) a regional satellite navigation system which consists of centres and stations on the ground and several transponders installed on geosynchronous satellites and which augments and corrects the open signals emitted by Galileo and other GNSSs, inter alia for air-traffic management and air navigation services, as well as agriculture ('European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service or ‘EGNOS’);

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) an autonomous, user-driven, Earth observation system under civil control, offering updated and reliable geo- information data and services, comprising satellites, ground infrastructure, data and information processing facilities, and distribution infrastructure, and fully integrating the needs and requirements ~~of security~~regarding the security of Union citizens (‘Copernicus’);

Amendment 37 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change, food security and safety and security and defence;

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 39 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change, precision farming and sustainable development.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d

Amendment 41 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: to provide ofn a long-term basis state-of-the-art and, where appropriate, secure positioning, navigation and timing services;

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, water and forest management, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;

Amendment 43 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, fisheries, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR [168,75] billion in current prices.

Amendment 45 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: EUR [~~9,7~~10] billion;

Amendment 46 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) for Copernicus: EUR [~~5,8~~8,75] billion;

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation] and Article [8] orf Regulation (EU) XX [Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy], provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) a high-accuracy service (HAS), which shall be free of charge for users and shall provide, through additional data disseminated in a supplementary frequency band, high-accuracy horizontal and vertical positioning and synchronisation information intended mainly for satellite navigation applications for professional or commercial use;

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) data and information processing component, which shall include activities for the generation of standardised value- added information to support water, environmental, agricultural, rural development and forestry monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance, civil protection and security services (Copernicus Services);

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) data and information processing component, which shall include activities for the generation of value-added information to support environmental, agricultural and rural development monitoring, and reporting and compliance assurance, civil protection and security services (Copernicus Services);

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) data and information processing component, which shall include activities for the generation of value-added information to support environmental monitoring, agricultural surveillance, reporting and compliance assurance, civil protection and security services (Copernicus Services);

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) actions to provide continuity of existing Sentinel missions and to develop, launch, maintain and operate further Sentinels expanding the observation scope, giving priority to: observation capacities for monitoring anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, allowing for polar coverage and enabling innovative environmental applications in a~~griculture~~rable and livestock farming, fisheries, forest and water management domains;

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) environmental, agricultural and rural development monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance services covering:

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) environmental monitoring, agricultural surveillance monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance services covering:

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3

– land ~~monitoring~~ and agriculture surveillance to provide information to the professionals concerned on land cover, land use and land use change, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere, analysis of the development of cultivated land, harvest estimates and forecasts of best-adapted harvest windows, yield forecasts, humidity and irrigation requirement estimates, and optimisation of the use of inputs;

Amendment 56 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on the degree of land cover, land use and land use change, crop rotation and diversification, soil erosion, contamination and impermeability, the management of chemical substances and waste, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;

Amendment 57 #

Martin HÄUSLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3

– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on land cover, land use and land use change, soil quality, desertification, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests and in particular deforestation, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3

– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on land cover and soils, land use and land use change, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;

Amendment 59 #

Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3 a (new)

– Member States will be able to use the information and data resulting from monitoring of the agricultural area regarding the degree of land cover and farmland utilisation, so as to further reduce the administrative burden of granting farm subsidies;

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4

– climate monitoring change to provide information on anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, essential climate variables, climate reanalyses, seasonal forecasts, climate projections and attribution, as well as soil erosion or other indicators at relevant temporal and spatial scales;

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 a (new)

– mapping farmland in need of irrigation, crop forecasts and land use, and ensuring better food safety and quality by safeguarding the environment;

Amendment 62 #

Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 b (new)

– monitoring fishing activities, to ensure better food safety and quality by safeguarding the environment;

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) emergency management service to provide information in support of public authorities concerned with civil protection established in the Union, supporting civil protection and emergency response operations (improving early warning activities and crisis response capacities), and prevention and preparedness actions (risk and recovery analyses) in relation to different types of disasters, including fires;

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1

1. Copernicus shall include actions to provide access to all Copernicus data and Copernicus information and, where appropriate, provide additional infrastructure and services to foster the distribution, access and use of those data and information. Specific actions on awareness and training on the services provided by Copernicus towards specific potential users will be also provided, as well as incentivising measures to encourage farmers for using Copernicus- based services in the context of CAP. Specific actions shall also be established to support the access to Copernicus data and strengthen the uptake of Copernicus- based services by regional and local authorities.

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2018/09/10 ITRE 547 amendments...

Amendment 100 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The Programme shares similar objectives with other Union programmes, notably Horizon Europe, InvestEU Fund, European Defence Fund and Funds under Regulation (EU) [Common Provisions Regulation]. Therefore, cumulative funding from those programmes should be foreseen, provided they do cover the same cost items, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from Union programmes where management modalities permit - either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions, allowing, where possible, innovation partnerships and blending operations. During the implementation of the Programme, the Commission should therefore promote synergies with other related Union programmes which would allow, where possible, use of access to risk finance, innovation partnerships, cumulative or blended funding. It is important to assure continuity between the solutions developed through Horizon Europe and the other Union programmes and the components of the Space programme.

Amendment 101 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The Programme shares similar objectives with other Union programmes, notably Horizon Europe, InvestEU Fund, European Defence Fund and Funds under Regulation (EU) [Common Provisions Regulation]. Therefore, cumulative funding from those programmes should be foreseen, provided they do cover the same cost ~~item~~s, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from Union programmes where management modalities permit - either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions, allowing, where possible, innovation partnerships and blending operations. During the implementation of the Programme, the Commission should therefore promote synergies with other related Union programmes which would allow, where possible, use of access to risk finance, innovation partnerships, cumulative or blended funding.

Amendment 102 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) To ensure the competitiveness of the European Space industry in the future, the programmes shall support education and training activities in space- related fields at all levels, with a special focus on girls and women, in order to realize the full potential of EU citizens in this area.

Amendment 103 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) Any revenue generated by the Programme should accrue to the Union in order to partially offset the investments that it has already made, and that revenue should be used to support the achievement of objectives of the Programme and the development of new segments thereof. For the same reason, it should be possible to provide for a revenue-sharing mechanism in contracts concluded with private sector entities.

Amendment 104 #

Davor ŠKRLEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In order to meet the objectives of the Programme, it is important to be able to call, where appropriate, on capacities offered by Union public and private entities active in the space domain and also to be able to work at international level with third countries or international organisations. For that reason, provision must be made for the possibility of using all the relevant tools provided for by the Financial Regulation (in particular grants, prizes and financial instruments), various management methods (such as direct and indirect management, public-private partnerships and joint undertakings) and joint procurement procedures. These type of provisions should prioritise the building of European capacities with a view of ensuring strategic autonomy.

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Third countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) may participate in one or more Union programme segments in the framework of the cooperation established under the EEA agreement, which provides for the implementation of the programmes by a decision under that agreement. Third countries may also participate on the basis of other legal instruments. A specific provision should be introduced in this Regulation to grant the necessary rights for and access to the authorizing officer responsible, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as well as the European Court of Auditors to comprehensively exert their respective competences.

Amendment 106 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)

(25a) Given that the European Space Agency has experience and expertise that the GSA does not share, it is essential that the lion's share of the technical analysis be delegated to the former and that the Commission be given a primarily political rather than a technical role. In particular, and in line with the areas of expertise of each of the bodies, the Agency should be responsible for the technical evaluation of the infrastructural operations in place, while ESA would be responsible for the technical evaluation of new infrastructure designs.

Amendment 107 #

Olle LUDVIGSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) Member States have long been active in the field of space. They have systems, infrastructure, national agencies and bodies linked to space. They can therefore make a big contribution the Programme, especially its implementation, and should be required to cooperate fully with the Union to promote the Programme’s services and applications. The Commission should be able to mobilise the means at Member States' disposal, might entrust the Member States with non-regulatory tasks in the execution of the Programme and benefit from their assistance. Moreover, the Member States concerned should take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of the ground stations established on their territories. In addition, Member States and the Commission should work together and with appropriate international bodies and regulatory authorities to ensure that the frequencies necessary for the Programme are available and have an adequate protectedion to allow for the full development and implementation of applications based on the services offered, in compliance with Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme15 . _________________ 15 Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme (OJ L 81, 21.3.2012, p. 7).

Amendment 108 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to implement the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission ~~is the best placed to determ~~will be required to collaborate with the European Space agency regardineg the main technical and operational specifications necessary to implement systems and services evolution.

Amendment 109 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to supervise the implementation of the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission is the best placed to determine the main technical and operational specifications necessary to implement systems and services evolution.

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to implement the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission is the best placed to determine the main ~~technical and operational specification~~requirements necessary to implement systems and services evolution.

Amendment 111 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The mission of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme ("the Agency"), which replaces and succeeds the European GNSS Agency established by Regulation (EU) No 912/2010, is to contribute to the Programme, particularly as regards security~~. Certain t~~ and promotion of the Programme. Tasks linked to the se~~curity and promotion of the Programme~~ areas should therefore be assigned to the Agency. In relation to security ~~in particular~~, and given its experience in this area, the Agency should be responsible for the security accreditation tasks for all the Union actions in the space sector. Building on its positive track record in promoting the user and market uptake of Galileo and EGNOS and with a view to promoting the programmes as a package the Agency should also be entrusted with undertaking promotional activities for Copernicus. Furthermore, it should perform the tasks which the Commission confers on it by means of one or more contribution agreements covering various other specific tasks associated with the programme.

Amendment 112 #

Ashley FOX, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The mission of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme ("the Agency"), which replaces and succeeds the European GNSS Agency established by Regulation (EU) No 912/2010, is to contribute to the Programme, particularly as regards security. Certain tasks linked to the security and ~~promotion of the Programme~~cybersecurity of the Programme and promotion of the services and the downstream sector should therefore be assigned to the Agency. In relation to security in particular, and given its experience in this area, the Agency should be responsible for the security accreditation tasks for all the Union actions in the space sector. Furthermore, it should perform the tasks which the Commission confers on it by means of one or more contribution agreements covering various other specific tasks associated with the programme.

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) The European Space Agency is an international organisation with extensive expertise in the space domain and which entered into a Framework Agreement with the European Community in 2004. It is therefore an important partner in the implementation of the Programme, with which any appropriate relations should be established. In this regard, and in compliance with the Financial Regulation, it is important to conclude a financial framework partnership agreement with the European Space Agency that governs all financial relations between the Commission, the Agency and the European Space Agency and ensures their consistency and conform to the Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency, in particular with Article 5 thereof. However, as the European Space Agency is not a Union body and is not subject to Union law, it is essential, in order to protect the interests of the Union and its Member States, that such an agreement be conditional on the introduction of appropriate operating rules in the European Space Agency. The , the agreement should also contain all the clauses necessary to safeguard the Union’s financial interests.

Amendment 114 #

Constanze KREHL, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) The European Space Agency is an international organisation with extensive expertise in the space domain and which entered into a Framework Agreement with the European Community in 2004. It is therefore an important partner in the implementation of the Programme, with which any appropriate relations should be established. In this regard, and in compliance with the Financial Regulation, it is important to conclude a financial framework partnership agreement with the European Space Agency that governs all financial relations between the Commission, the Agency and the European Space Agency and ensures their consistency and conform to the Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency, in particular with Article 5 thereof. ~~However, a~~As the European Space Agency is not a Union body and is not subject to Union law, it is essential~~, in order to protect the interests of the Union and its Member States,~~ that such an agreement be con~~ditional on the introduction of appropriate~~tains adequate requirements regarding operating rules inat the European Space Agency in order to protect the interests of the Union and its Member States. The agreement should also contain all the clauses necessary to safeguard the Union’s financial interests.

Amendment 115 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) To structurally embed the user representation in the governance of GOVSATCOM and to aggregate user needs and requirements across national and civil-military boundaries, the relevant Union entities with close user-ties, such as the European Defence Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, the Military Planning and Conduct Capability/Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability and the Emergency Response Coordination Centre should have coordinating roles for specific user groups. At the same time, it is necessary to clarify matters regarding access to the information gathered through these activities and the storage thereof. At an aggregated level the Agency and the European Defence Agency should respectively represent the civilian and military user communities and may monitor operational use, demand, conformance to requirements and evolving needs and requirements.

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) To ensure the secure circulation of information, appropriate rules should be established to ensure equivalence of security rules for the different public and private entities, as well as natural persons, involved in the implementation of the Programme, with the establishment of several levels of access to information and, implicitly, the security of access to information.

Amendment 117 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)

(36a) The cyber security of European space infrastructures, both ground and space, is key to ensuring the continuity of the operations of the systems, their effective ability to carry out the tasks continuously and provide the services required.

Amendment 118 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) One of the main objectives of the Programme consists in ensuring its security and strategic autonomy, strengthening its capacity to act in numerous sectors, in particular security, and taking advantage of the possibilities that space offers for the security of the Union and its Member States. This objective requires strict rules on the eligibility of the entities that may take part in activities financed under the Programme which require access to EU classified information (EUCI) or to sensitive non-classified information. These rules should be aligned with the eligibility provisions in Article 7 of Regulation on European Industrial Defence Programme (2017/0125(COD)).

Amendment 119 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) A growing number of key economic sectors, in particular transport, telecommunications, agriculture and energy, increasingly use satellite navigation systems~~, not to mention the synergies with activities linked to~~. Satellite navigation also plays a role in the context of the security ~~and defence~~ of the Union and its Member States. Having full control of satellite navigation should therefore guarantee the Union's technological independence, including in the longer term for the components of infrastructure equipment, and ensure its strategic autonomy.

Amendment 120 #

(40) The aim of EGNOS is to improve the quality of open signals from existing global navigation satellite systems, in particular those emitted by the Galileo system. The services provided by EGNOS should cover, as a priority, the Member States’ territories geographically located in Europe, including for this purpose the Azores, the Canary Islands and Madeira, with the aim to cover those territories by the end of 2025. Subject to technical feasibility and, for the safety of life, on the basis of international agreements, the geographical coverage of the services provided by EGNOS could be extended to other regions of the world. Without prejudice to Regulation [2018/XXXX] [EASA Regulation] and the necessary monitoring of Galileo service quality and safety performance for aviation purposes, it should be noted that ~~while~~ the signals emitted by Galileo may effectively be used to facilitate the positioning of aircraft, only local or regional augmentation systems such as EGNOS in Europe may constitute air- traffic management (ATM) services and air navigation services (ANS).

Amendment 121 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) It is imperative that the continuity, sustainability, safety and future availability of the services provided by the Galileo and EGNOS systems be ensured. In a changing environment and rapidly developing market, their development should also continue and new generations of these systems should be prepared.

Amendment 122 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

Amendment 123 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)

(42a) The results of stakeholder consultation indicate that there is room for further advancing international cooperation in the field of space industry and that the Union should enhance its efforts to support European companies to access external markets to be competitive at a global level;

Amendment 124 #

Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) In order to optimise the use of the services provided, the services provided by Galileo and EGNOS should be compatible and interoperable with one another and, insofar as possible, with other satellite navigation systems and with conventional means of radio navigation where such compatibility and interoperability is laid down in an international agreement, without prejudice to the objective of strategic autonomy of the Union. The European Commission should, at the same time, encourage manufacturers and assemblers of geolocation devices to opt widely for components compatible with the services provided by Galileo, in order to ensure the widest possible availability of devices (especially for the general public) that can be used with this European technology.

Amendment 125 #

Dominique RIQUET, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)

(4a) In order to support Europeans sovereignty in geolocation, it is necessary to equip with Galileo systems all geolocation devices distributed in the European Union.

Amendment 126 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) To maximise the socio-economic benefits of Galileo and EGNOS, notably in the area of security, the use of the services provided by EGNOS and Galileo should be mainstreamed in other Union policies ~~should be promoted where this is justified and beneficial~~where possible. Measures to encourage the use of these services in all Member States are also an important stage in the process.

Amendment 127 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment, ~~climate change, civil protection, security~~including agriculture, forestry, rural development and fishery, climate change, cultural heritage, civil protection, security, including of infrastructures, as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 128 #

Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment, climate change, civil protection, security, agriculture, rural development, forestry, fishery and cultural heritage as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 129 #

Davor ŠKRLEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment, biodiversity, land use, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.

Amendment 130 #

Constanze KREHL, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47a) The Programme’s components should pursue the European autonomy with respect to key technologies related to digital economy, stimulating their application in space systems, data and service distribution and downstream development.

Amendment 131 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Copernicus is based on a partnership between the Union, the European Space Agency and the EU Member States. Existing capacities should be built on and should be complemented by new assets, which may be developed in common. To this end the Commission should closely work with ESA and Member States owning relevant space and in situ assets. Copernicus should build on and ensure continuity with the activities and achievements under Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 establishing the Union Earth observation and monitoring programme (Copernicus) as well as Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations18 establishing the predecessor Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme and the rules for implementation of its initial operations, taking into account recent trends in research, technological advances and innovations impacting the Earth observation domain, as well as developments in big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence and related strategies and initiatives at Union level19 . To the greatest extent possible, it should make use of capacities for space-borne observations of the Member States, the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT20 , as well as other entities, including commercial initiatives in Europe, thereby also contributing to the development of a viable commercial space sector in Europe. Where feasible and appropriate, it should also make use of the available in situ and ancillary data provided mainly by the Member States in accordance with Directive 2007/2/EC21 . The Commission should work together with the Member States and the European Environment Agency to ensure an efficient access and use of the in-situ data sets for Copernicus. _________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 (OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 44). 18 Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011 to 2013)(OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1). 19 Communication "Artificial Intelligence Communication "Artificial Intelligence for Europe" (COM(2018) 237 final) , Communication "Towards a common European data space" (COM(2018) 232 final), Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (COM(2018) 8 final). 20 The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites 21 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)

Amendment 132 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)

(49a) The full potential of Copernicus for the EU society and economy should be entirely unleashed beyond direct beneficiaries by means of an intensification of user uptake measures, which requires further action to render the data usable by non-specialist and thereby stimulate growth, job creation and knowledge transfers;

Amendment 133 #

Constanze KREHL, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52

(52) With regard to data acquisition, the activities under Copernicus should aim at completing and maintaining the existing space infrastructure, preparing the long- term replacement of the satellites at the end of their lifetime, as well as initiating new missions whose feasibility is currently being explored by the European Space Agency addressing new observation systems to support meeting the challenge of global climate change (e.g. anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions monitoring). Activities under Copernicus should expand their global monitoring coverage over the polar regions and support environmental compliance assurance, statutory environmental monitoring and reporting and innovative environmental applications (e.g. for crops monitoring, water management and enhanced fire monitoring). In doing so, Copernicus should leverage and take maximum advantage of the investments made under the previous funding period (2014-2020), while exploring new operational and business models to further complement the Copernicus capacities. Copernicus should also build on successful partnerships with Member States to further develop its security dimension under appropriate governance mechanisms, in order to respond to evolving user needs in the security domain.

Amendment 134 #

Ashley FOX, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53

(53) As part of the data and information processing function, Copernicus should ensure the long-term sustainability and further development of the core Copernicus services, providing information in order to satisfy public sector needs and those arising from the Union’s international commitments, and to maximise opportunities for commercial exploitation. In particular, Copernicus should deliver, at the local, national, European and global scale, information on the state of the atmosphere, including air quality; information on the state of the oceans; information in support of land monitoring supporting the implementation of local, national and Union policies; information in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation; geospatial information in support of emergency management, including through prevention activities, environmental compliance assurance, as well as civil security including support for the Union's external action. The Commission should identify appropriate contractual arrangements fostering the sustainability of service provision.

Amendment 135 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)

(54a) In order to achieve the objectives of Copernicus on a sustainable basis, it is necessary to coordinate the activities of the various partners involved in Copernicus, and to develop, establish and operate a service and observation capacity meeting the demands of users. In this context, a committee (the Copernicus sub- committee) should assist the Commission in ensuring the coordination of contributions to Copernicus by the Union, the Member States and inter- governmental organisations as well as coordination with the private sector, making the best use of existing capacities and identifying gaps to be addressed at Union level. It should also assist the Commission in monitoring the coherent implementation of Copernicus. As sound public governance requires uniform management of Copernicus, faster decision-making and equal access to information, representatives of entities entrusted with budget implementation tasks should be able to take part as observers in the work of the Copernicus Committee. For the same reasons, representatives of third countries and international organisations who have concluded an international agreement with the Union should be able to take part in the work of the Copernicus Committee subject to security constraints and as provided for in the terms of such agreement. Such representatives should not be entitled to take part in the Copernicus Committee voting procedures.

Amendment 136 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55

(55) The implementation of the Copernicus services should facilitate the public uptake of services as users would be able to anticipate the availability and evolution of services as well as cooperation with Member States and other parties. To this end, the Commission and its entrusted entities providing services should engage closely with different user communities across Europe in further developing the Copernicus services and information portfolio to ensure that evolving public sector and policy needs are met and thus the uptake of Earth observation data can be maximised in the interest of the European citizens. The Commission and Member States should work together to develop the in-situ component of Copernicus and to facilitate the integration of in-situ datasets with space datasets for upgraded Copernicus services.

Amendment 137 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55

(55) The implementation of the Copernicus services should facilitate the public uptake of services as users would be able to anticipate the availability and evolution of services as well as cooperation with Member States and other parties. To this end, the ~~Commission and its entrusted entities providing servic~~Agency and the Copernicus entrusted entities should engage closely with different user communities across Europe in further developing the Copernicus services and information portfolio to ensure that evolving public sector and policy needs are met and thus the uptake of Earth observation data can be maximised. The Commission and Member States should work together to develop the in-situ component of Copernicus and to facilitate the integration of in-situ datasets with space datasets for upgraded Copernicus services.

Amendment 138 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)

(56a) Member States and the Commission should periodically run the Copernicus information campaigns regarding the benefits of the programme, giving all potential users access to the relevant information and data.

Amendment 139 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)

(57a) Copernicus’ Climate Change services, although still in a pre- operational phase are already on good track as the number of users doubled between 2015 and 2016; all Climate Change services should become fully operational as soon as possible and thereby provide the continuous flow of data necessary for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation actions;

Amendment 140 #

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Carolina PUNSET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59

(59) To promote and facilitate the use of Earth observation data and technologies both by local and regional authorities, by small and medium-sized enterprises, scientists and researchers, dedicated networks for Copernicus data distribution, including national and regional bodies, should be promoted through user uptake activities. To this end, the Commission and the Member States should strive to establish closer links between Copernicus and Union and national policies in order to drive the demand for commercial applications and services and enable enterprises, particular small and medium- sized enterprises and start-ups, to develop applications based on Copernicus data and information aiming at developing a competitive Earth observation data eco- system in Europe.

Amendment 141 #

Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62

(62) Following the requests of the European Parliament and of the Council and, the Union established a support framework for space surveillance and tracking (SST) by means of 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 Support24. Space debris has become a serious threat to the security, safety and sustainability of space activities. There are between 18 000 and 29 000 artificial objects larger than 10 centimetres, 750 000 'flying projectiles' of one centimetre, and around 150 million fragments smaller than one millimetre. The SST is therefore primordial to preserve the continuity of the Programme's components and their contributions to Union policies. By seeking to prevent the proliferation of space debris, SST contributes to ensuring the sustainable and guaranteed access to and use of space, which is a global common. ~~_________________ 24~~The SST is intended to facilitate the implementation of Earth orbit 'clean-up' projects such as the ESA e.Deorbit mission to be launched in 2023. _________________ 24 OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 227. OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 227.

Amendment 142 #

Davor ŠKRLEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63

(63) The SST should further develop the performance and autonomy of SST capabilities. To this end, it should lead to the establishment of an autonomous European catalogue of space objects, building on data from the network of SST sensors. The catalogue could follow the example of other space capable nations and make some of its data available for non-commercial and research purposes. SST should also continue to support operation and delivery of SST services. As SST is a user-driven system, appropriate mechanisms should be put in place to collect user requirements, including those relating to security.

Amendment 143 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63

(63) The SST should further develop the performance and autonomy of SST capabilities. To this end, it should lead to the establishment of an autonomous European catalogue of space objects, building on data from the network of SST sensors. The SST should also continue to support operation and delivery of SST services. As SST is a user-driven system, appropriate mechanisms should be put in place to collect user requirements, including those relating to security and the transmission of useful information to and from public institutions to improve the effectiveness of the system.

Amendment 144 #

Olle LUDVIGSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67

(67) In addition, the SST should be complementary to existing mitigation measures, such as the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and Guidelines for the Long- term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, or other initiatives, to ensure the safety, security and sustainability of outer space activities. ~~With a view to reducing risks of collision, the SST would also seek synergies with initiatives of active removal and passivation measures of space debris.~~ The SST should contribute to ensuring the peaceful use and exploration of outer space. The increase in space activities may have implication on the international initiatives in the area of the space traffic management, including active debris removal. The Union should monitor those developments and may take them into consideration in the context of the mid-term review of the current MFF.

Amendment 145 #

Patrizia TOIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67

(67) In addition, the SST should be complementary to existing mitigation measures, such as the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and Guidelines for the Long- term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, or other initiatives, to ensure the safety, security and sustainability of outer space activities. With a view to reducing risks of collision, the SST would also seek synergies with initiatives ~~of active removal and passivation measures~~aimed at promoting the development and deployment of technological systems designed for the active removal of space debris. The SST should contribute to ensuring the peaceful use and exploration of outer space. The increase in space activities may have implication on the international initiatives in the area of the space traffic management. The Union should monitor those developments and may take them into consideration in the context of the mid-term review of the current MFF.

Amendment 146 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68

(68) SST, space weather and NEO should have regard to cooperation with all international partners, ~~in particular the United States of America,~~ international organisations and other third parties, particularly to avoid collisions in space, to prevent the proliferation of space debris and to increase preparedness to effects of extreme space weather events and near- Earth objects.

Amendment 147 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69

(69) The Security Committee of the Council recommended the creation of a risk management structure to ensure that data security issues are duly taken into account in the implementation of Decision No 541/2014/EU. For that purpose and taking account of the work already performed, the appropriate risk management structures and ~~procedures~~cooperation procedures to be applied if necessary should be established by the participating Member States.

Amendment 148 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70

(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. ~~A s~~Space weather ~~func~~cooperation should therefore be established ~~as part the Programme with an aim of~~with the European Space Agency, which has the necessary skills and tools, for example through the Space Weather Coordination Centre. The objective will be to assess~~ing~~ the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Stares capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and ~~Union~~European Space Agency capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States and involvement of the private sector.

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70

(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A space weather function should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim of assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks by informing all users in good time, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Startes' capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and Union capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States and involvement of the private sector.

Amendment 150 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70

(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A space weather function should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim of assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Stares capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and Union capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States, international organisations and involvement of the private sector.

Amendment 151 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)

(70a) Member States should provide for adequate training and retraining programmes in line with the rapid development of new technologies to cover the need for space meteorology specialists and related research and innovation activities.

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73

(73) GOVSATCOM is a user-centric programme with a strong security dimension. The use-cases may be analysed for three main families: crisis management, which may include civilian and military Common Security and Defence missions and operations, natural and man-made disasters, humanitarian crises, and maritime emergencies; surveillance, which may include border surveillance, pre- frontier surveillance sea-border surveillance, maritime surveillance, surveillance of illegal trafficking; and key infrastructures, which may include diplomatic network, police communications, digital infrastructure (e.g. data centres, servers), critical infrastructures (e.g. energy, transport, water barriers such as dams) and space infrastructures.

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76

(76) In the first phase of GOVSATCOM (roughly until 2025) existing capacity from private actors and Member States will be used. In this first phase services will be introduced in a stepped approach~~, first to Union-level users~~. If in the course of the first phase a detailed analysis of future supply and demand reveals that this approach is insufficient to cover the evolving demand, the decision may be taken to move to a second phase and develop additional bespoke space infrastructure or capabilities through one or several public-private partnerships, e.g. with Union satellite operators.

Amendment 154 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78

(78) For users of satellite communications the user equipment is the all-important operational interface. The EU GOVSATCOM approach should makes it possible for ~~most~~ users to continue to use their existing user equipment for GOVSATCOM services ~~in so far as they make use of Union technologies~~.

Amendment 155 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86

(86) Infrastructure dedicated to the Programme may require additional research and innovation, which may be supported under Horizon Europe, aiming for coherence with activities in this domain by the European Space Agency. Synergies with Horizon Europe should ensure that research and innovation needs of the space sector are identified and established as part of the strategic research and innovation planning process. It is important to assure continuity between the solutions developed through Horizon Europe and the operations of the components of the Space programme. Space data and services made freely available by the Programme will be used to develop breakthrough solutions through research and innovation, including in Horizon Europe, ion ~~particular for sustainable food and natural resources, climate monitoring, smart cities, automated vehicles, security and disaster management~~the main European policies. The strategic planning process under Horizon Europe will identify research and innovation activities that should make use of Union- owned infrastructures such as Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus. Research infrastructures, in particular in situ observing networks will constitute essential elements of the in situ observation infrastructure enabling the Copernicus services.

Amendment 156 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87

(87) Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 established a Union agency, called the European GNSS Agency, to manage certain aspects of the Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation programmes. The present Regulation provides in particular that the European GNSS Agency will be entrusted with new tasks, not only in respect of Galileo and EGNOS but also for other components of the Programme, especially security accreditation and cybersecurity. The name, tasks and organisational aspects of the European GNSS Agency must therefore be adapted accordingly.

Amendment 157 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88

(88) In view of its extended scope, which will no longer be limited to Galileo and EGNOS, the European GNSS Agency should henceforth be changed. Where it entrusts tasks to the Agency, the Commission shall ensure appropriate funding for the management and execution of those tasks, including adequate human and financial resource. However, the continuity of the activities of the European GNSS Agency, including continuity as regards rights and obligations, staff and the validity of any decisions taken, should be ensured under the Agency.

Amendment 158 #

Patrizia TOIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘spacecraft’ means an~~y space object serving a specific purpose, including active artificial satell~~ orbiting object designed to perform a specific function or mission (e.g. communications, navigation or Earth observation, launcher upper stages, re-entry vehicle). A spacecraft that can no longer fulfil ites ~~and launcher upper stages~~intended mission is considered non- functional. (Spacecraft in reserve or standby modes awaiting possible reactivation are considered functional);

Amendment 159 #

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) ‘space weather events’ means naturally occurring variations in the space environment between the Sun and the Earth, including solar flares, solar energetic particles, solar wind, and coronal mass ejections that can lead to solar storms (geomagnetic storms, solar radiation storms and ionospheric disturbances) potentially impacting Earth or space-based infrastructures;

Amendment 160 #

Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Amendment 161 #

Patrizia TOIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘space situational awareness’ ('SSA') means ~~a holistic approach towards~~comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the main space hazards, encompassing collision between satellites and space debris, space weather phenomena, and near earth objects;

Amendment 162 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) 'bBlending operation' means actions supported by the EU budget, including within blending facilities pursuant to Article [2(6)] of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/XXX (the ‘Financial Regulation’), combining non-repayable forms of support and/or financial instruments and/or budgetary guarantees from the EU budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions, as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors;

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) ‘SST data’ means physical parameters of space objects and space debris acquired by SST sensors or orbital parameters of space objects derived from SST sensors' observations in the framework of the space surveillance and tracking ('SST') component;

Amendment 164 #

(14) ‘Copernicus third-party data’ means data licensed and provided for use bywithin Copernicus activities which originate from sources other than the Sentinels;

Amendment 165 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)

(14a) 'Copernicus third-party- information' means information licensed and provided for use within Copernicus activities which originate from sources other than Copernicus Sentinels;

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)

(14b) 'SST core users' means all the Member States, the EEAS, the Commission, the Council, public and private spacecraft owners and operators and public authorities concerned with civil protection established in the Union.

Amendment 167 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

(14c) ‘SST non-core users’ means public and private entities, other than SST core users, established in the Union that may have access to one of the SST’s services.

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18

(18) ‘space debris’ means any space object including spacecraft or fragments and elements thereof in Earth's orbit or re- entering Earth's atmosphere, that are non- functional or no longer serve any specific purpose, including parts of rockets or artificial satellites, or inactive artificial satellites and may affect human activity on different continents;

Amendment 169 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19

(19) ‘SST sensor’ means a device or a combination of devices, ground-based or space-based radars, lasers and telescopes, that is able to measure physical parameters related to space objects and space debris, such as size, location and speed;

Amendment 170 #

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22

(22) ‘sensitive non-classified information’ means non-classified information that the Commission must protect because of legal obligations laid down in the Treaties or in acts adopted in implementation thereof, and/or because of its sensitivity;. Definition of sensitivity should be based on and align with the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)No 1159/2013 establishing the registration and licensing conditions for GMES users and defining criteria for restricting access to GMES dedicated data and GMES service information[1],as it currently applies to Copernicus and establishes its security restrictions;[1] OJ L 309, 19.11.2013, p.1–6.

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

(22a) 'User Forum' means a working group that shall guarantee a continuous and effective involvement of users, particularly regarding the definition and validation of the operational services' requirements for each Programme component;

Amendment 172 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1

'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of environmental, cultural heritage, civil protection, safety, including of infrastructures, or security policies;

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)

'Copernicus core services' means the operational services clustered in the data and information processing component or service component, which are of general and common interest of the Member States and the Union;

Amendment 174 #