14 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2022/0039(COD)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Therefore, it is important to establish a new, Union Secure Connectivity Programme (‘the Programme’) to provide for the Union satellite based communication infrastructure, which should be built upon the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and which should alsorelated infrastructure, takeing advantage of additional national and European capacities, which exist at the time the from an infrastructure, communication capacition is being carried out and develop furtheres and service perspective, with gradual integration of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) initiative.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme should ensure the provision of the governmental services and allow for the provision of the commercial services through a dedicated governmental and commercial infrastructure. The Programme should therefore consist of developlong-term provision and availability of worldwide uninterrupted access to secure and cost-effective satellite communication services, supporting the protection of critical infrastructure, surveillance, external actions, crisis management, and vas well as applidcation actions for the construction of the initial space and ground infrastructure and for the launch of the initial space infrastructures that are critical for Member States’ economy, security and defence, through a dedicated governmental infrastructure while integrating the capacities of GOVSATCOM. The Programme should then meet the new governmentail deployment activities aimed at completing both the space and grneeds for higher security solutions, low latency and global coverage. The services enabled by the Programme shounld infrastructure required forprovide connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest, such as Africa, Mediterranean, Arctic, Black Sea and Atlantic. Furthermore, the pProvision of governmental services. Tgramme should allow for the provision of governmentcommercial services, by the operation, maintenance and continuous imprEuropean private sector, taking into account a market survey including consultation of government of the infrastructure, once deployed, as well as the development of the future generations of the governmental services should be part of the exploitation activities. The exploitation activities should begin as soon as possible with the provision of the initial set of services aimed by 2024 to al users, through a commercial infrastructure that can enable access to advanced, reliable and fast connections and services to citizens and businesses including, but not limited to, availability of high-speed broadband and seamless connectivity, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories and Union outermost regions, including rural, peripheral, remote and isolated areas and islands where deploymeent as soon as possible the evolving needs of the governmental usersof broadband-fibre would be too expensive and connectivity could only be achieved with satellite infrastructure.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to expand the Union satellite communication capacities, the Programme infrastructure should integratebe based on the infrastructure developed for the purposes of the of the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme. In particular, the Programme’s ground infrastructure should encompassbe based on the GOVSATCOM Hubs, and other ground segment assets progressively scaled up through other ground segment assets, on the basis of users and service needs.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Operational requirements for the governmental services should be based on the use-case analysineeds of governmental users, while also taking into account the capabilities of current market offerings. From those operational requirements, in combination with security requirements and evolving demand of governmental services, the portfolio of governmental services should be developed. The service portfolio should establish the applicable baseline for the governmental services. The service portfolio for the governmental services should take into accountbe based on the service portfolio of the GOVSATCOM services established within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2021/696. In order to maintain the best possible match between the demand and supplied services, the service portfolio for governmental services should be regularly updated.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should prioritise the delivery of governmental services and also allow for the provision of commercial services by the private sector. Such commercial services could in particular contribute to availability of high-speed broadband and seamless connectivity throughout Europe, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories, including rural, peripheral, remote and isolated areas and islands, and provide connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Horizon Europe Programme will allocate a dedicated share of its Cluster 4 components to R&I activities related to development and validation of the secure connectivity system, including for the potential technologies that would be developed under New Space. The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) will allocate a dedicated share of its Global Europe funds for activities related to the operation of the system and the worldwide provision of services that will allow to offer an array of services to international partners. The Union Space Programme will allocate a dedicated share of its GOVSATCOM component for the activities related to the development and completion of the GOVSATCOM Hub which will form part ofbe necessary for the ground infrastructure of the Secure Connectivity system. The funding stemming from these programmes should be implemented in accordance with the rules of these programmes. Since those rules may differ significantly from the rules under this Regulation, the need to achieve effectively the intended policy objectives should be taken into account when deciding to finance actions from both the allocated funds from Horizon Europe and NDICI and from the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40 a) The results of the feasibility study for SMEs in the space industry “New Space Solutions for Long-term Availability of Reliable, Secure, Cost Effective Space Based Connectivity” are not yet available. The results of this study should be taken into account prior to the adoption of this legislative proposal and are crucial for the participation of SMEs in the secure connectivity initiative and its feasibility.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 b (new)
Recital 40 b (new)
(40 b) Union-wide initiatives, such as the secure connectivity initiative, are shaped by the broad participation of innovative small, medium and large enterprises from all over Europe. The innovative potential in the Union vastly lies in small and medium sized “New Space” undertakings.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The general objective of the Programme is to establish a secure and autonomous space-based connectivity system for the provision of guaranteed and resilient satellite communication services, through the integration of the capacities of the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme, in particular to:
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) allow further development of high- speed broadband and seamless connectivity throughout the Union, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories, and allowimprove secure connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest outside of the Union., such as Africa and the Arctic;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall support an innovative and competitive Union space sector and stimulate the New Space industry in the Union, and in particular the initiatives and activities listed in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696, including, where appropriate, support of commercial services.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall contribute to the activities referred to in paragraph 1stimulate the New Space ecosystem in the Union, by taking the following measures:
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) require that the contractor referred to in Article 15(2) provides a plan onto maximise the integration of start-ups and SMEs from across the Union in the activities under the contracts referred to in Article 15;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The provision of the services shall be equal within the Union Member States in the terms of service portfolio, geographical availability, and the service performance and quality levels.