Activities of Flavio ZANONATO related to 2018/0236(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Establishing the space programme of the Union and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (debate) IT
Establishing the space programme of the Union and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (debate) IT
Amendments (16)
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
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, aAs 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 appropriatetains 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 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
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 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
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 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
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 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for ensuring efficient access to space for the Programme and forautonomous, independent, affordable and reliable access to space through the use of European launchers, in order to fostering an innovative space sectorand competitive sector, for supporting space diplomacy and the role of the Union in the international scenario and for tackling cyber threats.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
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 and to ensure independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment, climate change, fishery, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, cultural heritage preservation, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to contribute, where this is required for the needs of the Programme, toensure an autonomous, secure and cost-efficient capability to access space;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support and reinforce the competitiveness, entrepreneurship, skills and capacity to innovate of legal and natural persons from the Union active or wishing to become active in that sector, with particular regard to the position and needs of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-upsfoster the development of a competitive Union space economy and maximise opportunities for Union enterprises of all sizes, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, new entrants and start-ups, promoting synergies in the downstream sector, to develop and provide innovative space systems and services and to maximise the benefits for the population.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provision of aggregated launching services for the needs of the Programme;Programme and for other entities, at their request, taking into account the essential security interests of the Union in accordance with article 25 in order to enhance the competitiveness of European launchers and industries in the global market.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) innovation activities forto increase and making best use of space technologies, infrastructure or services;
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The European Space Agency mayshall be entrusted with the following tasks:
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
– require that the European Space Agency ensures full protection of the interests of the Union and its decisions, which may also lead to the European Space Agency having to adapt its decision-making, management methods and liability provisions;
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– establish the principles for the remuneration of the European Space Agency, taking into consideration its cost model as a public entity, which shall be proportionate to the difficulty of the tasks to be carried out, in line with market prices and the fees of the other entities involved, including the Union, and may, where appropriate, be based on performance indicators; those fees shall not cover general overheads which are not associated with the activities entrusted to the European Space Agency by the Union.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Copernicus shall be implemented building on prior Union investments of the Union and ESA and, where appropriate, drawing on the national or regional capacities of Member States and taking into account the capacities of commercial suppliers of comparable data and information and the need to foster competition and market development.
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) monitoring services to provide information in support of the protection of cultural heritage sites;