3 Amendments of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2017/2181(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that in its procedure for procurement services, the Joint Undertaking sets a maximum contract budget, which does not seem to be based on a cost estimation process and a reasonable market price reference system; asks the Joint Undertaking to put in place appropriate cost estimation processes before launching procurement procedures, in order to ensure the cost-effectiveness of its multi-annual service contracts;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the publication of the “SESAR European Drones Outlook Study” in November 2016; considers that a variety of innovations, including technologies related to Air Traffic Management, are required to safely integrate drones into European airspace; notes with interest its overview of the development of the European drone market to 2050 and the huge potential for Europe and its global competitiveness, as well as the actions that need to be taken in the coming 5 to 10 years to unlock that potential, including support for research and development acheieved by setting up, at Union level, an ecosystem that encompasses both a regulatory framework and technology, and that brings together all key public and private stakeholders, and results in the provision of increased levels of Union funding;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. RNotes that European airspace management remains fragmented and the Single European Sky as a concept has not yet been achieved; reiterates the vital role of the Joint Undertaking in coordinating and implementing research into the SESAR project, which is a pillar project of the Single European Sky;