2 Amendments of Constanze KREHL related to 2016/0325(COD)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Union space programmes could make a significant contribution to achieving the objectives of PRIMA. The Copernicus programme, established by Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, includes a land monitoring service, which provides information on land use and land cover, cryosphere, climate change and biogeophysical variables, including their dynamics, in support of the global-to-local environmental monitoring of biodiversity, soil, inland and coastal waters, forests and vegetation, and natural resources, as well as implementation in general of environment, agriculture, development, energy, urban planning, infrastructure and transport policies. The Galileo and EGNOS systems, established under Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1b , can be used in a wide range of relevant applications, such as the deployment of precision farming, integrated farm/land management and fishery marine resource protection techniques. Where possible, it would be of particular relevance to take advantage of these capacities in the PRIMA activities, bearing also in mind that Copernicus dedicated mission data, Copernicus information and EGNOS services are made available on a full, open and free- of-charge basis. This would be in line with the Space Strategy for Europe, in which the Commission stated its intention to maximise the benefits of Union space programmes for society and to seek to ensure that future research activities better integrate space research with other policy areas addressing global and societal challenges. _________________ 1aRegulation (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). 1b Regulation(EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of PRIMA is to develop the fully piloted and demonstrateIn line with the priorities of Horizon 2020 and taking account of Union space capabilities, including the data and information available under the Copernicus programme and the Union satellite navigation systems (Galileo and EGNOS), the general objective of PRIMA is to build research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions for water provision and management and agro-food systems in the Mediterranean region, to make them more climate resilient, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable, and to contribute to solving nutrition, health, well- being and migration problems upstream.