17 Amendments of Josianne CUTAJAR related to 2022/0039(COD)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) According to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) for 2021, connectivity across the Union has improved in ‘very high-capacity networks' (VHCN) and is available in 59% of the Union households but it is still far from universal coverage of Gigabit networks.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Satellite communication can increase the overall resilience of communication networks. A space-based communication system is the only viable option in situations where ground-based systems are non-existent, disrupted or unreliable. For example, it can provide means for digital communication in areas where terrestrial networks are absent, including over oceans and during flights, as well as over remote areas, or where local networks have been destroyed due to natural disasters, or they cannot be trusted in crisis situations thus reducing the digital divide across the Union.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The services enabled by the Programme should connect strategic areas such as the Arctic and, Africa, and contribute to geopolitical resilience by Black Sea and Atlantic-Mediterranean regions offering additional connectivity in line with policy targets in these regions and the Global Gateway strategy20 . _________________ 20 JOIN(2021) 30 final.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should 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, while bridging the digital divide across the Union, and provide connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic-Mediterranean regions.
Amendment 146 #
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 allocation of the funds should not detract from other R&I activities conducted under Cluster 4, which are essential for the Union's competitiveness and the green and digital transitions. 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 of the GOVSATCOM Hub which will form part of 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 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Procurement contracts concluded under the Programme for activities financed by the Programme should comply with Union rules. The Union should ensure the participation of new entrants, SMEs and start-ups from all Member States in procurement procedures. In that context, the Union should also be responsible for defining the objectives to be pursued as regards public procurement.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improve the resilience of the Union communication serviceensure resilient and secure connections with advanced technological features meeting Union needs on a globally competitive basis by developing, building and operating a multi-orbital connectivity infrastructure, continuously adapted to evolution of demand for satellite communications, while taking into account the existing and future assets of the Member States used in the frame of the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/69643 ; _________________ 43 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) provide the Union with an appropriate level of strategic autonomy in terms of technologies, assets, operations and services;
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) improve, create synergies and expand the capabilities and services of other components of the Union Space Programme;
Amendment 215 #
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 allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest outside of the Unaddressing growing data and service demands, removing communication dead zones in support of the inclusive, cohesive and sustainable development of Union regions while bridging the digital divide, and allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest of the Union such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic- Mediterranean regions.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) establish criteria for the award of the contracts referred to in Article 15 ensuring the participation of new entrants, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the Unionll Member States and along the whole relevant value chain;
Amendment 257 #
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 on the integration of new entrants, start-ups and SMEs from across the Unionll Member States in the activities under the contracts referred to in Article 15;
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to protect the security and public interest of the Union and its Member States, including through a reinforcement of the digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy of the Union, in particular in technological terms;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) to promote service accessibility, continuity and reliability;
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) to satisfy environmental and social sustainability criteria;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) to ensure space sustainability;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – introductory part
Specific objective 5: 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 allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest outside of the Union such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic- Mediterranean regions.