20 Amendments of Nathalie LOISEAU related to 2022/2078(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Recognising that current and future space-based capabilities and services will enhance the operational capacity of Member States and the EU for both dual-use purposes and the implementation of common security and defence policies, as well as other Union's policies in areas such as external action, border management, protection of critical assets, crisis or humanitarian aid;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the development of “New Space” private space capabilities constitutes opportunities of innovation in cooperation with Member States but also challenges; whereas such private capabilities have been used in the context of the illegal war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine, for example when Starlink suspended the services it was providing to Ukraine;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the deliberate creation of debris fields by malicious actors, using anti-satellite missiles, can lead to collisional cascading (Kessler syndrome), preventing safe access to space; whereas such actions constitute a type of hybrid warfare;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas threats of that kind also have major humanitarian and crisis management effects, as those capacities are often used to assist people affected by emergencies (natural disasters or armed conflicts), as well as to monitor climate change effects (wildfire, sea currents, crops);
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the upsurge in risks and threats in space and on space systems, either ground- (ground stations, launchers) or space-based (satellites), is good reason to bolster the resilience of space infrastructure, systems and services;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the regulatory and capacity resources for space traffic management to be boosted with the aim of better protecting the EU’s infrastructure in orbit; calls on theinsists on the fact that the EU should not rely on third-party space surveillance systems; calls therefore on the European Union and its Member States to consolidatestrengthen their efforts in the field of space surveillance and the tracking of objects in an effort to reducing the risk of collision;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the Union's heavy dependence on third countries for space surveillance and tracking (SST) data; urges for increased investments by the Commission and Member States in SST detection capacities to support the development of a more extensive European database, in cooperation with EUSST consortium; calls for a participation of all EU Member States to the EUSST consortium; highlights the need to develop a European market of SST data; recalls the role that the SST Front Desk operated by EUSPA is a good foundation for space traffic management development and operations;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Highlights the crucial role of the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) and emphasises the need for its continued development in subsequent generations to effectively address evolving threats;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that, with a view to maintaining continuity of service if an incident takes place, protective measures should be made more robust by systematically integrating cybersecurity requirements by design and throughout the lifespan of existing components; recalls that, in order to prevent long-term effects of any temporary or permanent degraded access to space, it is necessary to maintain autonomous ground-systems such as inertial navigation systems;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that capacity for autonomous access to space is an essential element of European space policy; takes the view, therefore, that a special, synergy- based effort must be made to further the long-term production of European launchers; calls on the Union and the Member States to apply the principle of "European preference" when choosing launchers;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls for a drastic change in European launcher policy to ensure that this situation never occurs again; calls on the European Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Union launcher policy that prioritises autonomous access to space, redundancy, reuse and scalability, covering all types of missions, orbits, and types of payload, and to rely on the technical expertise of the European Space Agency; highlights the importance of both competitiveness and European preference, in order to assure the economic sustainability of the European launch sector;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that space domain awareness (SDA) is essential to attributing a threat and enabling Member States to take appropriate decisions in the event of a space attack; recalls that any response to an attack must be proportionate to its nature, from non-kinetic to kinetic action, and reversibility (permanent or temporary); encourages the Member States to supply the information needed to attribute hostile behaviour, for which secure, robust and reliable communication and exchange capabilities at EU level will need to be established;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the EU to adopt a genuine industrial policy and to be able to draw upon a competitive industry; takes the view that EU support to enable Member States to develop their capacity must primarily benefit European industrial players (both long-established groups and innovative SMEs); supports, at the same time, heavy investment in key technologies, including in disruptive space technologies, with the aim of reducing strategic dependence on third countries;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets the lack of ambition from the Commission regarding the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform, which could have greatly benefited from investment in space activities; emphasises the importance of investment to foster the development of strategic European capabilities in space;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Highlights the underutilisation of data provided by the EU components of the space program; calls for an improved utilisation of EU space data and services by public authorities, particularly in the field of security and defence; advocates for a European preference in the selection of space data and services by public authorities;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the fragmentation of competences in the EU approach to space and defence, with competences split between the Commission, the EEAS, the EUMC, the EUMS, the EUSPA, national defence authorities, national space agencies, the EU Sat Centre, the EDA, and other non-EU bodies such as ESA; Calls the Commission and the Council to reflect on a more integrated and clear governance for the competences related to space and defence, in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is concerned by situations where the decision to allow or suspend the use of satellite communication networks is left to private companies and their impact on the conduct of military operations, considering the increasing role that "New Space" private space companies play; calls for the establishment of specific measures to ensure that private space companies providing a service are considered, in times of crisis, as private entities with a public service mission in order to prevent any suspension or degraded access to space services, in particular satellite communication;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that changes to Copernicus services to enable it to meet defence requirementWelcomes the reflexion set out in the strategy for new governmental earth observation capacities and services; highlights that only few Member States have advanced capabilities in this field; is of the opinion that these new services could benefit all Member States and the EU, in particular by mutualising investments and capacities in this strategic area; stresses that changes these new governmental earth observation services should be subject to appropriate governance closely involving the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen); recognises the essential role of SatCen as a single collective geospatial intelligence capability that lends weight to the EU’s and its Member States’ capacity to take autonomous decisions and action; recalls the need to make use of EU Agencies' expertise in the security accreditation, monitoring and contract implementation in this regard;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of ensuring coherence and further develop Permanent European Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects in the field of governmental imagery, space-based missile early warning, military PNT, defence of space assets; is attentive to the delivery in time of PESCO capability projects related to space;