10 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2016/2325(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to develop further the Space Strategy for Europe, putting opportunities for European space industry and for European research and science at the core of European policy, by developing existing European space centres and rocket ranges, such as Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, enabling Europe to reap the full benefits of European infrastructure;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is necessary to evaluate the governance of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes before the presentation by the Commission of its new legislative proposals as part of the next MFF; considers that this evaluation shcould address amongst other matters the future role of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) in Galileo and a potential role in Copernicus, how to simplify the GSA’s relationship with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the current split between the Agency’s core and delegated tasks; notes, however, that GSA was only recently established, and therefore urges the Commission to take into consideration the necessity of above all ensuring that the current tasks are effectively carried out, before introducing additional ones;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to meet current and future challenges, the next EU budget should include a space budget larger than the current one but within the existing budgetary framework, and that this needs to be ensured in the course of the upcoming MFF review;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points to the synergies between the European Strategy for Space and other European policies, notably the digital single market and mobile communication; in this regard, encourages the Commission to work closely with Member States in order to secure that the ambition to rapidly deploy 5G networks by 2020 is accompanied by a forward-looking space policy capable of delivering open data to SMEs, startups and industry, so as to put European space policy at the centre for innovation, tech-growth and jobs;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines the importance of fostering and financing European rocket ranges and research centres, capable of satellite launching; points to the uniqueness of Esrange Space Center located in Kiruna, Sweden, from where more than 500 rockets have been launched since the start in 1966, in addition to more than 500 balloons for scientific experiments;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that space research and technology has the potential to contribute to European competitiveness as an important part of FP9, without compromising the principal goal of putting excellence at the core of European research funding; in this regard, stresses the need to involve the private sector, notably by facilitating investments;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden provides for excellent launching opportunities and for space science and research, being the focus of most of the programs of Horizon 2020;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission to aggregate its demand for launchers and launching services; in this regard, calls on the Commission to ensure fair treatment of EU enterprises vis-à-vis enterprises from third countries in public procurement, specifically by taking into consideration the prices that companies charge to other customers worldwidecompetition in all public procurements;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that in order to maintain and develop an independent, resilient and efficient European foreign, security and defence policy, as well as contingency and crisis management functions, securing autonomous European access to space is of utmost importance;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines the importance of a comprehensive European space policy, aimed at effectively contributing to enhancing the common security, foreign and defence policy by means of providing relevant institutions with independent intelligence, such as real time situational awareness;