10 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2013/2092(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas at present there is still not sufficient coordination of measures in the field of space travelpolicy between the EU, the Member States and the ESA and whereas this has resulted in duplication of structures and prevented synergies from being sufficiently exploited;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the ESA, as an intergovernmental organisation, has no formal relationship with the European Parliament, so that there is no direct feedback to citizens such as otherwise exists in all fields of Union policy;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that the Commission doehas not yet have a horizontal approach with a view to rootingmainstreamed space policy and its objectives and uses into the various fields of policy of the Union; calls on the Commission in future also to taketo do so by taking into account of space policy in such fields as, for example, environment, telecommunications, transport, agriculture or culture;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to assign priority to the following aspects: institutional issues, Galileo and Copernicus, the space industry as a generator of growth and employment, independent access to space, the role of R&D, satellite communication and space junk;surveillance and tracking,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the successes which the ESA has achieved for Europe in the field of space travelspace missions in recent decades; observes, however, that, in the long term, greater operational efficiency and political coordination and responsibility can only be achieved by bringing the ESA closer to the EU; calls on the Commission to investigate very carefully whether the ESA could for example in future be linked to the Union's governance structures as an inter-State organisation, while it is not felt to be appropriate to convert the ESA into a European agency;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, Member States and the ESA to establish a kind of coordination group whose members should coordinate strategies and measures in the field of space at regular meetings in order to avoid duplication of structures and to develop a common approach to international issues and fora;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that it is only by means of the adequate availability of highly skilled employees that it can be ensured that the European space industry can remain competitive; calls therefore on all parties concerned to step up cooperation between universities and industry; observes furthermore that the acquisition ofattracting European talents back from third countries is indispensable;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Space junkdebris
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that space-based infrastructure constitutes the backbone of many services used by industry and society in everyday life; observes that loss of access to this infrastructure, for example due to collisions between satellites and space junkdebris, could impair the safety of economic actors and members of the public;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Observes that space junkdebris is a growing problem; calls on the Commission and Member States to work towards global governance for space; calls on the Commission and Member States, at the same time, to encourage third countries to sign the Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities which has been drawn up by the European Union through all diplomatic channels;