Activities of Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE related to 2016/2325(INI)
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Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Space is not a cost for the European citizen but an investment, providing already over 230 000 jobs in the EU from manufacturing to space operations and downstream services, worthing between €46-54 billion in 2014, representing around 21% of the value of the global space sector economy according to recent studies;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the Commission, through the structural and investment funds and by other financial and non-financial means, to give generous and forward-lookingincrease the funding in space sector with a forward-looking ambition, taking into account that guaranteeing the infrastructure and services in the long term, including in areas with significant private sector involvement, is vital to create a positive investment climate in the downstream sector; Recalls the strategic importance of space to Europe and that support and encouragement not just toshould go beyond space research activities in the field of industrial and applied science butand also toreach fundamental research in this field, because fundamental space research not only has a direct impact on applied technology but also provides the sector with highly- qualified staffworkers , who are the most important innovation factor of all;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the potential of growth of Space technologies, data and services can support numerous EU policies and key political priorities, including the competitiveness of our economy, migration, boarder controls, climate change, the Digital Single Market and sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Remembers that the reinforcement of Europe's role as a stronger global player is an asset for its security and defence and that space policy can help boost jobs, growth and investments in Europe. The potential of space solutions has not yet been fully exploited and the space sector needs to be better connected to other policies and economic areas at EU level and in all Member States. The EU space programmes Copernicus, EGNOS and Galileo must be better exploited in order to promote an integrated and unified single market in this sector;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that satellites can provide cost-effective solutions in particular to connect assets and people in remote and offshore areas, or as part of the future 5G networks, where numerous applications and services using space data will also require uninterrupted connectivity. Calls on the Commission to work along with Member States to promote long-term cooperative frameworks that encourage the interworking of satellite and terrestrial technologies that can bring together the respective business communities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to work alongside with the High Representative and those Member States which are also signatories to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and the related Space Liability Convention, to promote international principles of responsible behaviour in outer space in the framework of the United Nations and other appropriate multilateral fora and plug the regulatory gap in Article 2 of the Space Liability Convention and ensureing that states which tolerate, fund, encourage or incite computer attacks on space systems can be made directly liable;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the EU should lead the way in addressing the challenges posed by the multiplication of space actors, space objects and debris in line with the UN conventions related to space and recalls that states which do not comply with thisese obligations should be deemed to be liable within the meaning of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to ensure that the marketing of remote sensing systems creates benefits for consumers and businesses, particularly SMEs, in the EU, and with this in mind, in view of ensuring a proper functioning of the internal market, promoting security, safety, sustainability and economic development of space activities calls for the creation of a legal framework to enable the data thus obtained to be protected against unauthorised access.