15 Amendments of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2016/2325(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the benefits of space for society are manifold and can lead to a more competitive economy for Europe, through developing many new products and services and supporting agriculture, forestry, fisheries and maritime transport; whereas satellite technology can lead to better access to communication technologies, high-resolution Earth Observation systems that allow for the exchange of information in real-time, a rapid response to natural disasters and more effective border and security controls;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas space technologies, data and services can support a variety of EU public policies and key political priorities, such as boosting the Digital Single Market, stimulating the European economy and tackling climate change;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the transport sector offers high potential for emerging, innovative business opportunities in the downstream sector concerning safety, environmental efficiency, data streaming, navigation services and traffic management, among others; highlights that businesses rely on access to data and cooperation between universities, scientists, public and private sector;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to review the adequacy of resources allocated to the GSA, taking into consideration its current and future tasks and the risks of conflicts of interest resulting from the outsourcing of tasks, in cooperation with ESA, to study different options by which the complicated institutional landscape in European space governance can be simplified, improving effectiveness and cost efficiency; stresses that a multiplicity of agencies and organisations does not lead to better space policy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission for a fast implementation of the space strategy to allow the transport sector to benefit immediately from improved maritime surveillance, multimodality, passenger experience and parcel delivery; believes that GALILEO and EGNOS can greatly contribute to the proper enforcement of EU transport legislation;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support the EU space sector in anticipating the full deployment of GALILEO and to incentivise the development of compatible products such as chipsets and receivers; asks the Commission to encourage investments in space activities for transport through smart financing (e.g. EFSI);
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to take concrete measures, including regulatory ones, to ensure Galileo market up-take and insists that these measures should cover all transport modes; shares the view of the Commission on the necessity to further facilitate and promote the use of Copernicus data;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the success of the space sector is highly dependent on research and innovation and that the next Framework Programme should put an emphasis on space-related research, whilst ensuring efficiency through full cooperation between the EU, the ESA and the Member States in areas such as launcher research; ; calls for enhancement and extension of the dedicated space budget line under Framework Programme 9, whilst ensuring efficiency through full cooperation between the EU, the ESA and the Member States; believes that research & innovation should be stimulated and financed on a broad array of space technologies, but also on how to create awareness of space opportunities; urges the Commission to extend the use of the SME instrument for scaling-up business opportunities in space-based products and services both within Horizon 2020 and in future Framework Programmes;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Acknowledges the potential of EGNOS-based landing procedures for aircrafts, which are more precise, resulting in better efficiency, higher air traffic capacity, safety benefits as well as reduced flight cancellations and noise;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the ability of satellites to provide uninterrupted very high capacity connectivity, in particular in remote areas and outermost regions, which will be essential for the development of 5G networks, enabling services such as autonomous drivinghigh- speed networks and the expansion of the Internet of Things, enabling services such as autonomous driving; emphasizes the complementarity of terrestrial and space- based technologies for delivering Very High Capacity networks; asks the Commission to recognize this and to ensure a technology neutral communication technology mix; stresses also the need to reserve adequate frequency bands for the operation of these satellite services; calls for this to be addressed in legislative work on telecommunication networks;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of a European space strategy for a comprehensive EU maritime policy, in particular of a more coordinated use of satellites to facilitate maritime research and to improve maritime surveillance.
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that SMEusers such as SMEs and local and regional authorities are still not sufficiently aware of funding opportunities, including those by the EIB, for projects with a link to Galileo or Copernicus, and that the targeted dissemination of information about these opportunities has to be urgently improved;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the increased use of small satellites, which are frequently operated in constellations; stresses the importance of the availability of smallsat-launchers as well, so that Europe will have cost- efficient methods to launch small satellites; asks the Commission to become more active in stimulating R&D&I projects in this regard;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to examinemonitor existing private sector ambitions in the area of space mining and to work towards a respective international agreement in order to avoid a race for depletable resources in space;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that democratic support is important for investing in space; Calls on the Commission to present a well- designed and comprehensive communication strategy about the benefits of space technologies for citizens and businesses; Urges the Commission to implement three pillars in its this strategy, in order to more effectively address three important groups of people: 1. Raising awareness with the general public of the necessity of investments in space; 2. Informing SMEs and entrepreneurs about the opportunities of the Space flagship programmes; 3. Including space in education in order to close the skills gap; Asks the Commission to present the European Parliament with a roadmap on the creation of this communication strategy as soon as possible;