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dcterms:Date	"2003-05-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ministerial meeting of the European Space Agency on 27 May 20032
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030512.9.1-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-05-12-Speech-1-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Yves Piétrasanta2
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-02-02)3 vice-chair; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-23--2004-02-02)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-02-07--2004-02-02)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-02-02)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-02-02)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is my responsibility, on behalf of the competent committee in this area, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, to draw up the report on the state of progress of the Galileo programme and the integration of the EGNOS programme into the Galileo programme. The first discussion within the competent committee, the ITRE committee, will take place on 21 May and the report will be discussed in plenary in November. Given the problems you have highlighted, Commissioner, I would like, if I may, to speak on behalf of the ITRE Committee and the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance to remind us all of the timetable for implementing Galileo: autumn 2002, the Galileo Joint Undertaking becomes operative; end of 2002, Commission report to the Council on the integration of the EGNOS programme into the Galileo programme and the concession model; December 2002, Council decision on the services provided by Galileo and the frequency service plan; July 2003, World Radiocommunications Conference; summer 2003, Commission proposal to the Council on the creation of the future security body; autumn 2003, Commission report to the Council on the preselection of the future concessionaire; end of 2004, launch of the first experimental satellite. If we want to adhere to this timetable, we now urgently need to overcome the impasse that has arisen within the ESA, where the Member States are divided over the importance each has in the programme. It is understandable that the Member States concerned want to have their say, but it is rather a nuisance, since, for the sake of 1% or 2% of their participation, we are in danger of considerably delaying the implementation of this project, which genuinely has a European dimension. We are aware of the need for technology that is equivalent to or better than GPS. As we saw with Commissioner Busquin, substantial research has been carried out with a view to achieving extraordinary technology, which will be even better than GPS technology. It will comprise environmental applications, which will also be essential. We in the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance feel strongly that the project should be transparent, and we do not want it to be carried out in haste because of a delay. We are extremely concerned that the Galileo project should have civil, rather than military, applications. We therefore consider that it should be implemented swiftly. More than 200 Members of Parliament signed a motion in April against a delay and in favour of speeding up the implementation of the project. I would be grateful, Commissioner, if you could do all you can to ensure that progress is made in this direction and to overcome the impasse as swiftly as possible."@en1

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