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"Mr Alyssandrakis, ladies and gentlemen, everyone is in favour of mankind’s direct or indirect access to space for, in the first place, it is a dream, a fantastic adventure and a way of expanding our knowledge. But, in addition to this, it has, above all, generated incredible change in
our everyday lives. Satellites and telecommunications have been mentioned, and we could add the weather forecast. However, we must also acknowledge that space is a strategic issue: we have mentioned the terrible war between the United States and the USSR.
Today, although the United States and Russia still dominate this sector, the countries of Europe play a major and increasingly significant role. It is of paramount importance that we establish a European strategy if we want to lend more weight to the Union and this strategy must maintain a balance between the various uses made of space.
The European Space Agency has played a role which has been crucial for the cooperation between European countries in the field of the exploitation of space and research development. However, as the rapporteur suggests, it would appear necessary to extend its activities to projects launched within the Community framework.
We must also make up for the absence of a genuine European policy and a European strategy ensuring the effective use of space systems to monitor the environment and to provide security, protect natural resources, detect or forecast natural and man-made disasters and combat fraud. A large chunk of the practical applications involving space is already controlled by the market, and I feel that this is dangerous. The Commission must put forward measures to control what are genuine abuses.
Lastly, together with many of my fellow Members, I am extremely pleased that the Galileo project met with such approval. It will ensure that Europe makes a substantial contribution to the establishment of a worldwide satellite navigation system. To sum up, the new approach to space policy must be based on a close partnership between the Member States, the European Union and the European Space Agency. This is the only way to achieve the consensus such a policy requires."@en1
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