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In its communication of June 2011 on the Community budget, the European Commission proposed financing the European Earth Monitoring Programme (GMES) outside the budget, following the model of the European Development Fund (EDF). This an unbelievable proposal which jeopardises the future of a promising sector. Parliament has not failed to point this out, in resolutions of 19 January and 16 February, as have many Member States including France, Germany and the United Kingdom. GMES is a major future-oriented programme but the Commission believes the Union lacks the means to support programmes of this size. However, GMES is highly symbolic. It embodies the commitment of Member States to jointly invest in a European project. What impact would it have on employment and competition if this project were excluded from the Community budget? What impact would it have on the launch of Sentinel satellites planned from 2013 onwards? What impact would it have on our small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which could not invest without the certainty of having access to GMES data? What impact would it have on the EU’s international standing? All these issues call for ambitious actions, not half measures."@en1
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