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Plenary report, 13 September 2024

On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from United States’ territory

Report A-10-2024-0001 · (07058/2024 – C90137/2024 – 2024/0046(NLE))

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy · Rapporteur: Borys Budka

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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from United States’ territory.

Position. The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

Key points

  1. Parliament consents to the conclusion of the agreement on security procedures for launching Galileo satellites from US territory.

Who is affected

  • The European Union and the United States of America, as parties to the agreement.

Legal basis. Article 189 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Full text

Draft european parliament legislative resolution 10 paragraphs

(07058/2024 – C90137/2024 – 2024/0046(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the draft Council decision (07058/2024),

–having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from United States' territory (07061/2024),

–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 189 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C90137/2024),

–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A10-0001/2024),

1.Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United States of America.

Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 1 paragraph

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

Procedure pages

How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.

Procedure – committee responsible 1 paragraph
TitleEU/USA Agreement: setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory
References07058/2024 – C9-0137/2024 – 2024/0046(NLE)
Date of consultation or request for consent27.3.2024
Committee(s) responsibleITRE
Rapporteurs Date appointedBorys Budka 24.7.2024
Date adopted12.9.2024
Result of final vote+: –: 0:69 3 2
Members present for the final voteWouter Beke, Hildegard Bentele, Tom Berendsen, Michael Bloss, Paolo Borchia, Markus Buchheit, Carlo Ciccioli, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Giovanni Crosetto, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Matthias Ecke, Sofie Eriksson, Jan Farský, Sigrid Friis, Niels Fuglsang, Lina Gálvez, Alexandra Geese, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Bart Groothuis, Christophe Grudler, Elisabetta Gualmini, András Gyürk, Niels Flemming Hansen, Eero Heinäluoma, Ivars Ijabs, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Fernand Kartheiser, Rudi Kennes, Sarah Knafo, Michał Kobosko, Eszter Lakos, Isabella Lövin, Yannis Maniatis, Sara Matthieu, Eva Maydell, Marina Mesure, Jana Nagyová, Dan Nica, Ville Niinistö, Mirosława Nykiel, Daniel Obajtek, Nikos Pappas, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Jüri Ratas, Elena Sancho Murillo, Paulius Saudargas, Benedetta Scuderi, Anthony Smith, Diego Solier, Anna Stürgkh, Marcin Sypniewski, Beata Szydło, Dario Tamburrano, Bruno Tobback, Matej Tonin, Kris Van Dijck, Henna Virkkunen, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Auke Zijlstra
Substitutes present for the final voteAnnalisa Corrado, Radan Kanev, Sven Mikser, João Oliveira, Susana Solís Pérez, Raffaele Stancanelli, Davor Ivo Stier, Irene Tinagli, Zala Tomašič, Francesco Torselli, Brigitte van den Berg
Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final voteAngéline Furet
Date tabled13.9.2024
Final vote by roll call in committee responsible 3 paragraphs

69 · For

ECR
Carlo Ciccioli, Giovanni Crosetto, Fernand Kartheiser, Daniel Obajtek, Beata Szydło, Francesco Torselli, Kris Van Dijck, Mariateresa Vivaldini
ESN
Markus Buchheit, Sarah Knafo, Marcin Sypniewski
No group
Diego Solier
EPP
Wouter Beke, Hildegard Bentele, Tom Berendsen, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Jan Farský, Niels Flemming Hansen, Radan Kanev, Eszter Lakos, Eva Maydell, Mirosława Nykiel, Jüri Ratas, Paulius Saudargas, Susana Solís Pérez, Davor Ivo Stier, Zala Tomašič, Matej Tonin, Henna Virkkunen, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig
Patriots
Paolo Borchia, Angéline Furet, András Gyürk, Jana Nagyová, Raffaele Stancanelli, Auke Zijlstra
Renew
João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Sigrid Friis, Bart Groothuis, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Michał Kobosko, Anna Stürgkh, Brigitte van den Berg
S&D
Annalisa Corrado, Matthias Ecke, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Lina Gálvez, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Elisabetta Gualmini, Eero Heinäluoma, Yannis Maniatis, Sven Mikser, Dan Nica, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Irene Tinagli, Bruno Tobback
The Left
Nikos Pappas, Dario Tamburrano
Greens
Michael Bloss, Alexandra Geese, Isabella Lövin, Sara Matthieu, Ville Niinistö, Benedetta Scuderi

3 · Against

No group
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
The Left
Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith

2 · Abstained

The Left
Rudi Kennes, João Oliveira