EPP-ED Hearing on Galileo/EGNOS

12 June 2008
Brussels

The EPP-ED Group hold a hearing on the application of the Galileo/EGNOS navigation system on Thursday 12th June.

The event was livestreamed on our website, and was chaired by Slovakian MEP Ján Hudacký MEP.

MEPs from the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as well as Commission representatives and satellite navigation experts discussed the future of the applications and services provided by Galileo. The project was given the green light by Parliament in April of this year, paving the way for the first common European infrastructure.

The hearing took place between 14.30 and 17.30 in room PHS 3C050.

Presentations  (Microsoft PowerPoint, if not indicated otherwise)

Legislative Framework for further implementation of Galileo/EGNOS - Etelka Barsi-Pataky MEP
GNSS for European Citizens - Health and Safety - Sergio Greco
Players in the GNSS Sector - Rainer Horn
Fostering the Economic and Social Benefits of EGNOS/Galileo - Pedro Pedreira
The Importance of GNSS - View from the upcoming Presidency - Raymondo Rosso
Galileo Application and Services - The Practical View - Stefan Sassen
The Action Plan for Applications of Galileo and EGNOS - Edgar Thielmann
Integrating SMEs in Galileo applications and services - Mark Dumville
Enabling the GNSS downstream value chain - Klaus Ensslin

Photos of the meeting

Programme of the hearing

Curricula Vitae of Speakers: Etelka Barsi-Pataky MEP (EPP-ED, Hungary) Romana Jordan Cizelj MEP (EPP-ED, Slovenia) Ján Hudacký MEP (EPP-ED, Slovakia) Mark Dumville Klaus Ensslin Sergio Greco Rainer Horn Pedro Pedreira Raymondo Rosso Stefan Sassen Edgar Thielmann

EPP-ED Policy site on Committee on Industry, Research and Energy