A proposal before the European
Parliament’s Industry Committee
would abolish the European GNSS
Supervisory Authority (GSA), turn
responsibility for ensuring the Galileo
system’s security requirements over
to a new Committee on European
GNSS Programs, and establish an
Interinstitutional Monitoring Group
(IMG) consisting of representatives
of the parliament, the European
Council’s Presidency, and the
European Commission (EC). The
proposed actions amending the EC’s
draft regulation for deployment and
commercial operation of Galileo were
tentatively approved at a January 30
committee meeting. The Industry
Committee opted for abolishing the
European GNSS Supervisory Authority
(GSA), which was originally set upas the licensing authority for the private
undertaking within the then-planned
public private partnership or PPP. The
EC’s regulation would continue the
GSA under the direction of the EC’s
Directorate-General on Transport and
Energy (DG-TREN), with responsibility
for security measures, market
development, and general assistance to
the commission in Galileo matters. |
