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policy focus

A lot has been said and written on climate change. Some call it a disturbing truth that cannot be denied. Others are more cynical and consider that there has always been a warming-up and cooling down of the earth.

In my view it is important to avoid emotions and instead to focus on the facts. We know that Europe is not always the most ambitious continent in the world, for example in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth. But in the field of climate change we can be proud of what Europe is doing.

If all the satellites envisaged within the Copernicus pro-gramme become operational, Europe will have the world’s most developed observation capacity. The European earth observa-tion can be used for international policy, as climate change is a global problem.

The programme has been designed to provide monitoring of land, air and atmosphere; while most marine and water monitoring is included in the security and emergency services. In addition to these five services, a climate change service is foreseen.

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Furthermore, additional benefits will be derived thanks to the use of the data by private business and European citizens who will also have access to Copernicus services and downstream applications.

Monitoring the environment in order to support its protection and sustainable use is the ‘raison d’être’ of Copernicus. The avail-ability of up-to-date indicators about the state of the environment, in its dif-ferent components, can provide the ‘raw material’ for a lot of applications useful to sustainable resource management and biodiversity preservation. This data can be used in resource-saving applica-tions ranging from precision agricultural techniques to forest management, from

marine resource management to pollution control.Preliminary results show that climate change is real and that

we should be worried about it. Climate change should be taken seriously as it places a mortgage on future generations. The European economic and social committee (EESC) has stressed the need for action in this field, underlining the need to develop the network of satellites, while emphasising that this should be paid from the community budget.

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copernicus will provide new opportunities for business

Henri Malosse highlights the benefits Europe’s new satellite network will bring

Henri Malosse is president of the European economic and social committee

“If all the satellites envisaged within Copernicus become operational, Europe will have the world’s most developed observation capacity”

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Parliament’s Priorities 2015

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The past 12 months were full of warnings for the EU. They came from different corners and in different shapes, but they all carried weight, truth and in a number of ways, encouragement. 2015 started on perhaps the worst possible note. The attacks in Paris

were not a direct attempt against the EU, but they went against the very values that guide this union. They were another clear warning shot aimed at Europe’s core.

We must address these warnings with determination and consistency. However, at the same time, we must not fall into the trap of applying simplistic solutions which would fail to address the complexities at hand. Strengthening the EU’s internal security will be top of the agenda for executives and legislatures alike, both at national and European level. Parliament stands ready to make its balanced contribution.

Last year, the most insightful analysis of the state of the union came when Pope Francis addressed MEPs and candidly pointed out the problems affecting the union – its inward-looking approach, its hedonism and its fear of the future – and stressed the need to put society and human dignity back at the heart of our project. The organisation for economic coopera-tion and development (OECD) has heavily criticised the EU and its member states. A report published a few months ago details how widening inequality and a lack of action to correct this has reduced the potential for growth in the continent, putting an end – if this was not clear enough – to the idea of trickle-down economics and adding to the pressure to reform our agendas for the future.

And possibly the single clearest wake-up call came last May when EU citizens went to the polls – many did not – to elect their representatives to the European parlia-ment. Countless observers, especially in the run up to the vote, anticipated and con-sidered the election results as the ultimate confirmation of the rise of Euroscepticism in Europe. Yet the reality is more complex. Although the Eurosceptic vote did increase

somewhat, there was no tidal wave. Be that as it may, the elections must be considered as a last chance mandate for moderate European parties to achieve reforms. Abstentions and the anti-establishment vote were in most cases not an endorsement for a positive alternative agenda, but rather the

reflection of a society whose cohesion is reaching its breaking point and of a tested middle class.

In recent years, fissures have been expanding rather than retreating. Our society has become more polarised on a number of fronts. People are losing trust in the capacity of politics and public institutions to act. They see the gap between rich and poor widening. On top of this, taxpayers see individuals and firms dodging taxes at their expense. They see corruption and organised crime gripping the soul of politics. Moreover, opposition is brewing between groups of law-abiding citizens – between young and old, between those who have a safe job and those who live on short term contracts, and between migrants, nationals and long-term residents.

On a European scale, we have witnessed the opposition between austerity-minded and profligate-minded politicians, between north and south, core and periphery and small and big states. The soil for divergent forces in Europe is fertile everywhere. Eurosceptics, populists and extremists bank on a deteriorating scenario to reap electoral benefits. All that is needed for these forces to succeed is for moderate actors to ignore calls for urgent reform.

The EU does not have a magic wand that will allow it to solve all of its problems, reignite growth and bridge the eco-nomic and societal divisions that risk tearing it apart. However, a new sense of urgency is finally taking hold within the institu-tions and the member states. There is no denying that the EU

the european Union is in need of a ‘revived sense of urgency’

2014 was a challenging year, but EU policymakers must now seize 2015 as an opportunity to make a positive impact on citizens’ lives, writes martin schulz

“There is no denying that the EU can and must play a central role in reversing the worsening conditions we find ourselves in”

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