Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Amendment of the financial statement accompanying Regulation (EU) No 912/2010

Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 set up the European GNSS Agency. It entered into force on 9 November 2010.

The European GNSS Agency now has four main tasks: to validate the security of the Galileo and EGNOS European satellite radio-navigation systems; to operate the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC); to help prepare the systems to be placed on the market; and to fulfil any other responsibilities that the Commission may confer on it.

The adoption of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 followed the submission to the European Parliament and the Council of a draft text adopted by the Commission on 24 March 2009, accompanied by a financial statement. The figures on the financial statement were based on information at the Commission's disposal at the time regarding the European GNSS Agency's foreseeable operating costs, in particular with regard to staffing.

However, two years ago knowledge of the workload involved in complying with the security requirements relating to the two European radio-navigation satellite systems was not as advanced as it is today. It is therefore vital to update the financial statement.

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