A Portuguese independent Member of the European Parliament Francisco Guerreiro organised a recent conference of ufo interests at the European Parliament to bring scientific respectability to the field, reports Debrief of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The public meeting, which aimed to offer reliable information to policymakers, was held in cooperation with the UAP [unidentified anomalous phenomena] Coalition Netherlands.
Several presented talks on various aspects of the UAP problem at the event, with a central focus on UAP as a potential threat to aviation safety. UAPs is the prefered term replacing UFOs.
Mr Guerreiro said he aimed to 'start the debate inside the European Parliament on unidentified anomalous phenomena, which is a topic that is dear to thousands of Europeans,' as well as to 'decrease the stigma associated with the topic inside important sectors of our society, such as civil aviation, the military, journalism, but also politics.'
Mr Guerreiro said it is 'essential that all the debates surrounding UAP are based on the scientific method and held in close cooperation with public institutions, academia, civil society, and all the professionals who are willing to open and voluntarily share their experiences.'
'Lastly, the path of the European Union in regard to UAPs must be made with transparency, data sharing, and accountability, so we don't lose our credibility in a topic that is dear to many of our constituents and citizens,' he said.
Mr Guerreiro said the feedback he got from EU citizens and even outside European borders had been overwhelming, although his involvement in the UAP matter goes beyond hosting the conference.
Last month, he asked questions to the European Commission - the executive branch of the EU - and gave speeches during the Plenary session of the European Parliament, proposing a modification to the EU Space law integrating UAP, and introduced a motion for resolution to the European Commission requesting the establishment of a harmonized EU reporting system.
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The public meeting, which aimed to offer reliable information to policymakers, was held in cooperation with the UAP [unidentified anomalous phenomena] Coalition Netherlands.
Several presented talks on various aspects of the UAP problem at the event, with a central focus on UAP as a potential threat to aviation safety. UAPs is the prefered term replacing UFOs.
Mr Guerreiro said he aimed to 'start the debate inside the European Parliament on unidentified anomalous phenomena, which is a topic that is dear to thousands of Europeans,' as well as to 'decrease the stigma associated with the topic inside important sectors of our society, such as civil aviation, the military, journalism, but also politics.'
Mr Guerreiro said it is 'essential that all the debates surrounding UAP are based on the scientific method and held in close cooperation with public institutions, academia, civil society, and all the professionals who are willing to open and voluntarily share their experiences.'
'Lastly, the path of the European Union in regard to UAPs must be made with transparency, data sharing, and accountability, so we don't lose our credibility in a topic that is dear to many of our constituents and citizens,' he said.
Mr Guerreiro said the feedback he got from EU citizens and even outside European borders had been overwhelming, although his involvement in the UAP matter goes beyond hosting the conference.
Last month, he asked questions to the European Commission - the executive branch of the EU - and gave speeches during the Plenary session of the European Parliament, proposing a modification to the EU Space law integrating UAP, and introduced a motion for resolution to the European Commission requesting the establishment of a harmonized EU reporting system.
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