1、 EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels,29.11.2022 COM(2022)652 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,THE COUNCIL,THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Euro
2、pe SWD(2022)366 final 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,THE COUNCIL,THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe Context 1.The European Union has the am
3、bition to lead the transition to a healthy planet and a new digital world.Indeed,the objective of the European Green Deal1 is to achieve climate neutrality by 20502.The digitalisation of the economy should strengthen the Unions competitiveness and empower people with a new generation of technologies
4、,leaving no one behind,in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights.Based on two strategic communications,namely,shaping Europes digital future3 and Europes digital decade4,the Commission set out the specific actions it will undertake to aid the creation of safe and secure digital services and
5、markets.2.The transport sector,including the emerging drone5 sector and manned eVTOLs6,should help in achieving this twin green and digital transition.The Commissions Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy7(SSMS)adopted in December 2020 provides an ambitious roadmap aimed at putting the European tr
6、ansport firmly on track for a sustainable,smart and resilient future.The Zero Pollution Action Plan8 is linked within the SSMS with targets and actions on how clean the new EU transport policies should be,for instance on noise and air pollutants.3.Among the actions set out in the SSMS,the Commission