European Space Policy

Speeches

• José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission - The Ambitions of Europe in Space [29 KB] , Conference on European Space Policy Brussels, 15 October 2009

Conferences and Workshops

• Conclusions of the Second International Conference on Space Exploration at ministerial level [30 KB] - Brussel 21 October 2010
• Conclusions of the 1st EU-ESA Human Space Exploration Conference - Prague 23 October 2009 [599 KB]

Space Council documents

• 7th SPACE COUNCIL - Council Resolution - Global challenges: taking full benefit of European space systems, 25 November 2010
• 6th SPACE COUNCIL - Council Resolution - The Contribution of space to innovation and competitiveness in the context of the European Economic Recovery Plan, and further steps [133 KB] , 15 June 2009
• 5th SPACE COUNCIL - Council Resolution - Taking forward the European Space Policy [149 KB] , 26 September 2008
• 4th SPACE COUNCIL - Resolution on the European Space Policy [118 KB] - Brussels, 22 May 2007
• 3rd SPACE COUNCIL - Orientations from the third Space Council on Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) [132 KB] , Council of the European Union, 28 November 2005
• 2nd SPACE COUNCIL - Orientations from the second Space Council [99 KB] , Council of the European Union, 7 June 2005
• 1st SPACE COUNCIL - Orientations from the first Space Council on the preparation of the European Space Programme [134 KB] , Council of the European Union, 25 November 2004

Security

• European Parliament Resolution of 10 July 2008 on Space and Security (2008/2030(INI))
• European Space Policy: "ESDP and Space" [143 KB] , Council of the European Union, 11616/3/04 REV 3, 16 November 2004
• Draft initial road map for achieving the steps specified in the European Space Policy [119 KB] : "ESDP and Space", Council of the European Union, 30 May 2005
• Report of the Panel of Experts on Space and Security [510 KB] [509 KB] , March 2005

See also: Security website documents

Telecommunications

• COM(2007) 697 final [318 KB] - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and services, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services, 13 November 2007
• Decision No 626/2008/EC [72 KB] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2008 on the selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS)
• 13 November 2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Reaping the full benefits of the digital dividend in Europe: A common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover - COM (2007) 700 final [162 KB]
• 22 August 2007 - Proposal (COM(2007) 480 final) for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS) [117 KB]
• 2 July 2007 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07) - COM (2007) 371 final

See also: European Commission Information Society website

Other Key Space Policy documents

• European Space Policy Progress Report and Elements for a European Strategy for International Relations in Space [80 KB] , September 12 2008
• Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament COM(2007)212 "European Space Policy" [185 KB]
• European Space Policy - Summary of the Impact assessment [48 KB]
• European Space Policy - Impact assessment (full text) [2 MB] [1 MB]
• European Space Policy - Preliminary Elements [148 KB] , Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, COM(2005)208, 23 May 2005
• European Space Programme - Preliminary Elements [101 KB] [100 KB] , Sec(2007)504, 26 April 2007
• European Community (EC) and European Space Agency (ESA) Framework Agreement [193 KB] [192 KB]
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [185 KB] on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: European Space Policy COM(2007) 212 final, 13 February 2008
• Lisbon treaty - Title referring to Space [37 KB] [37 KB]

See also: European Space Policy background documents

Studies

• Summary Report Space Exploration and Innovation - 13 October 2010 [399 KB]
  This report focuses on the impact of space exploration on wider European innovation activities and the resulting impact of these innovations in the economic, social and environmental domains.