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Eurospace

Eurospace is a non-profit organization that promotes European space industry development and maintains liaison with space agencies and EU institutions.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Yvan Verougstraete (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

26 Jan 2026 · European Competitiveness Fund

ASD-Eurospace urges EU protection for space-critical material supply chains

13 Jan 2026
Topic — A proposal to boost European production capacity and autonomy in advanced materials.
Message — The sector requests that the Act recognizes unique low-volume space manufacturing requirements. They call for better alignment between materials policy and chemical regulations like REACH. The industry seeks targeted financial instruments to sustain domestic production of strategic materials.12
Why — These measures would reduce supply chain risks and decrease reliance on global competitors.3
Impact — Environmental groups may see standards weakened to prioritize industrial resilience and performance.4
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Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Nov 2025 · Space Act

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Leonardo S.p.A. and

13 Nov 2025 · Parliamentary Hearing on the European Space Act

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Leonardo S.p.A. and

13 Nov 2025 · Parliamentary Hearing on the European Space Act

Meeting with Massimiliano Salini (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2025 · Sky and Space Intergroup's Activities

European space industry seeks changes to EU Space Act regulation

7 Nov 2025
Topic — New EU regulation on safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities.
Message — The industry requests exemptions be limited, compliance costs be covered by EU funding, and secondary legislation be reduced. They argue existing ECSS and ISO standards should be explicitly recognised rather than duplicated. They seek clarity on equivalence decisions and derogations to prevent competitive disadvantages for EU operators.1234
Why — This would reduce compliance costs and allow them to use established processes.567
Impact — Non-EU operators gain advantages through equivalence decisions while EU companies face stricter requirements.89
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Meeting with Wojciech Saryusz-Wolski (Head of Unit (Ad interim) Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on the Digital Omnibus, the Data Act and the AI Act with an emphasis on simplification and harmonisation of digital legislation

Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · Defence procurement

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

21 Oct 2025 · EU Space Act

Meeting with Reinier Van Lanschot (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Oct 2025 · Meeting with ASD on the Defence Omnibus

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Rasmussen Global

14 Oct 2025 · Space Act

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

7 Oct 2025 · EU Space Act

Meeting with Henrik Dahl (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

23 Sept 2025 · Defence Omnibus

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 Sept 2025 · Scambio di vedute sullo Space Act

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Marlene Rosemarie Madsen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Sanna Laaksonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

18 Jul 2025 · Defence Industrial Cooperation

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament) and WACKER CHEMIE AG

11 Jun 2025 · General exchange

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

21 May 2025 · Politique industrielle européenne

Meeting with Reinis Pozņaks (Member of the European Parliament)

20 May 2025 · EU Defence Industry

Meeting with Tobias Cremer (Member of the European Parliament)

13 May 2025 · Europäische Verteidigungspolitik

Meeting with Ana Catarina Mendes (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Apr 2025 · Política de Defesa da UE

Meeting with Elio Di Rupo (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · White paper on the Future of European Defence

Meeting with Reinier Van Lanschot (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

26 Mar 2025 · Industry considerations for the Future of European Defence

Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · Relations EU- United States

Meeting with Dan Barna (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · Relations between European Union and United States; The European defence industry’s perspective on the current security situation

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport)

13 Mar 2025 · Civil Aviation Business Unit Meeting

Meeting with Andrius Kubilius (Commissioner) and

5 Mar 2025 · European defence industry development

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

6 Feb 2025 · DESTINATION 2050 updated roadmap

Meeting with Andrius Kubilius (Commissioner) and

28 Jan 2025 · Presentation of the association and exchange on European space industry challenges.

Meeting with Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

27 Jan 2025 · European Defence Industry Programme

Meeting with Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

22 Jan 2025 · European Defence Industry Programme

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2024 · Politique spatiale européenne

Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Defence Industry

Response to Options for support for R&D of dual-use technologies

30 Apr 2024

Todays investment in innovation will be the driver of tomorrows competitiveness for the European space sector: maintaining Europe leadership in space implies indeed the availability of a first-rank domestic industry, able to design, deliver and exploit state-of-the-art space systems, required by public and private customers worldwide. EU funding in R&D&I is needed to boost European competitiveness and innovation, and contribute to job creation and growth. From this standpoint, the implementation of EU Framework Programmes, via relevant budgets, adequate tools and appropriate priority areas, shall ensure that Europe consolidates its leading position. If there is today a clear potential for cross-fertilisation between civil and defence R&D, the European space industry, represented by Eurospace, believes that dual-use research shall aim at increasing opportunities for the sector and not the contrary. In this regard, please find attached Eurospaces feedback to the three options that have been set out by the European Commission, with option 2 being the favoured one.
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Response to EU Space Law: Union law for safe, secure and sustainable space activities

27 Nov 2023

The European space industry, represented by ASD-Eurospace, welcomes the development of a comprehensive EU Space Law aiming at offering a clear, stable and harmonised legal framework across the EU 27 Member States for space activities in Europe. The European space industry industry expects the future legislative proposal to support its competitiveness and of course not to risk fragilising its good position on the limited open markets, vis-à-vis international competitors who may not face the same regulatory burdens. Consequently, the EU Space Law shall apply to non-European stakeholders willing to address the EU market, in order not to create any competitiveness distortion with the European space industry. A swift implementation, at EU level, of rules for Space Traffic Management is key, and will of course require the development of European space surveillance capabilities. Similarly, in the field of cyber-security, the EU should complement the recognition of the entire space sector as a sector of high criticality (i.e., including operators but also ground and space suppliers), also addressing EU-owned assets and ensure appropriate budgeting for cybersecurity (including R&D) and associated maintenance. A complete feedback from the European space industry on the EU Space Law is available as attachment.
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Response to Mid-term evaluation of the Space Programme

16 Nov 2023

Please find attached the European Space Industry's, represented by Eurospace, evaluation and recommendations to fully grasp the benefits offered by the EU Space Programme.
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Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2023 · Climate and Defense

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

6 Jun 2023

Encompassing all sectors our economy, providing tangible benefits for our citizens and businesses, while providing the means to ensure the strategic autonomy and the resilience of Europe, space has an essential dimension to the functioning of our society that cannot be jeopardised. In this regard, Eurospace welcomes the European Commissions legislative proposal for a Critical Raw Materials Act. In particular, Eurospace welcomes the inclusion of space into the definition of strategic raw materials, strategic technologies and strategic projects. The Act appeals to current key issues affecting our sector such as ensuring the EU security of supply and reducing our dependence to foreign components and products. In this sense, the Critical Raw Materials Act will help us develop our space and defence capabilities by identifying (and embedding in EU law) the raw materials which are of particular strategic relevance for space activities, and for whose projected demand growth compared to current levels of supply, combined with the difficulties of scaling up production, are likely to create supply risks in the near future. One can however wonder why materials such as Carbon Fibre, Aluminium, Lead & Xenon (electric propulsion), Krypton (electric propulsion), Caesium & Rubidium (atomic clocks), and non-metallic Silicon (solar cells), are not included in the list of Strategic Raw Materials despite being strategic. The first critical point is the rare gases: Xenon and Krypton. The main problem is that the production of these gases is a by-product of oxygen production, i.e. only an increase in O2 production can lead to an increase in the production of these gases. Therefore, supply is constrained while uses are increasing >> extreme tension on prices. Xenon and Krypton represent a few millionths of a part in the air, and their extraction is incredibly expensive and energy consuming; The second is the supply of composites: fibres and prepregs. Fibres are produced in large quantities only in the USA and Japan. Production is made to order at the request (and specification) of the customer. The space industry has specific demands associated with low volumes (the sports, automotive and aerospace industries represent a much larger market), so the space grade product is always expensive, and de-prioritised at the manufacturer. Fibres are also a derivative of petroleum, and are therefore under increasing pressure and tend to increase in price. Finally, the polymers, resins, glues and solvents used to impregnate the fibres are generally ITAR and/or REACH, which makes them increasingly inaccessible; Caesium: production is mainly Chinese (96%) and while uses are developing in the military and energy sectors (it alone consumes 75% of world production), once again space and its microscopic demand will be poorly served. Rubidium and caesium are mined together because they are often found in the same ores. The problem is their very low concentration which makes them (like Xe and Kr for O2) by-products of larger productions, so the tension on demand cannot be solved by increasing their production. Rubidium is mainly produced in China and Canada. Rubidium costs over $5000/kg. There is less pressure on aluminium, production is high (55% in China, then Russia and India) and the market is fluid. It is therefore a less critical product in the supply chain, but with the Ukrainian crisis the tension on supply has been felt. Aluminium is essential for the manufacture of light structures for satellites and launchers, as well as complex alloys; Lead is a material used for tribology and soldering. The current problem is the REACH legislation which tends to ban its use. Lead is a metal for which the recycling chain is controlled (90% and more), so there is less tension on supply and production; Finally, silicon is an abundant product on Earth, and the only real problem in Europe is the lack of processing and purification infrastructure.
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Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Apr 2023 · Rapport Espace et Défense

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

22 Mar 2023 · Meeting to discuss on the industrial priorities at EU level for the short- to mid-term.

Meeting with Arnaud Danjean (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Mar 2023 · Strategic Compass and EU space-based defence capabilities

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

27 Feb 2023 · sustainable finance taxonomy

Response to Space Strategy for security and defence

2 Feb 2023

In the context of the current preparation of the EU Space Strategy for Security & Defence, the European space industry has been reflecting on a number of aspects that could feed the strategy in a Position Paper sent by Eurospace President André-Hubert Roussel to EC & EEAS services in December 2022. The first step toward more security in space & from space is to ensure that Europe has at its disposal the autonomous capability to conceive, develop, launch, operate and exploit space systems. This is the reason why any space strategy for security & defence shall first be based on a coherent & European-wide industrial policy for the space sector, structured along a tailor-made procurement policy & an ambitious and efficient R&D. Besides, it is necessary to ensure that the future technological non-dependence and the security of supply is fully covered for our autonomy & competitiveness. Several aspects may contribute to the resilience of space infrastructures, starting from: - The security by design requirement to reinforce the intrinsic security of the infrastructure - The use of external systems to improve security - The need to enhance the forecast of anomalies to improve the robustness of the system and its availability - The adoption of layered and redundant architectures to ensure autonomous recovery from failures - The federation of multiple assets to guarantee improved resilience and allow less dependency from a single system - The extension of infrastructure in-orbit life span thanks to life extension, refuelling, repair & mobility services - The strengthening of European access to space capabilities - The use of security standards in space technologies & assets - The provision of responsive space capabilities - The path towards self-protective satellites Industry considers that global regulatory initiatives & one-sided decisions regarding STM are likely to create a challenging environment for European actors. Nevertheless, the EU has an opportunity to seize to be at the forefront of the discussions; it is therefore the view of Eurospace that the EU should develop a fully-fledged & autonomous STM architecture; starting of course from an autonomous capability in terms of SSA. Improving the contribution of space to European defence capabilities should go along with identifying the commonalities between civil & military needs and translating them in terms of systems and subsystems. For this, the EU could put in place: - A validation platform to facilitate the demonstration of the fulfilment of requirements - An EU agenda including needs and priorities from the different MS to bring a continuous line of development for the industry providing new defence capabilities to the EU Regarding EU flagship programmes, actively pursuing and implementing synergies between IRIS², Copernicus and Galileo may allow for extremely powerful, enhanced and advanced services targeting safety and security. The dual nature of space, and the commonalities with defence capabilities call for an a priori assessment and a constant monitoring of the proliferation/diffusion of sensitive technologies and capabilities to actively avoid that uncontrolled development of new technologies increase the actual risks in space, and from space. A more stringent assessment and continuous monitoring at European level of the risks of weaponisation created by new developments in space is therefore needed. As a conclusion, the future EU Space Strategy for Security & Defence has various conditions to fulfil in order to be successful. It must be pan-European, regulatory as much as technical and programmatic and should focus on improved European capabilities, offering an operational superiority and guaranteed to be available whenever required. For the next EU MFF, the priorities should be clear and properly financed. Ultimately, the strategy will only be successful if public investments are significant & institutional markets are better protected and coordinated.
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Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

20 Jun 2022

We welcome and support the overall objectives and product-specific framework approach of the ESPR Proposal, as well as the explicit acknowledgment in recital (16) of the ESPR Proposal of key specificities of space products with regard to any ecodesign requirements. The European Space Sector recognises and is working proactively to reduce the environmental impact of space activities, for example as part of the EcoDesign branch of the ESA Clean Space Office, which includes work on space-specific adaptations to the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. In addition to the specificities mentioned in the ESPR Proposal, our products have a number of other important characteristics that should be taken into account for the implementation of the new Regulation, once adopted. Based on these specificities we believe that our products should have a rather low priority for setting ecodesign requirements while the initial focus should rather be on (simpler) product categories further upstream in the value chain. If any ecodesign requirements or a Digital Product Passport were considered for space products, these should be underpinned by in-depth and detailed impact assessments, fully exploring the possibilities of specific provisions/exemptions in the Regulation; in particular “performance requirements” may not be necessary. In relation to the broad definition of “substance of concern” in the Regulation we are concerned about discrepancies and additional complexities due to reporting discrepancies as compared to REACH Article 33 and WFD/SCIP; we therefore advocate a full alignment of SPI provisions with the REACH Candidate List for our products. More generally, there is a need – as also acknowledged in the ESPR Proposal – to prevent duplication and ensure clarity as regards the interface between ESPR and REACH rules governing chemicals, including chemical substances in products. For further information we make reference to our enclosed feedback paper (ref. MPTB-ES-PO-0105).
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Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

24 May 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Response to EU Space-based secure connectivity

26 Apr 2022

On February 15th 2022, the European Commission issued its Proposal for a Regulation “establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027”, responding to European strategic needs, already raised in the Eurospace October 2021 Position Paper “Industry Manifesto for a Resilient Satellite System for Secure Connectivity…to Make Europe Fit for the Digital Age” As already stated in October 2020, the European space manufacturing industry, represented by Eurospace, strongly supports the ambitious and ground-breaking space-based secure connectivity initiative. Eurospace therefore welcomes this proposal for a Regulation and is delighted by the rapid progresses of the Commission. An extensive feedback is available as attachment.
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Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

25 Apr 2022 · Politique spatiale européenne / Secure Connectivity

Meeting with Niklas Nienass (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Apr 2022 · ESA earth observation programmes

Response to Review: Restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electronics

14 Mar 2022

The Commission document titled 'Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment’ (Ref. Ares(2022)1071846 - 14/02/2022) lists 'Updating and clarifying the scope of the RoHS Directive' among the possible options/sub-options part of the ongoing Review of RoHS. In this regard we would like to recall our contribution of 27 November 2019 (MPTB-ES-PO-0038), in which we emphasized the importance of the existing exclusions from the scope of RoHS in its Article 2 covering space products, especially with regard to lead. This contribution is re-attached to this feedback. The maintenance of these exclusions will also be fully in line with the simplification and regulatory burden reduction, as stated by the Commission as the overall envisaged outcome of the review.
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Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

1 Dec 2021 · Videoconference to follow up on the European defence industry.

Response to Development of an EU approach on Space Traffic Management (STM)

19 Nov 2021

Earth orbits can be seen as the places where the space industry is actually delivering its products: if the orbits aren’t safe anymore, the business will be compromised. More than that, our European security (both civilian and military) as well as our societal and economic safety highly relies on safe and sustainable orbits – particularly fragile against environmental threats, increase of space traffic or unilateral actions. While our modern societies already depend on space services, this trend will accelerate further in the future with the digitalisation of the economy. It is therefore key to safeguard the capability and freedom to operate safely in increasingly congested Earth orbits to protect our European way of life as a whole, very much at stake without a full STM framework (including policies, regulations and capacity-building) in place. The European space manufacturing industry, represented by ASD-Eurospace, strongly considers that an EU-led approach to Space Traffic Management is key to safeguard the autonomy of Europe, the sustainability of its space sector and to support the emergence of service markets accessible to European operators. Furthermore, an EU-led multilateral approach to STM is likely to receive more support from the worldwide community than a one led unilaterally. European member states and institutions, supported by industry, should approach this growing issue on the international scene with a single voice. Allowing non-European entities to impose their own tailored regulations and norms to the international community represents a stark and clear risk for the competitiveness of all European space companies, from manufacturers to operators. The European space industry, already in February 2021, promoted key recommendations towards a greater collaboration between European Institutions, EU and ESA Member States and the Space sector, to collectively pave the way for a European-led approach towards the use of agreed space traffic rules and procedures. The industry’s “Manifesto for a European Global Answer on STM” already tackles a high number of necessary steps towards the development of an EU strategy for safe and sustainable use of space. In addition, and in response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence, the European space manufacturing industry wishes to underline the five following parameters, thoroughly described in the attachment, and considered key for a European answer to STM: 1) Go beyond the diversity and uncoordinated patchwork of regulations increasing competitiveness imbalances between countries and their respective space sector; 2) Increase our own SSA capabilities, as the normative and regulatory reflection should not be seen without a capability reflection; 3) Develop a strategy on data and information policy to boost the development of associated applications and the fusion of multiple information sources eventually increasing the performance of services; 4) Promote the cooperation between satellite owners/operators and adoption of rules and standards; 5) Target international cooperation as the the risk represented by space debris and collisions cannot be tackled by Europe alone.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

10 Nov 2021 · Industrial Strategy and Industrial alliances

Response to EU Space-based secure connectivity

23 Sept 2021

The European space manufacturing industry, represented by ASD-Eurospace, strongly supports the ambitious and ground-breaking space-based secure connectivity initiative proposed by the European Commission. In the current global context, the European space Industry concurs with the Inception Impact Assessment in terms of objectives and expected positive impacts on the economy, society, environment. Regarding the impacts on environment, this initiative would help opening up isolated areas and mitigate rural exodus, as well as contribute to greater in-situ environmental monitoring thanks to IoT capabilities. Besides, Industry insists on the necessity to ensure a secure and sustainable space environment. Eurospace recently underlined the necessary role of the European Union to be at the forefront of the discussions on the topic of Space Traffic Management and provide the grounds to protect key European space infrastructures and their associated services. An ambitious new strategic satellite system for global connectivity would, in an area where European industrial and design capabilities have already been demonstrated, therefore answer some of the most important policy challenges set out by the European Union. It will help the Union to remain a leading international player with freedom of action in the space domain, and will support the competitiveness and innovation capacity of space sector industries within the Union (it is also key to allow for the fair involvement in the initiative of company sites situated in the EU – e.g., for Swiss-owned companies). The development and implementation of such European connectivity system would also greatly contribute to ensure Europe’s autonomous and affordable access to space in the coming years while having a critical and profound positive impact on the competitiveness of European launchers’ exploitation models. The EU secure connectivity constellation should be launched by European launchers, from European territory. Generally speaking, the very question of strategic autonomy for Europe is paramount for such initiative considering the criticality of the proposed services and the strategic importance of the associated technologies for digital and space. Strategic autonomy in secure communications starts at industrial and technological levels (to the operations and the end-user segment) in order to ensure non-dependency from third countries throughout the entire industrial value chain. It is therefore key that such initiative should be accompanied by an ambitious research, development and innovation policy to maintain the vibrant technological ecosystem of the industry existing in Europe that can only become reality with sustained long-term financial investments in cutting-edge space technologies. It is our understanding that all the possible indicative policy options considered by the EC will be tightly associated with sovereignty and autonomy requirements allowing to promote and favour a support towards a dynamic, innovative and publicly supported EU-based industry. Lastly, the European space industry wishes to underline: •The benefits that could arise from a partnership between the EU and ESA in particular for the underlying key technologies and product roadmaps supporting the programme to ensure the best use of ESA’s heritage in that domain; •The urgency to implement this new Flagship, based on a mature service coverage, system architecture and deployment schedule, allowing to plan and to engage the appropriate European-based technological developments and industrial investments; •The importance to provide clarification as soon as possible about the next steps and way ahead, especially after the current studies launched by the Commission will have been concluded. Please find attached the full Eurospace contribution to the IIA. Our Position Paper on the subject is available here https://eurospace.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/10/secured-connectivity-constellation_final_13102020.pdf
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Response to Revision of EU legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals

1 Jun 2021

The European Space Industry, represented by ASD-EUROSPACE, would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to contribute to this important initiative for a targeted REACH Regulation revision from the very beginning. The list of envisaged amendments to REACH affects all its main processes, including proposals of critical interest to the European Space Sector, such as simplifying communication in the supply chains, a reform of the authorisation and restriction processes and the introduction of an “essential use” concept. While these amendments may offer some possible benefits for the sector, they also raise some serious concerns with regard to regulatory predictability, obsolescence and supply chain risks. Also, the new categories of “most harmful chemicals” and “substances of concern” may contribute to an added burden for their tracking in products. Please find attached the joint feedback of ASD-EUROSPACE – with the support of European and national space agencies – to the European Commission’s call for feedback on its Inception Impact Assessment titled “Revision of EU legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals”. It has been prepared with support of the CSS Space Focus Group, a new splinter group of the Materials and Processes Technology Board of the European Space Components Coordination (ESCC MPTB) which had its Kick-Off Meeting on 13 April 2021.The present feedback complements the feedback paper on the same call, submitted by ASD for the European Aeronautics, Space, Defence and Security Industries.
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Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

1 Jun 2021 · Destination 2050 report

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

1 Mar 2021 · Videoconference to discuss the priorities for 2021 and the action plan on synergies.

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

13 Jan 2021 · Video call organised in connection with the European Space Conference on space policy to discuss about industrial policy for space.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

13 Jan 2021 · Space policy

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and European Transport Workers' Federation and

16 Dec 2020 · aviation roundtable report

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

2 Dec 2020 · The objective in this call was to discuss how to develop the collaboration between DG DEFIS and ASD.

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

12 Nov 2020 · ASD proposals for EU Relief Measures for Aerospace, Defence and Security Industries.

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

10 Nov 2020 · Call to exchange views on the concept of EU technological sovereignty.

Response to Action Plan on synergies and cross-fertilisation between the civil, defence and space industries

22 Oct 2020

The European space industry, gathered within Eurospace, agrees that relevant space-defence-civil synergies can and should be achieved and that these are in line with the challenges and priorities that the EU is facing. It is our view of that ambitious programmes developed by the EC (following the successful examples of Galileo and Copernicus), to be set up by rules, regulations and hybrid standards, would foster a favourable environment for research, development and innovation resulting in synergy between the three fields, ultimately aiming at its uptake by the (export) market, the public sector and downstream sectors. The European space industry believes that synergies, efficiency gains and more significant impacts can be better reached at EU level by defining first the key capabilities to be developed, and then organising the activities to be supported or undertaken in the form of overarching Flagship programmes, being implemented in a coordinated manner through the many significant investment tools put forward by the EU, starting with technological roadmapping, and taking into account the issue of IPRs from the onset. By following this flagship-driven approach, a rapid market uptake of EU research and development programmes could be ensured. An action plan on synergies should aim at increasing leverage effects but should not lead to decrease of EU budgets, or to re-shift already allocated budgets between EU programmes, in a context where the ecosystem, already facing a harsh competition worldwide, is significantly impacted by the Covid crisis. The EU Space ecosystem has a strong role to play in the EU’s objective to achieve more strategic autonomy. This requires more awareness on the side of consumers and businesses on the possibilities that Space technology offers. Besides, given the enormous growth of the use of applications using Space infrastructure (e.g.in Position, Navigation and Timing) it is crucial that everyone in the EU better understands how dependent we are on the availability of Space infrastructure, both in civil and military environments. The following priorities for cooperation at EU level, also developed in details in the attached annex to the contribution, are therefore proposed: -Set up a Flagship programme for secure communication and broadband satellite infrastructure for governmental and civil users; -Converge on European Space and higher airspace traffic management rules and procedures; -Promote in-orbit and ground surveillance capabilities for building a recognised space picture and predict behaviour of space objects; -Promote the development of on-orbit servicing capabilities for ensuring the sustainability of key space infrastructures; -Complement space systems by developing High Altitude Platforms (stratospheric level) for civil and defence uses; -Ensure European non-dependent access to space and reinforce the European mid and long-term capacities by complementing and improving the existing fleet of launchers; -Assure that the EU can rely on robust Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology solutions based on EGNSS which can also answer to the needs of military users; -Establish a network of robust collaboration platforms and services to allow reliable and timely exchange of data gathered from space between governmental institutions, both military and civil; -Ensure security of supply and non-dependence on critical components/equipment; -Support and contribute to a European cloud solution to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty; -Leverage European world class hydrogen capabilities acquired through civil launchers to support decarbonation of European industry, especially heavy mobility and benefit of export opportunities of related technologies; -Prioritise research and innovations programs that stimulate the application of space technologies across various sectors; -Ensure that procurement policies provide appropriate shares for LSI-independent and Non-SME enterprises.
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Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

19 Jun 2020 · To discuss Industrial Dimension of the Security Union Strategy

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

1 Apr 2020 · COVID-19 & impact on the Aeronautic (civil and defence) industry

Meeting with Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

21 Feb 2020 · Echanges sur la situation de l'industrie spatiale et les négociations budgétaires sur le programme spacial européen

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

11 Dec 2019 · Echanges sur le marché intérieur européen et les capacités industrielles de l'UE dans le domaine de la défense et l'espace

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

18 Sept 2018 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

26 Jun 2018 · SPACE POLICY

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

5 Jun 2018 · FP9

Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner) and

18 May 2018 · Space and Defence Industry

Meeting with Kasia Jurczak (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

22 Mar 2018 · 9th Framework Programme and Skills in Aeronautics

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

6 Feb 2018 · Space/Defence

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

5 Dec 2017 · Aviation topics

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

4 Oct 2017 · Conference EU Industry Space talk

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

20 Sept 2017 · Meeting focussed on how to incentivise cross-border access of SMEs to defence procurement markets

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

2 May 2017 · Space Strategy for Europe

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

28 Apr 2016 · Presentation of Eurospace, EU Space Strategy

Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner) and

1 Dec 2015 · Space issues

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc), Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

17 Nov 2015 · aerospace

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

15 Oct 2015 · EU Aviation Package

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

22 Jun 2015 · Civil aviation

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

11 May 2015 · Climate Change