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Space Y is a non-profit organisation, which aims at creating value for Europe through the development of space-based applications and the growth of the EU downstream industry.

Lobbying Activity

Response to EU Space Law: Union law for safe, secure and sustainable space activities

7 Nov 2025

Space Y welcomes the Proposal for a Regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union as an important milestone to establish a common legislative framework for Space activities in Europe and to position the EU as a global space leader. The Association, federating the voices of the main industrial players in the European downstream space sector, recognises the potential benefits that the Act would have on the downstream by securing access to reliable and trustable data. We also support the two-fold objective of the proposed Regulation to increase the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in Europe, while also boosting the competitiveness of the European space sector at large on the global market. We understand that the proposed EU Space Act targets satellite operators and primary providers of space-based data, and that hence it does not contain direct obligations for companies operating the downstream sector. Nevertheless, we consider that the proposed Regulation will affect the downstream part of the European space sector and ask the European Commission to clarify some aspects of the legislative text. In addition, we wish to formulate some recommendations aimed at ensuring that the effects of the Regulation on the European downstream space sector are duly considered within the legislative process. Please find our feedback attached.
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Meeting with Polyvios Eliofotou (Cabinet of Commissioner Costas Kadis)

5 Nov 2025 · Review of digitalisation and utilization of spatial resources for fisheries and aquaculture sectors

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela), Hana Genorio (Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela)

26 Jun 2025 · Satellite Connection and the Global Gateway

Meeting with Apostolia Karamali (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

26 Jun 2025 · Exchange on the space downstream sector

Meeting with Ewa Malz (Head of Unit Environment)

18 Jun 2025 · Presentation of the Space Y position paper “Satellite-based Services for a Competitive, Autonomous, and Resilient Europe”

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on satellite-based civil protection

Meeting with Polyvios Eliofotou (Cabinet of Commissioner Costas Kadis)

20 May 2025 · Review of digitalisation and utilization of spatial resources for fisheries and aquaculture sectors

Meeting with Ioan-Dragos Tudorache (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

30 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on support to the downstream space sector

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Apr 2025 · Politique spatiale européenne

Meeting with Grégory Allione (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · RDV Space Y - Des services satellitaires pour une Europe compétitive, autonome et résiliente

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

21 Oct 2020

For ages, the other continents used the Defense excuse/justification to sponsor heavily and increase the competitiveness of their industry. This roadmap give us hope. There is obviously a great potential today with the EU Space Programme, and in particular, Galileo PRS, Govsatcom, SSA/SST and Copernicus to foster synergies and support EU industry at the same time. We would be delighted to contribute to the EC initiative.
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Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

28 Aug 2018 · EC proposals on Space Programme and Horizon Europe

Meeting with Manuel Nobre Goncalves (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

25 Apr 2018 · Space sector in FP9

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)

28 Apr 2016 · Space Strategy Galileo Market Uptake

Meeting with Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Tânia Frazão Nunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

2 Dec 2015 · Space strategy

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

1 Dec 2015 · Statut des activites EC au sujet de la Strategie Spatiale - statut des activtités Galileo Services liees à cette initiative

Meeting with Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

9 Oct 2015 · Politique Spatiale

Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

9 Oct 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

25 Sept 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

25 Sept 2015 · Position paper - europe must succeed in the global navigation market race