European Space Policy - The 2007 Communication

The 2007 Communication

A communication outlining the policy was released on 26 April 2007 which set out orientations for:

• Coordinating more effective civil space programmes between ESA, EU and their respective Member States to ensure value for money and eliminate unnecessary duplication, thus meeting shared European needs.
• Developing and exploiting European space applications such as GALILEO and GMES (Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security) and satellite communication applications.
• Preserving EU autonomous access to space.
• Increasing synergy between defence and civil space programmes and technologies and pursue, in particular, interoperability of civil/military systems.
• Ensuring that space policy is coherent with, and supports the EU's external relationships.