Partners

To maximise the uptake and benefits of EU Space, EUSPA regularly partners and collaborates with various organisations, including at the international, European and national levels and across both the public and private sectors.

EUSPA, European Commission (DG DEFIS) and ESA

The Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS) leads the European Commission's activities in the Defence Industry and Space sector.

As regards the defence industry, DEFIS is in charge of upholding the competitiveness and innovation of the European defence industry by ensuring the evolution of an able European defence technological and industrial base.

Under the direct guidance and supervision of the DEFIS, EUSPA is charged with supporting the implementation of the EU Space Programme, consisting mainly of the European Earth Observation (Copernicus), the European Global Navigation Satellite System (Galileo), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the European Union Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA).

The Directorate-General for Defence, Industry and Space reports to the Commissioner for Internal Market, Commissioner Breton.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation (not a European Union Agency), with extensive expertise in the space domain that concluded a Framework Agreement with the European Community in 2004 (‘2004 Framework Agreement’). ESA oversees the roll-out of new satellite technology and architecture of the systems that provide the EU’s various space services. 

EUSPA and other EU Agencies and institutions

EUSPA also partners with numerous EU and international agencies and institutions, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Bank (EIB), European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), to promote the EU Space Programme.