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The mission is implemented through a partnership between the European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), and EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2025Europe's new Sentinel-4 mission delivers first look at hourly air pollution maps

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the need for Europe to protect its territory and respond with unity and determination.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 26, 2025New European Commission Roadmap for strengthening European defence capabilities

The European Commission and the High Representative have proposed the ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030‘ to strengthen European defence capabilities.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 26, 2025New European Commission Roadmap for strengthening European defence capabilities

The European Commission is expanding the Copernicus constellation with new satellite missions in 2024 and 2025 to ensure the continued growth of Copernicus Earth Observation data and services.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipOct 26, 2025First image of nitrogen dioxide from Copernicus Sentinel-4

The European Commission will track industrial capacity in air and missile defence, space systems, and drones to meet urgent needs.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 26, 2025New European Commission Roadmap for strengthening European defence capabilities

The European Commission's EU Space Act calls for robust rules for mitigating space debris and is currently in the draft and comment stage.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductOct 24, 2025ESA Unveils Worrying Space Health Index

The two satellites operate in the military X, Ka, and UHF frequency bands, enabling secure connections for the Spanish Armed Forces, the European Commission, NATO, and various allied nations.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 24, 2025Thales Alenia Space rafforza la leadership nell’industria spaziale spagnola con la partecipazione al satellite SpainSat NG II

SpainSat NG 2 is the second of two satellites scheduled to begin service early next year for the Spanish Armed Forces, the European Commission, NATO, and allied governments.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 24, 2025Latest News

The Copernicus programme is managed by the European Commission in partnership with ESA.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2025Sentinel-1D prepares for encapsulation ahead of November launch

The European Commission unveiled the European Space Shield as part of its Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipOct 21, 2025EU to Roll Out European Space Shield Initiative in 2026

The European Commission has not yet announced a proposed budget for the European Space Shield.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 21, 2025EU to Roll Out European Space Shield Initiative in 2026

The UK government must reach out to the European Commission (EC) to trigger participation in the IRIS2 project.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 20, 2025EU wants UK participation in IRIS2

The IOD/IOV programme is a key instrument of the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2025ESA taps NanoAvionics to build large cubesat for EU IOD IOV mission

Arribes Enlightenment organizes the Eudis Hackathon 2025 with support from the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2025Eudis Hackathon 2025: tecnología y agilidad para un modelo dual de defensa europea

Alongside its twin, SpainSat NG I, launched earlier, SpainSat NG II will provide secure, resilient dual-use (civil and military) communication capabilities for the Spanish Armed Forces and international organizations such as the European Commission (Govsatcom), NATO, and allied countries.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)NoiseOct 14, 2025SpaceX lanzará el satélite SpainSat NG II de Hisdesat el próximo 23 de octubre

Reacts is funded by the European Commission through its European Defence Fund (EDF) with a budget of 19.3 million euros.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2025Airbus Defence & Space, PLD Space y el INTA participan en el proyecto Reacts para lanzar cohetes de forma más rápida, flexible y eficiente

The project is a part of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), a joint initiative of ESA and the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2025Advancing European satellite security through quantum communications

The event is part of the European initiative EUDIS – EU Defence Innovation Scheme, promoted by the European Commission through the European Defence Fund.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipOct 9, 2025Fondazione E. Amaldi organizza la terza edizione dell’EUDIS Hackathon “Defence For Space”

The first draft of the EU Space Act was released by the European Commission in June.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 3, 2025The EU Space Act Raises Questions

Aymard de Touzalin is the Head of Unit for Emerging & Disruptive Technologies at the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2025ESA signs a contract on SAGA mission for sovereign quantum key distribution capability
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