A notice of meeting published by the Council of the European Union on 2 July 2026 schedules a full-day meeting of the Space Working Party for 10 July 2026, with attaches-level participation in the afternoon. The meeting, to be held at 10:00 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, will advance three key space regulations, affecting EU member state delegates and the European External Action Service (EEAS).
Agenda item 1 features a presentation by the European Commission of the Regulation on the procedure for authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services using the harmonised 2 GHz frequency band (doc. 9777/26 + ADD 1). This proposal aims to streamline licensing for satellite operators, potentially reducing administrative burdens for telecom and satellite companies while ensuring efficient spectrum use. Item 2 involves an exchange of views on the Regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union, known as the EU Space Act (doc. 7806/26), with the EEAS invited to attend. This regulation seeks to establish common standards for space debris mitigation and orbital safety, impacting satellite operators and spacefaring nations. Item 3 is an examination of the Regulation on the European Union Space Services Agency (doc. 11294/26), which may redefine the agency's role in managing EU space programmes like Galileo and Copernicus, affecting EU institutions and contractors. Item 4 covers any other business.
No prior coverage of these specific documents exists in the available record. The meeting will advance three key space regulations, with the EEAS joining only for the Space Act discussion. The outcome of the working party will feed into the Council's preparatory bodies before any formal adoption by the Council of the EU.