Month: January 2022

The clock is ticking! Have you submitted your Horizon Europe proposal?

The deadline for the first EU Space-flavoured Horizon Europe Call is approaching. Don’t forget to submit by 16 February 2022 at 17:00:00 Brussels time! The EU Space downstream sector has been experiencing a large growth over the last years as space data is becoming increasingly available to end-users. Businesses turn into geospatial data from Copernicus…
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Introducing the EU Global Action on Space

The EU Global Action on Space is a new initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), financed through the Foreign Partnership Instrument. It aims at globally promoting the socio-economic benefits that the EU Space Programme and its flagship components, Copernicus, Galileo and EGNOS have to offer. Moreover, it would increase cooperation, push forward digitalisation.  …
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OBSERVER: New Copernicus Land Monitoring Services: Launch of the second part of the High Resolution Snow and Ice Monitoring Products

OBSERVER: New Copernicus Land Monitoring Services: Launch of the second part of the High Resolution Snow and Ice Monitoring Products knight@spacete… Thu, 13/01/2022 – 11:53 Introduction Snow and ice play a vital role in the Earth’s climate system, energy budget and radiation balance. They are also the major drivers of water cycles in high latitudes…
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President of the European Council, Charles Michel, visits EUSPA Prague Headquarters

Topics discussed between EUSPA Executive Director Rodrigo da Costa and the President of the European Council included the new mandate of the agency and its role in the delivery of EU priorities such as the EU Green Deal and the digitization and growth of the European economy. During his stay in Prague, President Michel met…
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French EU Presidency can rely on #EUSpace to support its priorities

Since 1st January 2022, France holds the reins of the EU Council Presidency. The priorities for the French Presidency involve the EU space activities, underlining the need for a more sovereign and humane Europe, with sustainable economic growth and job opportunities.  After six months at the helm of the EU, Slovenia passed on the baton…
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OBSERVER: The Copernicus Networks General Assembly 2021

OBSERVER: The Copernicus Networks General Assembly 2021 knight@spacete… Thu, 06/01/2022 – 10:16 The 2021 General Assembly (GA) of the Copernicus Networks took place on 23 and 24 November. Bringing together the full spectrum of the Copernicus Relays and members of the Copernicus Academy, the GA presented the 280 registered Copernicus network members with a unique…
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