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INTRODUCTION
Themostgeneralaimofthepublicationistopresentacomprehensive
analysisofthepoliticalgoalsandlegalfoundationsofthefunctioningofthe
flagshipspaceprogrammesimplementedbytheEuropeanUnion(EU)and
theEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)intheframeworkoftheEuropeanSpace
Policy.In2007,EuropeanCommissionVice-PresidentGünterVerheugen
said:“WithouttheEuropeanSpacePolicy,Europecouldbecomeirrelevant.
(…)Moreover,spacehasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationwhichhelps
peopletothinkoutsideandbeyondthelimitsandtoinnovate.”
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Oneof
theobjectivesoftheEUistobecomeaspaceserviceproviderratherthan
simplyitsbeneficiary.AprominentplaceinthefieldoftheEuropeanSpace
PolicyistakenbytheEuropeansystemsofsatellitenavigationGalileoand
EGNOS.Theessenceofthemodernstateandsocietyisaccesstosatellite
andspacetechnologiesandthepossibilityofusingtheminpractice.Ever
morestatesandinternationalorganizationsarestartingtoappreciatethe
strategicvalueofspaceactivities.Satellitenavigationisusedinnumerous
aspectsofeverydaylife:transport,surveying,agriculture,scientificresearch,
tourism.Satellitetransmissionsnotonlyenablethefunctioningoftelephone
connections,financialtransactionsandelectroenergeticnetworks,butalso
facilitatelocatingandtrackingpeopleandgoods.
Itisimportanttospecify,order,andanalyzethevariousaspectscomprising
theeffectiveoperationofEuropeansatellitenavigationsystemsandtheir
optimaluseintheEU.Theseinclude,amongothers,thesecurityofnavi-
gationalsystems,environmentprotection(theinfluenceofman-madespace
objectsand/ordebris),humanrights(withparticularregardtotherightto
privacy),thepoliciesofEUMemberStatestowardsEuropeansatellite
navigationsystems,thecooperationbetweentheEUandtheESAaswell
asseveralstatesondifferentcontinents.
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http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Europe_s_Space_Policy_becomes_a_
reality_today_4th_Space_Council(10October2017).
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