The EU's competence in space was established by the Lisbon Treaty (Article 189 TFEU). The following initiatives are already being worked on:

Copernicus

Copernicus is the European system for observing our planet, keeping an eye on the atmosphere, climate change, emergencies and civil security. For example, it can monitor gas and oil pipelines from space to detect any threat or incident.

The data is collected through satellites known as Sentinels, which are run by the European Space Agency. The Copernicus budget for 2014-2020 is €4.3 billion.



Galileo



