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EU and Ukraine sign agreement on Ukraine's role in EU Space Programme

The EU and Ukraine signed an agreement letting Ukraine take part in Copernicus and the space weather and near-Earth object components of the EU Space Programme. Further components, such as navigation and secure connectivity, remain under discussion.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission DG DEFIS press release, 9 April 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish Ukraine's participation in Galileo or IRIS2/GOVSATCOM, nor any funding attached to the agreement.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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