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Commission sets procedure for new states to join EU space surveillance pact

The Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2025/1205, setting the procedure for new states to join the EU's Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership. The 15 member network tracks about 600 satellites.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 30 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not itself admit any new member state; that depends on future applications under the new procedure.

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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