In an opinion on the EU Space Act, adopted during the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 11 December, local and regional leaders called for mandatory involvement of regions and cities in EU space governance, a protected civil space budget and simplified rules for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The opinion on the EU Space Act by the Committee of the Regions (authored by Nadia Pellefigue (FR/PES), Vice-President of the Region of Occitanie) has been adopted during the plenary on 11th December 2025. To ensure effective territorial uptake, the CoR calls for reinforced EU support instruments, including an expanded Copernicus4Regions initiative
You find the opinion here: https://cor.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions/cdr-3963-2025 or here https://cor.europa.eu/fr/nos-travaux/les-avis/cdr-3963-2025
You find a press release here: https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/regions-and-cities-demand-mandatory-role-and-simpler-rules-smes-eu-space-policy
You find the video of the debate here: https://cor.europa.eu/en/plenaries-events/169th-cor-plenary-session (see 12:42:46)
