About EISC
Established in 1999 as a permanent forum for inter-parliamentary co-operation in space between the European national parliaments interested in space policy, it aims at facilitating the exchange of information on space activities and at promoting mutual understanding of national policies through the provision of a forum for analyzing the major issues at stake in the European space sector. This forum is supported by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Members
The full members of the EISC decide upon full membership, associate membership and observer status, based on an official application of the national parliament concerned. This request is made to the Presidency of the EISC, communicated to the full members and approved by all full members present at the following Annual Conference.
Become a member1. Full Members
EISC full members are the following national parliaments of the member states of the European Union and/or of the European Space Agency that have created a parliamentary body dealing with space affairs:
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Poland
Romania
Spain
United Kingdom
2.Associate Members
EISC associate members are the following national parliaments of states not being full members of the European Union and/or the European Space Agency that have created a parliamentary body dealing with space affairs:
Russian Federation
3.Observers
EISC observers are the following national parliaments of the member states of the European Union and/or of the European Space Agency that have not created a parliamentary body dealing with space affairs:
Secretariat
The Presidency is supported, at its discretion, by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), the European think tank for space, based in Vienna, Austria.
ESPI is responsible for ensuring coordination and communications between members and the acting Presidency and serves as a Secretariat for the organisation.
Schwarzenbergplatz 6A-1030 Vienna
(Entrance: Zaunergasse 1)
+43 1 718 11 18 -0 / office@espi.or.at
Activities
EISC has three types of activities
Workshop
Annual workshop on a theme decided upon by the rotating Presidency of EISC to discuss space-related policies
Plenary Session
Annual conference to further discuss space-related policies and adopt a resolution
Resolution
Each year, EISC members draft and vote a Resolution on a space-related topic put at the agenda of the plenary session
Become a member
Are you a Member of Parliament and looking to join EISC? Find more about EISC membership below