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DG DEFIS and EEAS hosted the 6th meeting of STM subgroup 1 on civilian and military STM requirements. They presented the final report of civilian and military STM requirements, gathered from the extensive replies of, valuable contributions from and insightful discussions with EU operators in STM sub

DG DEFIS hosted the 2nd meeting of STM subgroup 3 on regulatory aspects. Member States, European space industry associations and voluntary measures experts from industry, standardisation entities and academia learned about the current standards landscape in the domain of space traffic by Organisme

On Thursday, DG DEFIS hosted the 8th meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF). DG DEFIS and the EU SST Partnership informed some 140 participants from the EU SSA commercial sector on upcoming calls on operational and research activities in the next two years.

In its 4th meeting on 21 November 2025, the STM main group, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and EEAS, was debriefed on the latest activities of the STM subgroups followed up by a comprehensive implementation roadmap of the EU STM approach

On 18 November 2025, DG DEFIS and EEAS hosted the 5th meeting of STM subgroup 1 on civilian and military STM requirements.

With the first meeting on 24 October 2025, DG DEFIS and EEAS officially launched subgroup 3 of the STM stakeholder mechanism. 

On 17 September 2025, DG DEFIS held a workshop together with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ((KUL) on the design of voluntary measures in the field of space traffic management.  

DG DEFIS and EEAS hosted the 4th meeting of STM subgroup 1 on civilian and military STM requirements.

On 6 May 2025, DG DEFIS participated in an insightful side-event organised by the United Nations for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in the margins of COPUOS Legal Sub-Committee meeting.  

Three years ago, on 26 April 2022, the Commission (DG DEFIS) and the EU SST Partnership created the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum (EISF) on Space Traffic Management (STM) with the aim of fostering the of fostering the innovation and competitiveness of the European space surveillance.

the workshop aimed to shine a light on the emerging sector of ‘’in space operations and services’’ or ISOS for short

With the first meeting of the STM main group which took place on 27 September 2023, DG DEFIS and EEAS officially launched the STM stakeholder mechanism. 

4th EISF meeting: EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM brainstorms on future tendering opportunities to enhance operational capabilities in the EU space surveillance industry

On 22-23 February 2023, DG DEFIS hosted the 3rd meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF). DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) discussed with more than 140 participants

Following the launch event in April, DG DEFIS hosted the 2nd meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF) on 24 November 2022. DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) informed more than 250 participants from the EU SSA commercial sector on the

The Joint Communication on an EU approach for Space Traffic Management, put forward by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in February this year, has received significant endorsements by other EU institutions

On 26 April 2022 DG DEFIS launched the European Union Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM (EISF) in close collaboration with the European Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) Consortium.

On 26 April 2022, DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium officially launched the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF). This forum, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) gathers the European SSA ecosystem from start-ups to major players an