Cyprus was represented at the Ministerial Meeting of the European Space Agency, held between 22-23 November 2022, in Paris, by the Director General of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Dr.
The work focused on the European Space Agency's agenda for the next decade, with the Ministers stressing the importance of Europe's independent access to space to exploit the opportunities and solutions it offers to address global challenges directly and effectively, including opportunities to monitor and mitigate the effects of climate change, as well as to ensure secure communications and radio navigation via European satellites. Crucial to the achievement of the above objectives is the decision of the Summit to increase the Agency's budget by 17%, a development that will enable the strengthening of European space autonomy, leadership, security and resilience. To this end, Cyprus is promoting a number of reforms and initiatives, including the development of a National Space Strategy, based on the new EU Space Policy and the initiatives and programmes of the European Space Agency, as well as legislation for the authorisation and registration of space activities, based on the relevant international Conventions.
In the context of the integrated Action Plan that has been developed, Dr. Chimona also referred to the establishment of a National Incubation Centre
