European Cooperative Organization and Government Space Budgets
European Commission Space Budget
2017 – European Commission Space Budget – Snapshot
A growing share of European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the European Commission (EC). The EC promotes two European flagship space initiatives…
2016 – European Commission Space Budget
A growing share of the European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the European Commission (EC), which . . .
2015 – European Commission Space Budget – Snapshot
A growing share of the European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the European…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2015
2014 – European Commission Space Budget
A growing share of the European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the EC, which promotes two European flagship initiatives—the navigation system Galileo and the environment monitoring system of systems Copernicus, previously known as GMES. These initiatives are complemented by a comprehensive program fostering innovation and technology development in space called Horizon 2020.
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2014
2013 – European Commission Space Budget
The 2013 EC Budget included €## million (US$## billion) in appropriations for payments on space-related programs. This represented approximately ##% of the EU’s €## billion (US$## billion) 2013 budget and was approximately a ##% increase from the 2012 space budget of €## million (US$## billion). The majority of the EC’s space budget is executed in cooperation with ESA, with funds transferred from the EC to ESA in each year. In 2013, €## million (US$## million) in EC space funding was transferred to ESA, representing ##% of the year’s EC space budget.[
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2013
2012 – European Commission Space Budget
Civil government spending on space programs and activities in Europe comes from four distinct sources: activities directed by the European Union (EU) and executed by the European Commission (EC), which are mostly implemented by ESA acting as the procurement and development agency; activities by ESA that are funded by ESA member states; activities of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT); and activities carried out by European countries independent of the EU, EUMETSAT, and ESA.
2011 – European Commission Space Budget – Snapshot
The EC 2011 budget included €## billion (US$## billion) in funding for space-related programs (excluding EUMETSAT), a reduction of ##% from 2010 levels. This represented approximately ##% of the EU’s €## billion (US$## billion) 2011 budget. EC budgets operate as yearly funding commitments within multi-year funding periods.