European Interparliamentary Space Conference

The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) has been held annually since 1999 and is attended by representatives of the governments and space organizations of the ESA and EU member states and international observers. The aim is to discuss a common European space policy.

history

The EISC was founded in 1999 by parliamentary groups from Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom by adopting a “Charter of Interparliamentary Cooperation”, the 1999 statutes. The statutes were expanded in 2006 and 2011.

Members

The statutes differentiate between full members, associate members, observers and guests. The parliaments of the following states are full members:

Belgium Belgium (since 2000)
Germany Germany (founding member 1999)
Estonia Estonia (since 2012)
France France (founding member 1999)
Italy Italy (founding member 1999)
Luxembourg Luxembourg (since 2010)
Norway Norway (since 2016)
Poland Poland (since 2007)
Romania Romania (since 2007)
Spain Spain (since 2000)
Czech Republic Czech Republic (since 2006)
United Kingdom United Kingdom (founding member 1999)

Russia is an associate member.

Chair

The chair changes annually and is determined by the full members. The previous chairman and the next one support the incumbent chairman and form a trio with him. The previous chairmen:

1999: FranceFrance
2000: ItalyItaly
2001: BelgiumBelgium
2002: United KingdomUnited Kingdom
2003: GermanyGermany
2004: SpainSpain
2005: FranceFrance
2006: BelgiumBelgium
2007: ItalyItaly
2008: Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2009: United KingdomUnited Kingdom
2010: RomaniaRomania
2011: GermanyGermany
2012: PolandPoland
2013: BelgiumBelgium
2014: FranceFrance
2015: SpainSpain
2016: RomaniaRomania
2017: EstoniaEstonia
2018: BelgiumBelgium
2019: GermanyGermany
2020: NorwayNorway

Web links

EISC website
Statutes of the EISC (PDF) as of 2011 (English)
Statutes and declarations of all previous conferences (English)
The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) - Past, Present, Future . (PDF)

Individual evidence

↑ Nina-Louisa Remuss: The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) - Past, Present, Future. (PDF) European Space Policy Institute, December 2009, accessed on February 24, 2017 .
^ EISC: Charter of The European Interpalamentary Space Conference (EISC). (PDF) Retrieved February 24, 2017 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c EISC: Members. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c European Interparliamentary Space Conference. October 10, 2009, accessed February 24, 2017 .
↑ Juhan Tere: Estonia made a step closer to the space sphere. The Baltic Course, October 23, 2012, accessed on February 24, 2017 .
^ EISC: XII European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) 25-26 October 2010, Bucharest. Conclusions. (PDF) October 26, 2010, accessed on February 24, 2017 (English).
↑ EISC: EISC Resolution Bucharest, Romania, October 3rd-4th, 2016. (PDF) October 4, 2016, accessed on February 24, 2017 (English).
^ ^A ^b EISC: IXth European Interpaliamentary Space Conference Rome 8-9 October 2007 - Final Conclusions. (PDF) (No longer available online.) October 9, 2007, archived from the original on February 25, 2017 ; Retrieved on February 24, 2017 (English): "The EISC welcomes the Parliaments of Poland and Romania as new permanent members" Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ EISC: Previous Presidencies. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
↑ Message from the EISC 2020 Chairpersons Ms Åsunn Lyngedal and Mr Kårstein Eidem Løvaas. The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC), accessed on February 22, 2020 .

[1] Nina-Louisa Remuss: The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) - Past, Present, Future. (PDF) European Space Policy Institute, December 2009, accessed on February 24, 2017 .

[2] EISC: Charter of The European Interpalamentary Space Conference (EISC). (PDF) Retrieved February 24, 2017 (English).

[members-3] EISC: Members. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .

[eisc_free-4] European Interparliamentary Space Conference. October 10, 2009, accessed February 24, 2017 .

[5] Juhan Tere: Estonia made a step closer to the space sphere. The Baltic Course, October 23, 2012, accessed on February 24, 2017 .

[6] EISC: XII European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) 25-26 October 2010, Bucharest. Conclusions. (PDF) October 26, 2010, accessed on February 24, 2017 (English).

[7] EISC: EISC Resolution Bucharest, Romania, October 3rd-4th, 2016. (PDF) October 4, 2016, accessed on February 24, 2017 (English).

[conclusions_2007-8] A ^b EISC: IXth European Interpaliamentary Space Conference Rome 8-9 October 2007 - Final Conclusions. (PDF) (No longer available online.) October 9, 2007, archived from the original on February 25, 2017 ; Retrieved on February 24, 2017 (English): "The EISC welcomes the Parliaments of Poland and Romania as new permanent members" Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[9] EISC: Previous Presidencies. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .

[10] Message from the EISC 2020 Chairpersons Ms Åsunn Lyngedal and Mr Kårstein Eidem Løvaas. The European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC), accessed on February 22, 2020 .