2025/0351(NLE)COM(2025)693ITRE

EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Stage: Plenary stage, reached 16 Jul 2026
Procedure: Non-legislative enactment
Rapporteur: Paolo Borchia (PfE)
Lead DG: DG DEFIS
Commissioner: Andrius Kubilius
Last activity: 16 Jul 2026

9 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Tabled for plenary, 16 Jul 2026.

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17 Nov 2025
- Adoption by Commission

18 Nov 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
6 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
10 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 May 2026
- Referred to committee
23 Jun 2026
- Committee report tabled
14 Jul 2026
- Committee report adopted
16 Jul 2026
- Tabled for plenary

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Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Paolo Borchia	PfE	IT	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Angelika Winzig	EPP	AT	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Bruno Gonçalves	S&D	PT	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Elena Donazzan	ECR	IT	ITRE

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This Council decision lays down rules for Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the EU Space Programme and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, aligning its terms with those of other associated third countries. It affects EU space governance bodies, the European Defence Agency, and Iceland as a new participant in secure satellite communications.

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