OBSERVER: Commission participates in Danish Space Conference highlighting the EU’s growing ambitions in space
Under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the 2025 Space Conference in Aalborg brought together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students to discuss Europe’s priorities in space, defence, and innovation.
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OBSERVER: FPCUP – Seven years of strengthening Copernicus uptake across Europe and beyond
Over the past seven years, the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement (FPCUP) has strengthened the connection between the European Union’s Earth Observation programme and its user community.
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OBSERVER: Air Quality Challenges in 2025: Europe’s Summer of Smoke, Dust and Ozone
The summer of 2025 significantly affected Europe’s atmosphere. From record-breaking wildfires in southern and western Europe, to intense Saharan dust intrusions and repeated peaks in surface ozone during prolonged heatwaves, air quality was negatively impacted by multiple events.
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Countdown to launch – Copernicus Sentinel-1D lifts off in November
2025 is another milestone year for the EU Space Programme. Following the successful expansion of Copernicus with the launch of Sentinel-5A and Sentinel-4A earlier in the year, on 4 November 2025, Sentinel-1D will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ensuring the continuity of services on which a wide range of end users rely worldwide.
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OBSERVER: Countdown to launch – Copernicus Sentinel-1D lifts off in November
2025 is another milestone year for the EU Space Programme. Following the successful expansion of Copernicus with the launch of Sentinel-5A and Sentinel-4A earlier in the year, on 4 November 2025, Sentinel-1D will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ensuring the continuity of services on which a wide range of end users rely worldwide.
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OBSERVER: The 9th Edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report warns that climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution currently affect all ocean basins
This year’s edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR 9) highlights the deep and widespread links between ongoing ocean change and changes in marine ecosystems, human society, and the economy.
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OBSERVER: 10 years of Copernicus at Frontex – driving innovation and collaboration in border management
This year marks a decade since Frontex joined the Copernicus family. Over that time, Earth Observation has become central to Frontex’s support for Member States and Schengen Associated Countries, enabling more effective border surveillance, dismantling of criminal networks, and saving lives at sea.
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OBSERVER: How Copernicus supports news coverage
Satellites provide a unique vantage point from above, enabling unparalleled observation of global events. Whether monitoring floods using radar data or providing insights into deforestation through optical imagery, the Copernicus Sentinel missions are instrumental in capturing the state of our planet in remarkable detail.
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OBSERVER: The EU Space Programme Explained
The European Union’s Space Programme is the first integrated framework of its kind, bringing Europe’s investments in Earth Observation, satellite navigation, and secure connectivity under a unified legislation.
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OBSERVER: Designing sponge cities with Copernicus Land
Cities are racing to adapt to heavier cloudbursts, rising flood risk, and hotter summers. The sponge city approach treats streets, parks, and waterways as living infrastructure which slows, stores, and cleans rain where it falls, improving liveability and biodiversity while easing pressure on drainage systems.
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