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

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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and Iceland on Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.¶ The agreement lays down the rules for Iceland's participation and for its access to GOVSATCOM services and to the governmental services of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.¶¶

Key points

Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and Iceland.¶
The agreement lays down the rules for Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.¶¶
The agreement also lays down the rules for Iceland's access to GOVSATCOM services and to the governmental services of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.¶¶
The Council requested Parliament's consent for the conclusion of the agreement.¶

Who is affected

Iceland: participates in the GOVSATCOM component and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme and gains access to their governmental services.¶¶
The Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the member states and of Iceland: receive Parliament's position.¶

Legal basis: Article 189 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.¶

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