III. Space Law Soirée – What will the new EU regulation on the safety, resilience, and sustainability of space activities bring?

Event date: November 11, 2025

The Department of Administrative and Administrative Sciences of the Faculty of Law of Charles University

and

the Ministry of Transport

would like to invite you to:

III. Space Law Soirée – What will the new EU regulation on the safety, resilience, and sustainability of space activities bring?

Which will take place on November 11, 2025, from 6:00 p.m., at the Faculty of Law of Charles University, Nám. Curieových 7, 116 40 Prague 1, in room 117

On June 25, 2025, the European Commission published a long-awaited proposal for an EU regulation on the safety, resilience, and sustainability of space activities. This is the first ever proposal for EU legislation that comprehensively regulates the activities of private entities in space, including their licensing, supervision, and registration. The proposal also provides for a significant strengthening of the powers of the EU Agency for the Space Program, which is based in our capital city. The round table will discuss what the current proposal means for the Czech Republic and its space program. The discussion will also focus on the impact of the future EU regulation on our national legislation. The round table is being held as part of the CAERPIN (Czech Aerospace Research Institute) consortium.

Program:

Introductory remarks – what is the current state of space activities in our country?

JUDr. Václav Kobera, Ministry of Transport

What does the proposed new EU regulation on the safety, resilience, and sustainability of space activities bring?

Prof. JUDr. Jakub Handrlica, DSc., The Department of Administrative and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Law, Charles University
Mgr. Martin Švec, Ph.D., Faculty of Law, Masaryk University

What does the proposed new EU regulation bring to national legislation in Central Europe?

Discussants:

Mgr. Kristýna Šopková, Faculty of Law, Charles University; Mgr. Michal Reinöhl, Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic, Mgr. Daniel Šagath, PhD, Slovak Space Office, Ing. Gabriel Stančik, Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic

Closing remarks and outlook for the future

JUDr. Václav Kobera, Ministry of Transport
Prof. JUDr. Jakub Handrlica, DSc., Faculty of Law, Charles University

The round table is held within the framework of the CAERPIN (Czech Aerospace Research Institute) consortium.

About the speakers:

JUDr. Václav Kobera is the Director of the Department of Intelligent Transport Systems, Space Activities, and Research, Development, and Innovation at the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic. Since 2021, he has been the Chairman of the Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA).

Prof. JUDr. Jakub Handrlica, DSc. is head of the Department of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law in Prague. He is also a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and, since the 2025/26 academic year, has been teaching the subject Administration of Space as part of the LL.M. course “Space Law and Geopolitics” at LUISS University in Rome.

Mgr. Martin Švec, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the Department of Law and Technology at the Faculty of Law in Brno. His long-term professional interests include space law, both in research and teaching – he coaches moot court teams in the field of space law.

Mgr. Kristýna Šopková is an internal doctoral student at the Department of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law in Prague. In 2025, she defended her diploma thesis at the same department, in which she outlined future Czech regulations on activities in outer space.

Mgr. Michal Reinöhl works in the Department of Intelligent Transport Systems, Space Activities, and Research, Development, and Innovation at the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic.

Daniel Šagath, PhD, is the manager of international cooperation at the Slovak Space Office – Industry Branch (SARIO). He is also a member of the national delegation to the European Space Agency (ESA) (harmonization of industrial policy and technologies) and acts as a national contact person for other organizations such as the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), cooperation with the USA under the Artemis Accords, EURISY, and Space for Climate Observation (SCO).

Gabriel Stančik works at the Slovak Ministry of Transport and his agenda includes, among other things, space legislation.