Activities

Public Policy Briefings

Our Role in Policy Development

EuroGeographics provides positive contributions to those areas of policy development where we, and our members, have a track record, significant expertise and a legitimate interest.

We continue to be registered on the EU Transparency Register and are bound by its code of conduct.

Our current main policy areas of interest within the European Union are:

  • The European Strategy for data
  • The European Spatial Data Infrastructure (INSPIRE)
  • The European Space Programme (Copernicus)
  • Cadastral issues related to policy, such as GDPR
  • Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

EuroGeographics Policy Papers and Consultations

Title Date
EuroGeographics feedback on Affordable Housing Act Call for Evidence April 2026
EuroGeographics feedback on Digital Omnibus package on simplification October 2025
EuroGeographics feedback on European Data Union Strategy July 2025
EuroGeographics contribution to survey ‘Public Consultation as part of the Green Data for All impact assessment.’ April 2025
EuroGeographics feedback on Digital Europe programme interim evaluation September 2024
EuroGeographics feedback on Greendata4All call for evidence March 2024
EuroGeographics feedback on European Statistic regulation revision October 2022
EuroGeographics feedback on the HVD Regulation proposal June 2022
EuroGeographics feedback on the ITS Directive amendments proposal March 2022
EuroGeographics feedback on the eIDAS Regulation proposal September 2021
EuroGeographics feedback on the Artificial Intelligence Act proposal July 2021
EuroGeographics feedback on the EU Roadmap on Data Act including amended rules on the legal protection of databases June 2021
EuroGeographics feedback on the EU Roadmap for a Communication on “Europe’s Digital Decade”: 2030 digital targets March 2021
EuroGeographics feedback on Data Governance Act January 2021
EuroGeographics submission to Better regulation portal on INSPIRE Inception Roadmap October 2020
EuroGeographics Information Paper on European Strategy for Data May 2020
Authoritative Data in a European Context – Joint project of EuroSDR, EuroGeographics & KU Leuven January 2020
EuroGeographics Information Paper on Space Programme Regulation November 2018
EuroGeographics Information Paper on Recasting of PSI September 2018
EuroGeographics Information Paper on Recasting of PSI June 2018
Review of the Directive on re-use of public sector information December 2017
Evaluation of the Database Directive 96/9/EC August 2017
A single source of dependable geospatial information for Europe – The European Location Framework April 2015
Digital Single Market Strategy-the importance of dependable geospatial information V 1.0 April 2015
EuroGeographics Response to the Commission consultative survey November 2013
Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Copernicus Program July 2013
Proposal to amend the Directive on re-use of public sector information June 2012
Review of the Directive on reuse of public sector information January 2011
Developing the contribution of geographic information to the Digital Agenda January 2011
Quality Information for Digital Agenda 2011 June 2011
GMES Position Paper May 2011
Research and innovation June 2011