EU Council approves first EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence

On 25 June 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for an EU Space Act.  The proposal seeks to establish an EU single market for the space sector, with common rules regarding safety, security and sustainability for all entities providing space-based services in Europe.

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “ICJ”) issued its historic Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States with respect to climate change.  Barbados was a sponsor of the United Nations General Assembly request to the Court.

Barbados has been ranked the world’s top performer in multilateral cooperation, according to the United Nations’ latest Multilateralism Index.

On 20 April 2025, the African Union (“AU”) inaugurated the African Space Agency (“AfSA”).  AfSA is the third regional space agency, after the European Space Agency (“ESA”) and the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency.