The XII. European Interparliamentary Space Conference will be hosted by the Romanian Presidency on 25/26 October 2010; a thematic workshop was held on 17 May 2010. Both events take place in Bucharest.
The Romanian Presidency of the EISC represents a focal point in coordinating the efforts of Romania in the space field, considering also the forthcoming chairmanship of Mr. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu (the first Romanian astronaut to fly into Outer Space) of UNCOPUS (United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space) for the period 2010-2011 and the new stage of Romania's accession to the ESA (now Romania is participating in the ESA Plan for European Cooperating States, PECS).
Romania develops significant activities in Aeronautics and Space, as for science, industry and education.
The National Aeronautics and Space Program started in 2001, with the Romanian Space Agency being the contracting authority, coordinating the program with its partner, the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest. Romania had also contributed to pioneering in aviation and received international recognition. Names as Traian Vuia (first complete flight with on-board means, 1906), Henri Coanda (first jet engine used for propulsion in aviation, 1910) and Aurel Vlaicu (inventor and airplane constructor with high performances, 1910) are well known to the aviation world.
In terms of parliamentary oversight on matters relating to space law and international co-operation, the Parliament of Romania established in 2007 the Sub-Committee on Space, as part of the Standing Committee for Information Technology and Communications of the Chamber of Deputies, which has the main objective to harmonize the national legislation with European space legislation.
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