10. Notes that any increase in the use of space assets by the military must not reduce and limit civilian use and possible future civilian applications; calls on the Member States and the VP/HR to initiate a review of the outdated 1967 Outer Space Treaty or to initiate a new regulatory framework which takes into account technological progress since the 1960s; underlines also the urgent need to reduce the risk of collision due to the growing number of satellites and space debris; welcomes the initiative of the Commission to propose the organisational framework for the establishment and operation of a European spa
ce surveillance and tracking system ...[+++] (SST); welcomes equally the EU-sponsored multilateral initiative towards an International Code of Conduct for Space Activities as a way of introducing norms of behaviour in space as it seeks to achieve enhanced safety, security, and sustainability in space by emphasising that space activities should involve a high degree of care, due diligence, and appropriate transparency, with the aim of building confidence among space sector actors worldwide; believes that any new framework must take into account the views of all Member States and be strategically devised, looking at the long-term future of the industry, effectively preventing an arms race in outer space and ensuring the prohibition of harmful interference with space objects;