Space has a direct impact on Europe’s goal of strategic autonomy, EU Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
Space has a direct impact on our geopolitical goal of strategic autonomy.
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) January 12, 2021
If we want to be stronger on the global landscape, we must also be stronger in #space.
My speech at the 13th European Space Conference: https://t.co/b3jvsh2LNb#BBESpaceConf pic.twitter.com/aMFWtI2rCW
Speaking at the opening of the European Space Conference, Michel said “a robust European space sector is essential to a robust Europe.”
The European Space Conference has started. ???Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, & Board Member Walther Pelzer are participating today. @DLR_de's focus on Day 1: Clean energy & cybersecurity in space. #BBESpaceConf #EUSpace https://t.co/iBvkLRPgrW https://t.co/R45rEbRrEZ
— DLR - English (@DLR_en) January 12, 2021
“If we want to be stronger and more self-confident on the global landscape, we must also be stronger in space. We must ensure safe, autonomous, reliable and affordable access to space,” noted Michel.
“As competition in space increases, we need to use our weight as a global player to help build robust global governance. This will be essential to innovative and sustainable space activity,” he added.
Europe’s space policy is essential to its climate and digital strategies implementation and the EU increased its space program budget to €14.9 billion ($18.1 billion), Michel also said.
