The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today defended "large-scale investments" in the European Union to guarantee space security. The statement comes in the context of growing concern about threats to the European space sector.
The leader referred to recent attacks on critical infrastructures as justification for the need for these investments. The vulnerability scenario of these infrastructures has been alerting European authorities recently.
Von der Leyen announced "a new era" in technological space security. This declaration indicates a paradigm shift in the European approach to the sector.
The European Commission thus intends to strengthen the EU's strategic autonomy regarding space technologies, through increased funding and mobilization of resources for the sector.
