Backing the stars of Europe. Cassini in motion. Challenge 1: alignement of European institutions in support of motion. ✅ EU Defence and Space European Innovation Council European Investment Fund European Investment Bank 🇪🇺 EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme ESA Commercialisation Gateway All of us engaged to turn Europe as hub for space entrepreneurs Top priority of Thierry Breton

#CASSINIMatchmaking event at Latitude59 guillaumedelabrosse, our Head of Unit for Innovation, Start-ups & Economics, inspired 45+ attendees with the DG DEFIS vision of the future of space entrepreneurship in 🇪🇺 We are committed to turning Europe into a thriving hub for space innovators

🚀Signature of the joint declaration on the Quantum Space Gravimetry today Paris Air Show   EU Defence and Space; DLR - English & CNES join forces to maintain 🇪🇺EU leadership in this domain   Quantum technologies are game-changer in #EO leading to much more performant services    #EUSpace

One week after the agreement🤝on #EDIRPA, a new deal has been reached with #ASAP, which supports ramped-up ammunition production in Europe! A new step ensuring timely provision of ammunition and missiles to 🇺🇦, and reinforcing 🇪🇺’s strategic autonomy 🛡️#EUDefenceIndustry

Earlier this week, I was glad to visit 🛰️@aerospacelab_be, a true 🇪🇺success story Part of EU Defence and Space #CASSINI business accelerator initiative, the company also joined Copernicus EU missions to provide state-of-the-art data Our support to 🇪🇺NewSpace ecosystem is bearing fruit 🚀

Fruitful meeting with Josef Aschbacher & Rodrigo da Costa to prepare upcoming milestones Pleased to sign a new contribution agreement with European Space Agency for the development of the Union's Secure Connectivity Programme #IRIS2 One more step for a #Digital, #resilient and #safer 🇪🇺 #EUSpace

To speed up the market entry of #NewSpace products & services, we are giving researchers & #EUSpace entrepreneurs the opportunity to test their technologies in orbit 🚀   Today I welcome the successful launch of 6 🛰️ under our In-Orbit Demonstration & Validation initiative

This is an outstanding result of innovation and entrepreneurship with a clear sense of purpose. A great step forward to develop a strategic capability to access Space from #Spain 💪🏻 Timo Pesonen guillaumedelabrosse

L'Europe a —momentanément — perdu son accès à l'espace. L’accord au sein de l’ESA est une 1ère avancée mais nous devons aller plus loin:  ✔️Plus de concurrence, moins de "retour géographique" ✔️Agrégation des lancements institutionnels ✔️Préférence 🇪🇺: UE, ESA & États membres

Yesterday at the Web Summit in #Lisbon 🇵🇹 Our DG DEFIS Head of Unit for Innovation, New Space, Space Defence guillaumedelabrosse delivered a Masterclass with Isar Aerospace & Alpine Space Ventures on funding & growth opportunities for #NewSpace entrepreneurs and young talents in the 🇪🇺

EU Defence and Space Web Summit guillaumedelabrosse Isar Aerospace 🇪🇺 EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme European Innovation Council Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs EU-Startups SpaceWatch.Global AstroSpace.it Startup Europe & Innovation Radar ASSETs+ European Youth ❤️🇪🇺 Good session yesterday on #NewSpace and opportunities for breakthrough innovations in this field. Startups are leading the charge, and at European Investment Fund we‘re delighted to be part of this journey with EU Defence and Space European Space Agency 🇪🇺 EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme. 📸 Spotted at #WebSummit2023 #CASSINI

🔴Live from the 2024 #EuropeanSpaceConf Our Head of Unit for Innovation, New Space, Space Defence, guillaumedelabrosse, underlined that we need to focus on: ▶️Capital ▶️Anchor tenancy contracts ▶️Regulatory predictability .. to help European #NewSpace companies to scale-up

'We have wonderful innovators in Europe, wonderful start-ups, the ecosystems are thriving, we have excellent universities. What we need is to scale up.' 🎙️President Nadia Calviño at the Annual #EUBudget Conference

EU Defence and Space @Nexus2050Lux During @Nexus2050Lux, @guidelab from EU Defence and Space highlighted Europe's strategy to stay competitive in the global space race. He stressed the need for investment in critical infrastructure, effective space regulation, and the role of defense in space utilization. #Nexus2050 #EUSpace

Every five years, EU leaders agree on a new strategic agenda to guide the work and priorities of EU institutions for the upcoming mandate. Adopted at #EUCO yesterday, the new agenda for 2024-2029 is based on three pillars: ➡️ a free and democratic Europe ➡️ a strong and secure

It's official - today we signed the “Space Partnership” 🌌🖊️🤝 It will pave a new way of collaborating in the field of research and innovation. From academia to large industry, it will bridge between all key actors of the value chain. Learn more: defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/signature-memo…

Intensive preparation for the hearings is coming to an end. A big thank you to DG DEFIS, COM colleagues, scholars and experts who shared their knowledge with me. Tune in to the European Parliament broadcast on 6 November to learn what the future holds for European defense and space.

It's a wrap! We have just successfully closed one of our flagship events, #EUSpaceDays24 If you missed out, fear not, as we will be sharing the links to the livestream of the sessions. Let's recap what we had the chance to discuss in the past two days full of #EUSpace⤵️

The new European Commission starts today! For the next 5 years, Andrius Kubilius will be at our helm. 🙌 We will work on: ☑️ fostering an innovative 🇪🇺 defence & space industry ☑️ creating a true Single Market for defence products 🛡 ☑️ introducing EU Space Law proposal 🛰 & much more!

Press conference with Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Tusk following the informal EU leaders’ meeting on defence #EgmontRetreat x.com/i/broadcasts/1…