{"id":409702,"date":"2024-11-29T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T16:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/11\/29\/cooperazione-spaziale-ue-competitivita\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:01:47","slug":"strengthening-space-cooperation-crucial-for-eu-competitiveness-italy-seeks-leading-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/11\/29\/strengthening-space-cooperation-crucial-for-eu-competitiveness-italy-seeks-leading-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening space cooperation crucial for EU competitiveness. Italy seeks leading role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – \u00a0At the event organized yesterday, Nov. 28, in Brussels<\/strong> by the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union,\u00a0<\/strong>discussions were held on how to strengthen space cooperation in the EU<\/strong><\/strong>. Ahead of National Space Day on Dec. 16 and today’s (Nov. 29) meeting of the EU Competitiveness, Research and Space Council, the event enabled the exchange of visions between national\u00a0and\u00a0European representatives and experts in the field<\/strong>, such as\u00a0Italian astronaut<\/strong> Samantha Cristoforetti<\/strong>, the first European woman to head the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

One of the main themes was the growth of the space sector<\/strong>, a foundational\u00a0component of the European future<\/strong>. The same indication from the Council\u00a0had come<\/a>\u00a0from Thomas Dermine, Belgian State Secretary for Recovery and Strategic Investment<\/strong>: “The space sector will play an increasingly important role in Europe’s strategic autonomy.<\/strong> An ambitious space policy will create entrepreneurial opportunities and quality jobs in this fast-growing sector. It will also help our economy\u2014both industry and services\u2014accelerate green and digital transitions and be better prepared to compete globally.”<\/p>\n

At a time of great change, even from the\u00a0European Competitiveness Report<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Mario Draghi<\/strong>, an appeal came not\u00a0to get crushed by other international powers<\/strong>\u00a0by changing the rules and\u00a0avoiding the fragmentation<\/strong>\u00a0that prevents the sector from developing fully.<\/span>\u00a0Yesterday’s panel also discussed competitiveness, focusing on how governance and investment can help the space sector become a European excellence.<\/p>\n

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It is crucial that space policies, integrated with defense policy, become a central element of #Europe<\/a> action.<\/p>\n

Italy is strongly committed to this front: we have allocated \u20ac7.3 billion between now and 2026 in the #SpaceEconomy<\/a> sector and… https:\/\/t.co\/PtwxH1s9v6<\/a><\/p>\n

– Adolfo Urso (@adolfo_urso)
\nNovember 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso<\/strong>, who attended the event, strongly reiterated the message, hoping that\u00a0a common position<\/strong>\u00a0on space-related governance\u00a0will come from the EU, especially<\/span>\u00a0from the von der Leyen bis.<\/p>\n

Given its technological, scientific and industrial capabilities, Italy’s role is potentially crucial<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and must fit into the broader landscape of EU collaboration. The need to promote dialogue with Italian officials in the EU and agencies<\/strong> to strengthen their role and create synergies with national objectives also emerged.<\/p>\n

A defined project<\/strong> is needed at the European level, as Simonetta Cheli, director of Earth observation programs at ESA<\/strong> (European Space Agency), also writes<\/a>: “We need to work together to sustain European excellence and strengthen Europe’s role in space<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Cheli echoes the words of ESA’s director,\u00a0<\/strong>Josef Aschbacher<\/strong>, regarding the commitment coming from the EU and the agency that deals with space: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>Innovation is the cornerstone of prosperity, but Europe has struggled to match the pace of its global competitors [….] Europe must pursue inclusive economic growth, focusing on sustainable competitiveness, economic security, autonomy, and fair competition<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Europe is asked to prepare adequate funding consistent with overall economic goals while respecting ambitions for a green and digital transition and key EU policies. For this, ESA is crucial since it has the technical expertise, and the synergy between the EU and its agencies gives an extra boost to the goals to be achieved, especially to\u00a0conjugate space programs with defence objectives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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