Strengthening Europe’s space capabilities for resilience: boosting synergies in view of future Earth observation capabilities

In today’s evolving geopolitical and technological landscape, Europe’s pursuit of resilience, competitiveness, and autonomy is not just a policy shift – it is a necessity. Satellite-based Earth Observation plays a particularly vital role in responding to these challenges and fulfilling the associated European policy ambitions. Member States and Europe have already developed important programmes, such as the Copernicus Programme, national and commercial programmes, which address critical security and resilience challenges. Yet Europe remains the only space power without an institutional dual-use Earth observation capability, leading to a number of critical gaps.

As a response, Europe is taking decisive steps to develop these capabilities. The European Commission proposes the EU Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS) under the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, while ESA, in close cooperation with the Commission and complementing EOGS, is proposing the European Resilience Programme on Earth Observation (ERS-EO) for subscription at the ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level 2025 (CM25).

Taking place less than two weeks after CM25, this policymakers’ dinner offers a timely opportunity to reflect on its key decisions to discuss the next steps towards advancing Europe’s shared goal of strategic autonomy in space.

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