Overview

• The federal budget allocates €155,200 for 2025 to cover additional Starlink connectivity tests, Tesla vehicle trials and premium X subscriptions.
• Security agencies such as the Bundeskriminalamt spent over €5,600 on Starlink services in Einsatzfahrzeugen in 2024 and have €10,500 planned for 2025.
• Police forces purchased two Tesla vehicles for €123,000 in 2023 and federal programs have granted about €1.8 million in research and energy-efficiency subsidies to Tesla since 2022.
• Since 2023 the government has funded premium X accounts at €100 per subscription annually to support official social media use.
• Berlin has begun co-financing an Eutelsat-led satellite project designed to establish a European internet network and reduce dependence on U.S. providers.