Overview

• Macron urged the EU to launch a “forced-march reconquest” of its space sector to restore Europe’s strategic autonomy and defense capabilities.
• He warned that Europe has fallen behind on reusable launch vehicles and modular technologies compared with SpaceX, Amazon and China.
• A French national space strategy is due by the end of October 2025 to align Paris’s plans with a forthcoming EU framework and budget cycle.
• The president pledged full support for a major capital increase at Eutelsat and invited extra-European partners to strengthen the continent’s satellite constellations.
• An inaugural Space Summit in early 2026 will gather public and private stakeholders to finalize Europe’s strategy and mobilize investment.