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Thierry Breton says bloc’s Wi-Fi satellite program will exclude non-EU countries

Commissioner says full proposal will arrive in a ‘few weeks’ and include strict criteria for those wishing to take part.

January 25, 2022 12:49 pm CET

EU loses an eye in the sky on climate change

The Sentinel satellite gives researchers the ability to closely track floods, oil spills and deforestation.

January 14, 2022 11:16 am CET

EU seeks emergency powers on supply chains

Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton says Brussels will propose new law in the spring.

December 27, 2021 9:30 am CET

US Space Force general warns of China’s growing military space potential

‘I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion they will be the leader in space at the end of the decade, but they are on an incredible pace,’ David Thompson said.

December 5, 2021 6:11 pm CET

France signs €17B defense contract with the United Arab Emirates

The deal includes 80 Rafale fighter planes and 12 Airbus helicopters.

December 3, 2021 12:30 pm CET

EU leaders signal alarm over Chinese magnesium crunch

Germany’s Merkel and Czech PM Babiš fear Europe’s car industry will be hit hard.

October 22, 2021 2:52 pm CET

UK, US and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus

Measures target trade on potash and petroleum products.

August 9, 2021 2:39 pm CET

UK matches EU-US peace accord on Airbus-Boeing trade dispute

The two sides agreed a five-year cease-fire to give time to resolve the long-running fight over subsidies.

June 17, 2021 11:28 am CET
Biden in Europe

Biden faces battle for trade war breakthrough in Brussels

Negotiators are pushing hard to end the 17-year Airbus-Boeing dispute to open a new chapter in transatlantic ties, and an alliance against China.

June 14, 2021 10:04 pm CET

Europe risks being ‘left out’ of space race with US, China, says space boss

Leaders should use a space summit next year to agree on a clear plan.

June 3, 2021 2:37 pm CET

In Europe, a coronavirus boom for foreign surveillance firms

The pandemic has allowed American, Chinese and Israeli companies to expand their footprint on the Continent.

May 28, 2021 6:30 am CET

EU links defense and space in hunt for ‘technological sovereignty’

The ‘global technology race is accelerating,’ says Margrethe Vestager.

February 22, 2021 6:25 pm CET
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EU trade chief warns Biden over ‘Buy American’ push

Valdis Dombrovskis says EU will track whether US is straying outside WTO commitments.

February 18, 2021 1:53 pm CET

EU mulls new Airbus subsidy model to appease Biden

Brussels’ preferred solution is to shift model of funding innovation in the aviation sector toward military spending.

February 13, 2021 2:59 pm CET

The David and Goliath battle to run Brexit Britain’s freeports

The bids come in as the UK government eyes tax breaks and tariff cuts to help ports flourish.

February 2, 2021 7:55 am CET

EU keeps its shield up in the US trade war

Europe expects a change of tone with Joe Biden but trade ties could still be tense.

November 10, 2020 5:11 pm CET

Airbus CEO: Coronavirus could make hard Brexit easier

‘We think we’re still facing a potential no-deal Brexit,’ says Guillaume Faury.

October 29, 2020 5:16 pm CET

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch French astronaut into space next year

Thomas Pesquet will return to the International Space Station in spring 2021.

July 28, 2020 4:43 pm CET

Airbus moves to drop jet subsidies in bid to end Boeing spat

Planemaker hopes the decision will prompt Washington to end its retaliatory tariffs on European goods.

July 24, 2020 8:43 am CET

Europe seeks chief space explorer

Candidate will be responsible for guiding Europe’s space ambitions.

June 25, 2020 6:35 pm CET

Europe’s space pioneers struggle to lift off

Would-be orbital entrepreneurs face bureaucracy and funding shortages.

January 14, 2020 1:33 pm CET
SPONSORED CONTENT FROM AIRBUS

Our ambition: zero-emission flight

The EU has always been most successful when it has pulled together. The EU’s Green Deal offers a new dawn for European unity

December 11, 2019 8:00 am CET

Thierry Breton: High-speed commissioner

France’s man in Brussels wants to move fast — at the risk of ruffling feathers.

December 4, 2019 3:02 pm CET
Brexit Files Insight

Brexit Britain’s big talk on space fails to fly

European aerospace firms get in work contracts as much as their governments fund the European Space Agency, but the UK lags behind.

November 29, 2019 3:28 pm CET
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