European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, called on Monday at the Forum Europa in Brussels for a “common vision” in the space sector for both Member States and the European Commission and the ESA, so that “if the 27 invest in developing capabilities, these capabilities must be interoperable”.
This was the proposal championed by Andrius Kubilius at a breakfast organized in the EU capital by New Economy Forum, during which he offered some details of the plan for developing the European Space Shield, which the Commission is expected to publish in the second half of this year.
Kubilus advocated for a “holistic approach” in the space sector, since, he said, the Commission is working on different initiatives, such as the one aimed at secure satellite communications.