The EU’s next long-term budget (2028–34), currently set at €1.2 trillion, should dedicate more funding to space projects to reduce reliance on the US and bolster the bloc’s strategic autonomy, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius told Euronews' EU Decoded program.
“We know the needs, and the needs are much bigger than what we have now in this Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2021–27),” Kubilius said, adding that simply maintaining existing systems will require investing more than the current €17 billion allocated to space.
