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# Macron’s Paris space summit fails to secure US-free European funding
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/macrons-paris-space-summit-fails-to-secure-us-free-european-funding/
- Published: 2026-09-11T04:58:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T04:58:25.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, France, Germany, Italy, #source_Politico

French President Emmanuel Macron’s two-day space summit in Paris ended without the public funding commitments needed for Europe to reduce reliance on US space technology. The event lacked political backing from key partners and saw US companies boycott participation after White House pressure. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher proposed €1 billion annual investment over a decade to enable autonomous European space missions. **(POLITICO)**

[Macron’s space summit showed Europe isn’t ready for takeoff without the US](https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-international-space-summit-europe-us/?utm%5Fsource=RSS%5FFeed&utm%5Fmedium=RSS&utm%5Fcampaign=RSS%5FSyndication) (Politico)