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EU blames Russia for satellite hack ahead of Ukraine invasion
The European Union on Tuesday (10 May) accused the Russian authorities of carrying out a cyberattack against a satellite network an hour before the invasion of Ukraine to pave the way for its assault.
Digital Brief powered by Facebook: Pegasus affair, Schrems III, online anonymity questioned
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Digital Brief: DGA adopted, DSA opinion, WhatsApp complaints
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Digital Brief: ePrivacy derogation adopted, YouTube’s algorithm, killer acquisitions
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Digital Brief powered by Google: UK adequate, ePrivacy low priority, Germany’s high tech strategy
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Digital Brief: Calls for biometrical ban, online marketplaces’ threat, Germany’s antitrust crusade
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EU reaches for the stars as new space programme lifts off
Europe has to play its role in leading on the sustainability of outer space and could increasingly contribute to the creation of a regulatory framework for space, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) told EURACTIV upon launch of the EU's new space programme.
Digital Brief: Digital vulnerabilities, no Horizon for Europe, Trump ban
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Digital Brief: AI package unveiled, European Media Freedom Act, democratic 5G
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Space a ‘critical resource’ for green and digital transitions, Portuguese minister says
Portugal's minister for science, technology and higher education, Manuel Heitor, on Wednesday (14 January) described space as a "critical resource" in the EU green and digital transition and in promoting "a new future for Europeans".
France and Germany launch space race alliance
Franco-German cooperation on space policy will reach new levels after the economic ministers of the two countries pledged to work together more closely on securing Europe’s independent access to the stars.
Energy firm turns to rocket science in bid to green transport
French energy company Engie is teaming up with aerospace firm the ArianeGroup to steal a march on its rivals in the hydrogen production business, by drawing on expertise gained through Europe’s space programme.
EU raw materials push aims to underpin Green Deal, digital ambitions
Increasing the EU’s domestic supply of critical raw materials and cutting external dependencies got top billing in a new European Commission strategy on Thursday (3 September), as the bloc started to get serious about its Green Deal and digital agenda.
Europe’s landmark solar satellite beams back first images
A joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA mission aimed at observing the Sun in unprecedented detail has started to beam back the first images of our nearest star this week. Scientists have already noticed features that have never been observed before.
Europe’s solar orbiter sets controls for heart of the sun
A European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft will begin a flyby of the Sun on Monday (15 June), in order to take what scientists claim will be the closest ever photos of our solar system’s star.
SpaceX’s historic launch gives Europe pause for thought
Elon Musk’s company’s success in becoming the first private venture to launch humans into space prompted the head of Europe’s SpaceX-equivalent, Arianespace, to claim on Sunday (31 May) that his firm is capable of the same feat.
Coronavirus delays Europe’s space rocket plans
The European Space Agency (ESA) will not launch its new generation of space rocket, the Ariane 6, in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Travel restrictions and lockdown measures have put paid to the agency’s original schedule.
Satellites called in to help prevent virus traffic jams
The EU’s satellite agency is trialling a new system channelling GPS data into a traffic app that it hopes will keep the bloc’s internal borders free of traffic jams and help freight companies move goods from country to country unhindered.
Europe’s ‘life on Mars’ mission delayed until 2022
The European Space Agency and its Russian partner, Roscosmos, announced on Thursday (12 March) that a planned mission to Mars will be postponed, blaming it on a mixture of technical gremlins and the coronavirus outbreak.
EU fuels rocket programme with €100m
The European Commission announced a €100 million investment in a prototype rocket programme on Tuesday (21 January), as Europe aims to keep a firm hold in a space industry predicted to be worth €1 trillion in the coming years.
EU mission to find alien worlds blasts off
Europe's CHEOPS planet-hunting satellite is set to leave Earth Wednesday morning (18 December) a day after its lift-off was delayed by a technical rocket glitch during the final countdown.
Glitch delays launch of Europe’s exoplanet hunter
A technical rocket glitch during the final countdown Tuesday (17 December) pushed back by a day the blastoff of Europe's CHEOPS planet-hunting satellite, launch company Arianespace and Russia's Roscosmos agency said.
CO2-tracking satellites crucial for climate efforts, say space experts
Current Earth observation technologies are not accurate enough when it comes to monitoring carbon dioxide emissions, according to delegates at the EU’s space week in Helsinki. A new system set to launch in 2025 should change all that.