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Add to Preferred SourcesAmbroise Fayolle, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), welcomed Jan Wörner, Director General of ESA, to sign a Joint Statement on behalf of the two organisations.
The Joint Statement puts forth the intention of the two organisations to cooperate on supporting increased investment in the European space sector, thus helping create a level playing field for European companies to grow and become globally competitive. It also supports setting the foundations for Europe’s engagement in Space 4.0 and new space.
“I am very pleased to enhance a fruitful collaboration with the European Space Agency, raising awareness for investors while improving access to finance for promotors in the space sector,” said the EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle. “The EIB supports sustainable investment projects that contribute to growth and employment in Europe, with a focus on innovation and skills, including in the space sector; access to finance for smaller businesses; infrastructure; and climate change.”
Jan Wörner pointed out: “This joint Statement with the EIB is a first and important step. ESA has been the space agency for Europe and the Member States since 1975 and has been instrumental in the development of a globally successful European space sector. As one of the few agencies in the world to be active in nearly all space domains, ESA continues to ensure that space delivers smart growth, highly qualified jobs, and solutions for many current challenges in areas such as climate change, energy, transport, safety and security, agriculture and so on.”
Both representatives highlighted the shared interests of EIB and ESA in further enhancing the competitiveness of European industry, maintaining an independent access to space and critical space capabilities.
From 2000, the EIB supported significant projects in the space and aerospace sector for a total amount of EUR 5,4 bn. As examples, the EIB supported Alphasat (EUR 225 m), Soyuz in Guyane (EUR 120m) and many RDI programmes and systems in Europe.
Original source: EIB
Published on 10 July 2018