26-04-2024
Bridging continents in Space: the growing cooperation between the EU and LAC Region
In this episode, Jolanda Van Eijndthoven, Head of Unit for ”Space Data Economy and International Cooperation” at DG DEFIS, the Directorate-General of the European Commission and Edison Rijna, Special Envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for EU funds, UN funds and economic relations with Latin America, will take us on a journey to discover current and future opportunities for cooperation in the space sector between the European Union and the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region, with a particular focus on the Caribbean islands and the island of Bonaire.Key moments00:22 - Intro 02:02 - Global Gateway Strategy and EU-LAC Digital Alliance05:32- The EU for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean for the EU13:45 - Social awareness about space in the Caribbean17:20 - What's next? The future of EU-LAC cooperation in space25:55 - OutroSocial Media & other resourceshttps://www.eu-global-space.eu/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.