Bridging continents in Space: the growing cooperation between the EU and LAC Region

Down to Space

26-04-2024 • 26 minuti

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 moments

00:22 - Intro

02:02 - Global Gateway Strategy and EU-LAC Digital Alliance

05:32- The EU for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean for the EU

13:45 - Social awareness about space in the Caribbean

17:20 - What's next? The future of EU-LAC cooperation in space

25:55 - Outro


Social Media & other resources

https://www.eu-global-space.eu/


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