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Eutelsat CEO Fallacher says Germany should be free to take a stake

Eutelsat CEO Jean-Francois Fallacher told Der Spiegel Germany would be welcome to take a stake in the group, saying Europe needs OneWeb as an independent alternative to Starlink.

Reported Opinion Editor-read Broadband TV News, 23 July 2025, citing a Der Spiegel interview

What it does not test. Does not establish that Germany or any government has opened talks on an actual stake.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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