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# Macron unveils France's new space strategy, adding EUR 4.2 billion for defence
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-12-france-national-space-strategy-2040/
- Published: 2025-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:42.000Z
- Description: President Macron unveiled France's National Space Strategy 2025 to 2040, pledging an extra EUR 4.2 billion for military space through 2030 and over EUR 16 billion in civil space spending by 2030.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Elysee presidential speech transcript, 12 November 2025](https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2025/11/12/inauguration-du-commandement-de-lespace-a-toulouse?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that parliament has appropriated the pledged funding in a binding budget law.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)