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ESA report finds European space budgets grew 12 percent in 2025

ESA's Space Economy Report 2026 found European space budgets rose 12 percent to EUR 13.5 billion in 2025, the first double digit rise in five years, driven chiefly by German defence spending, while European primes held only 10 percent of the global upstream market.

Verified AI-drafted ESA press release, 13 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the budget rise has yet changed Europe's 10 percent share of the global upstream launch and satellite market.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Report: budgets grew 12% to EUR13.5B but EU primes' global upstream share unchanged. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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