Space Lecture "Strategic Autonomy as Critical Element of European Space Ecosystem" Dr Carine Claeys

18.03.2021 The lecture is part of the Spring 2021 lecture series “The Role of the European Union in Fostering a European Space Ecosystem” by the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Union Space Governance. Visit our website: spacegovernance.eu The Lecture “Strategic Autonomy as a Critical Element of the European Space Ecosystem” by Dr. Carine Claeys put the EU institutional framework regarding space affairs into context, focusing on the role of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European External Action Service (EEAS), as well as their relationship with the other European institutional actors involved in the definition and implementation of EU space policy. Dr. Carine Claeys is the EU Special Envoy for Space in the European External Action Service (EEAS) since 2019. She was Head of the EEAS Space Task Force – now a division – since 2015 and headed the Security of the EU Space Tools Cell of the EU Joint Situation Centre from 2005 to 2011.