Why EU Space is an investment in Europe’s future
Key takeaways
- Not only does Galileo provide the world’s most accurate and secure positioning and timing information, but Galileo High Accuracy Service is also more precise than any other GNSS, including GPS.
- But Europe’s space prowess is by no means limited to GNSS.
- In response to mounting security concerns, the Union has also added secure satellite communications (secure SATCOM) to its space services portfolio.
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This content is produced by commercial departments and does not involve Euronews editorial staff or news journalists. The funding partner has control of the topics, content and final approval in collaboration with Euronews’ commercial production department. Why EU Space is an investment in Europe’s future © - Copyright EUSPA Updated: 23/06/2026 GMT+2 - 10:22 Share Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp The European Union has firmly established itself as a global space powerhouse. For proof, one needs to look no further than Galileo, the European Union’s very own Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) system.
Not only does Galileo provide the world’s most accurate and secure positioning and timing information, but Galileo High Accuracy Service is also more precise than any other GNSS, including GPS. Furthermore, with the Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA), Galileo is now the only GNSS allowing users to verify the authenticity of its navigation message, ensuring that positioning (and timing) data has not been manipulated, offering an increased resilience against certain types of spoofing.
But Europe’s space prowess is by no means limited to GNSS. Copernicus, the European Earth Observation (EO) programme, offers the world’s most comprehensive EO data, including for environmental monitoring, disaster management and security.