Bridging continents in Space: the growing cooperation between the EU and LAC Region Down to Space

In this episode, Jolanda Van Eijndthoven, Head of Unit for ”Space Data Economy and International Cooperation” at DG DEFIS, the Directorate-General of the European Commission and Edison Rijna, Special Envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for EU funds, UN funds and economic relations with Latin America, will take us on a journey to discover current and future opportunities for cooperation in the space sector between the European Union and the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region, with a particular focus on the Caribbean islands and the island of Bonaire.

Key moments00:22 - Intro 
02:02 - Global Gateway Strategy and EU-LAC Digital Alliance
05:32- The EU for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean for the EU
13:45 - Social awareness about space in the Caribbean
17:20 - What's next? The future of EU-LAC cooperation in space
25:55 - Outro

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