Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen ex • Table.Briefings

Bayern, Baden-Württemberg und Bremen fordern deutlich mehr Geld für die Raumfahrt - national wie europäisch. Vor der ESA-Ministerratskonferenz drängen die Ministerpräsidenten Markus Söder (CSU), Winfrid Kretschmann (Grüne) und Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) auf zwei Milliarden Euro jährlich für den ESA-Haushalt und eine Aufstockung des nationalen Raumfahrtprogramms auf eine Milliarde Euro. — Calling for significantly more money for space travel: Minister Presidents Markus Söder (CSU), Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) and Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD).

The Minister Presidents of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen are jointly calling for a massive increase in German space funding. The CSU, Greens and SPD are pulling in the same direction: They want two billion euros for the ESA, one billion nationally, per year.

In the run-up to the ESA Ministerial Council Conference in the fall of 2025, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen are increasing the political pressure on the federal government. In a joint position paper, the federal states are calling for a substantially higher German contribution to the ESA budget, specifically: Two billion euros per year for the period 2026 to 2028 – as well as a massive increase in the national space program to one billion euros per year. The aim is to secure Europe’s ability to act in space and to strengthen Germany’s technological competitiveness in the long term.

Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen exert pressure: Space budget to be doubled.

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