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France and Germany co-host space summit amid US commercial withdrawals

France is co-hosting a major space summit with Germany despite withdrawals by US firms and the absence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The development highlights strain and changing participation in international space cooperation.

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Shifts in space-sector cooperation can affect European strategic autonomy and transatlantic industrial ties.

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  1. France co-hosts major space summit with Germany despite US firms' withdrawals and Merz absence ↗euronews.com · Recorded source date: Sep 9, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

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