HRVP Blog - Tomorrow, I will meet with EU defence ministers to discuss the future of the EU Satellite Centre (in short SatCen). It plays a unique role in Europe's security ecosystem, supplying EU and Member States actors with critical analysis of satellite imagery. To stay at the forefront of geospatial intelligence and meet rising demand, SatCen's resources need to keep pace.

Four years ago, Belarus’ presidential election saw electoral fraud, mass protests and a brutal crackdown against the democratic opposition. Belarus moved further into isolation and dependence on Russia. It became complicit in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU continues to support Belarusian civil society and democratic forces, fighting for a free and democratic Belarus.