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  "path": "/europes-space-tech-problem/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T07:15:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://emerging-europe.com",
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  "textContent": "Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound. Growing defence spending, Europe’s push for greater strategic resilience amid shifting US policy, and increasing demand for commercial space applications are creating new opportunities for European start-ups. However, European companies still face many challenges, including funding, that could further increase the gap between Europe and the US […]\n\nEurope’s space tech problem was originally published on Emerging Europe.",
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