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Invested by Europe

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About the show

Invested by Europe explores the forces shaping the European economy. In each episode, we hear from experts tackling the most pressing challenges — from housing and energy to innovation and infrastructure, security and defence. We look at what’s changing, what the solutions are, and how Europe is investing in its future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Space and defence: The new frontier of European security

    October 6, 2026 · 18 min

    Space has always been strategic, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine made that fact impossible to ignore. We explore how satellites became a frontline of modern warfare, why Europe's dependence on non-European networks is a vulnerability it…

  • Space is critical infrastructure: European Commission's Lorena Boix Alonso

    October 4, 2026 · 20 min

    The European Commission owns and runs Galileo and Copernicus, the space systems behind everything from your morning weather forecast to flood rescue operations. We hear from Lorena Boix Alonso, Deputy Director General for Space at the…

  • Sometimes you just have to say, "Wow": Omar Qaise, OQ Technology

    October 1, 2026 · 33 min

    Space is important for lots of economic and strategic reasons. But sometimes, while I've been researching this series, I just had to shake my head in wonder and say, "Wow." Because the technology is so amazing. Omar Qaise had a moment like…

  • Satellites: The new infrastructure of...everything

    September 29, 2026 · 18 min

    Satellites have become the invisible backbone of modern life, as essential as electricity or running water, yet almost entirely unnoticed. We explore how the next generation of satellite infrastructure is being built in Europe, connecting…

  • Reflex Aerospace founder Walter Ballheimer: From blueprint to orbit, fast

    September 25, 2026 · 27 min

    This was honestly one of the most fascinating interviews I did for this entire series. Walter Ballheimer founded Reflex Aerospace on a bold idea: the biggest problem in the satellite industry isn't getting to space, it's how long it takes…

  • Getting to space: Europe's rocket challenge

    September 22, 2026 · 15 min

    Come with us to the factory floor of PLD Space in Spain, where hundreds of engineers and technicians are putting together a rocket in a building that used to make shoes. We look at Europe's plan to launch more of its own rockets in a…

  • Financing "Europe's space": Robert de Groot of the EIB

    September 18, 2026 · 14 min

    The European Investment Bank financed 100 billion euros in new projects last year, and it's putting that financial muscle behind Europe's space industry. Robert de Groot, the vice president of the EU's financing arm responsible for space…

  • The New Space Revolution

    September 15, 2026 · 14 min

    When Elon Musk founded SpaceX, he set off a chain reaction that reshaped the global space industry. A former SpaceX engineer turned European investor, a rocket founder in a converted shoe factory in Spain, a banker at the European…