Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on September 10, 2026. Caught between the United States and China, Europe intends to defend its position at the first international summit in Paris—an event snubbed by the American giants and one that the German chancellor, despite being a co-organizer, is not attending Eric Tschaen Pool Bestimage International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 10, 2026 Caught between the United States and China, Europe intends to defend its position at the first international summit in Paris—an event snubbed by the American giants and attended without the German chancellor, one of the event’s co-hosts Par