ESA Space Weather Strategy 2025

European Space Agency has started the development of the Space Weather System for Europe in the framework of the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Programme in 2009. After the end of the SSA Programme at the end of 2019, the Space Weather System development has been continued in the new Space Safety Programme (S2P) that was started in the beginning of 2020. The scope of S2P includes, in addition to space weather, planetary defence, technologies for space debris monitoring and removal, and cleanspace technology. The first period of the new programme is currently in progress with the target to expand the size of the programme with new space based elements in the second period starting in 2022. Space safety and security is one of the main priorities for the ESA Agenda 2025. In space weather domain ESA is targeting the development of a comprehensive space weather system including a world class research-to-operations (R2O) enviroment, a ground- and space based space weather monitoring system, and a capability to test, validate and provide prototype space weather services to the end users. A part of this system utilising existing European space weather assets has already been established as a result of the work carried out in ESA's SSA Programme. In Space Safety Programme the work to enhance and mature the established system elements will be continued. The focus in the new programme will, however, be on developing new space weather capabilities in Europe and in implementing new elements in the European space weather monitoring system. This presentation will show ESA's strategy for the Space Weather System development for the next period of the Space Safety Programme and outline some of the development targets for the longer term future. The presentation will also address the international collaboration activities that are critical elements for the strategy.