N° 24-2020: Call for media: 10th EU-ESA Space Council

Ministers of the Council of the European Union and of the ESA Council at Ministerial level will participate to a virtual meeting this Friday 20 November, for the 10th edition of the European 'Space Council'. The theme of this Space Council is: ‘Orientations on the European contribution in establishing key principles for the global space economy’.

18 NOV. 2020 publication date

Programme - 20 November

9.00 - 10.45: Video conference of EU space ministers:

- Policy debate on "Europe’s role in the global space economy"
- Preparation of the 10th Space Council
- Work programme under Portuguese presidency

In the margin, the following events will take place :

11.30 - 12.00: Video conference of 293rd ESA Council at ministerial level
12.00 - 14.30: Video conference of 10th EU-ESA Space Council

Following the Space Council, an online press conference will take place.

At +/-14:30: EU Council and Space Council press conference in live streaming (~ 45min)

Speakers are:

  • Space Council chair Peter Altmaier, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy

  • Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market

  • ESA co-chair Manuel Heitor, Portugese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

  • ESA co-chair Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy and Finance

  • ESA Director General Jan Wörner

This session will be moderated by German EU Council presidency spokesperson Susanne Körber. After initial statements, she will open the floor for journalists’ questions.

Media registration

The press briefing will be available in 3 languages (English, French, German).

European media representatives are invited to register using the link below and are kindly asked to indicate the choice(s) of language by Thursday 19 November (17:00 CET):

Follow online

The Space Council press conference will be hosted on ESA Web TV:

This virtual press conference will also be streamed on the Council of EU’s website:

Photos and footage of the press conference will be available at:

Further information

Photos and video coverage of the event will be available for preview and download on :

The meeting page on Council of EU website is available at:

More information on Space Council Meetings:

More information about EU Space Policy:

Programme - 20 November

9.00 - 10.45: Video conference of EU space ministers:

- Policy debate on "Europe’s role in the global space economy"
- Preparation of the 10th Space Council
- Work programme under Portuguese presidency

In the margin, the following events will take place :

11.30 - 12.00: Video conference of 293rd ESA Council at ministerial level
12.00 - 14.30: Video conference of 10th EU-ESA Space Council

Following the Space Council, an online press conference will take place.

At +/-14:30: EU Council and Space Council press conference in live streaming (~ 45min)

Speakers are:

  • Space Council chair Peter Altmaier, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy

  • Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market

  • ESA co-chair Manuel Heitor, Portugese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

  • ESA co-chair Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy and Finance

  • ESA Director General Jan Wörner

This session will be moderated by German EU Council presidency spokesperson Susanne Körber. After initial statements, she will open the floor for journalists’ questions.

Media registration

The press briefing will be available in 3 languages (English, French, German).

European media representatives are invited to register using the link below and are kindly asked to indicate the choice(s) of language by Thursday 19 November (17:00 CET):

Follow online

The Space Council press conference will be hosted on ESA Web TV:

This virtual press conference will also be streamed on the Council of EU’s website:

Photos and footage of the press conference will be available at:

Further information

Photos and video coverage of the event will be available for preview and download on :

The meeting page on Council of EU website is available at:

More information on Space Council Meetings:

More information about EU Space Policy:

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