Next November ESA will hold its Council at Ministerial Level in Seville, Spain.

A key event for the future of ESA: Ministers from the Agency’s Member States  will decide on funding for Europe’s space programmes.

ESA is now presenting its programmatic perspective organised in thematic areas with four main pillars:

• Science and Exploration
• Space Safety and Security
• Enabling and Support
• Applications

Jan Wörner, ESA Director General, explains in an interview what Space19+ means and represents for the future of Europe in Space.