9th conference on European space policy - Space strategy for Europe: the road ahead, Brussels - Main contents
| date | January 24, 2017 - January 25, 2017 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Palais d’Egmont, Brussels, Belgium  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | M. (Martin) Schulz i, J.C. (Jean-Claude) Juncker i, J.T. (Jyrki) Katainen i, M. (Maroš) Sefčovič i, C.M.F. (Carlos) Moedas i, F. (Federica) Mogherini i, E. (Elżbieta) Bieńkowska i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Palais d’Egmont, Brussels, Belgium
European Commission, European Parliament, Other bodies and agencies,
Initiative under the Patronage of the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker
With the Space strategy for Europe from the European Commission and the new European Space Agency (ESA) roadmap on the table, the European space stakeholders will have the great opportunity to debate and influence, at the highest level, the medium and long term development of European space programmes and of the spread of space services in many economic and societal activities as well as in a wide range of public fields, including security and defence.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Commission Vice-Presidents Maroš Šefčovič and Jyrki Katainen, Commissioners Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Carlos Moedas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Commission Vice-President Federica Mogherini, and European Parliament President Martin Schulz, are invited to this unique event.
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