Press Release: Space: EU and European Space Agency sign co-operation agreement

The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a Framework Agreement on 25 November 2003 which lays the groundwork for joint projects such as earth observation, navigation, communication by satellite, human space flight and micro-gravity, launchers, and spectrum policy related to space. The EC and ESA will launch and fund joint projects, participate in each other's schemes, create common management agencies, carry out studies and jointly organise conferences and training of scientists, exchange and share experts, equipment and materials, and access to facilities.

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/index_en.htm

European Commission: COM (2003)673: White Paper: Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union. An action plan for implementing the European Space policy http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2003/com2003_0673en01.pdf

http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/78047.pdf http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/78047.pdf

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