MEPs of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) support an increase in the overall budget of the European Space Programme to €16.9 billion (compared to €16 billion in the Commission's proposal) for the next European budget cycle in a vote (54 votes in favour, 7 against) on the report by Italian EPP MEP Massimiliano Salini on Wednesday 21 November.
"In an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment, investing more in space is an EPP Group priority to preserve European...