The Member States of the European Union seem to be gradually abandoning the desire to guarantee an "independent” access to space in the European Union and are now more in favour of an "autonomous” access, according to a recent and non final version of the EU Council conclusions dedicated to the space sector, consulted by EUROPE on Thursday 9 May.
In a version dated 6 May of the EU Council conclusions entitled 'Space as enabler’, Member States recognise “that it is necessary for...