After hesitating on the way forward on access to space, Member States finally seem to be moving towards a real desire for independence vis-à-vis non-Member States, where a number of them would have preferred European autonomy - a more flexible political approach (see EUROPE B12251A15).
Thus, in the final version of the conclusions on space for the next Competitiveness Council adopted at the EU Council's Space working meeting on 8 May, it is written that the Council recognises a...