02/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – EARTO, ESRE, SME4Space, EASN and Eurospace signed a joint declaration on Monday 1 July on the future Horizon Europe framework programme. Their requests: - to provide Horizon Europe with a “game changing” budget in the field of research and innovation; - to support and implement a “solid” Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) to support the European Space Work Programme; - finally, to establish a public/private partnership with the European Commission within the Horizon Europe framework. The space industry is increasingly concerned about international competition, which is gradually causing it to lose market share in a competitive environment that it considers unfair (see EUROPE 12275/18). To consult the joint statement: https://bit.ly/2J6QDwn (PH)