On 26 April, the European Commission adopted a communication on European Space Policy (EUROPE 9415). Jointly developed by the Commission's services, with the guidance of Industry and Enterprise Commissioner Günter Verheugen and the Director for the European Space Agency (ESA), Jacques Dordain, the document proposes a political framework for lasting and sound development of the European space sector.
The full text of the Commission communication (in English and French) is reproduced...