19/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Speaking during the closure of the first GMES forum on Wednesday 17 September, French Secretary of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau said France wanted to “give its support to the European Commission” when setting up the European observation programme using Kopernikus satellite (see EUROPE 9741). “The control, knowledge and sharing of environmental information are considerable challenges for the European Union”, he said, recalling his country's...