Ministerial Council over the years
Ministerial Council, Luxembourg, 2014
ESA concluded a productive one-day Council meeting at ministerial level in Luxembourg. Ministers of ESA Member States agreed the further development of a family of new launchers, and approved funding for the International Space Station and space exploration. Full story
Ministerial Council, Naples, 2012
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ESA concluded its Council meeting at ministerial level in Naples, Italy. Ministers from ESA’s 20 Member States and Canada allocated €10 billion for ESA’s space activities and programmes for the years to come. Full story
Ministerial Council, The Hague, 2008
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The Ministers in charge of space activities in the ESA's 18 Member States and Canada met at the two-day Council meeting in The Hague, agreeing to undertake new initiatives in several fields and endorsing the next phases of a set of ongoing programmes. Full story
Ministerial Council, Berlin, 2005
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At the Ministerial Council in Berlin in 2005, from left to right: Hans de Groene, Chair Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Karlheinz Kreuzberg and European Commissioner Günter Verheugen.
Ministerial Council, Paris, 2003
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At the Ministerial Council in Paris in 2003, from left to right: Jean-Jacques Dordain, then Director of Launchers, ESA Director General Antonio Rodotà and Chair of Council at Ministerial Level Edelgard Bulmahn.
Ministerial Council, Edinburgh, 2001
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At the Ministerial Council in Edinburgh in 2001, from left to right: Jean-Pol Poncelet, Daniel Sacotte, Antonio Rodotà, Romano Prodi and Edelgard Bulmahn.
Ministerial Council, Toulouse, 1995
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François Fillon, then French Minister for Telecommunications and Space and ESA Director General Jean-Marie Luton at the Council at Ministerial Level, Toulouse, 1995.
Ministerial Council, The Hague, 1987
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ESA Director General Reimar Lüst and Heinz Riesenhuber, Chair of the Council at Ministerial Level, The Hague, 1987.
Ministerial Council, Rome, 1985
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ESA Director General Reimar Lüst and Gijs van Aardenne, Chair of the Council at Ministerial Level, Villa Madama, Rome, 1985.