The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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European ministers and representatives at Ministerial Council in Naples on 20 November 2012.
Front, from left: François Biltgen, Minister for Higher Education and Research, Luxembourg; Jan Björklund, Minister for Education, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden; Nuno Crato, Minister of Education and Science, Portugal; Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, State Secretary for Education and Research, Switzerland; Grazyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland; Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General; Roger Ingebrigtsen, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway; Francesco Profumo, Minister of Education, Universities and Research, Italy; Geneviève Fioraso, Minister of Higher Education and Research, France; David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, United Kingdom; Peter Hintze, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany.
Back, from left: Kari Tilli, Director, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Finland; Eric Beka, High Representative for Space Policy, Belgium; Sean Sherlock TD, Minister for Research and Innovation, Ireland; Vasilis Maglaris, Secretary General for Research & Technology, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, Greece; Jasper Wesseling, Deputy Director General Enterprise & Innovation, Ministry of Economics, Agriculture and Innovation, Netherlands; Tudor Prisecaru, Secretary of State for Scientific Research and President of the National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania; Uffe Toudal Pedersen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education, Denmark; Pavel Dobes, Minister of Transport, Czech Republic; Luis Valero, Secretary General for Industry and SME’s, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain.