José Manuel Barroso receiving a present from Luca Parmitano

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso receiving a present from Luca Parmitano, ESA astronaut, in the presence of Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the French "Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales" (CNES), and Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, at the inauguration of the ‘Space For Our Future’ exhibition, created by ESA and the European Commission, on 28 October 2014, at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European Commission.

The display highlights Europe’s successes in space, the concrete benefits being delivered to citizens, and the developments expected in the near future.

The exhibition is structured around the three pillars of knowledge and innovation, services to citizens, and competitiveness. It presents the major challenges facing Europe and highlights the space projects and initiatives that will help tackle them.