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Every two to three years the European Space Agency holds its council at Ministerial level.
At the next, on 1 and 2 December in Lucerne, Switzerland, Ministers in charge of space activities from the 22 ESA Member States and Canada will meet to decide on future space activities for Europe.
This meeting will further the vision of a United Space in Europe in the era of Space 4.0. This video includes an interview with Mauro Dell’ Ambrogio, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland and Co-president of ESA Ministerial Council (in English, French, Italian and German)