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Watch the replay of the press conference marking the end of the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting in Portugal - with the participation of ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair and Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education Manuel Heitor. The press conference will focus on ‘Accelerating the Use of Space in Europe’ (‘The Matosinhos Manifesto’) and the related resolution based on ESA’s Agenda 2025 and the Report of the High-Level Advisory Group on Accelerating the Use of Space in Europe.