N° 33–2024: Media invitation: information session following the 327th ESA Council
14 June 2024
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on decisions taken at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 18 and 19 June 2024.
Journalists are cordially invited to attend an information session on Wednesday 19 June at 14:30 BST/15:30 CEST.
The information session is expected to cover: the use of Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for mini- and micro-launchers by European commercial launch companies; the appointment of an independent ESA ethics ombudsperson; the evolution of ESA’s industrial policy to boost the competitiveness of the European space industry; and approval of ESA’s financial accounts for 2023.
The ESA Council meeting is also due to discuss progress towards establishing an operational space weather system in Europe, ESA’s strategy for 2040 and how ESA can best help its individual Member States.
Media registration
Journalists are requested to register by 17:00 CEST on Tuesday 18 June at the latest for on-site presence in Paris or to receive access codes for the ESA WebEx online session. Only those registered will be able to ask questions: https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/
The information session will be streamed live on ESA Web TV.
Media contacts
For more information, please contact:
Ninja Menning, Head of Newsroom and Media Relations
+31 6 21437558
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