European Commission communication: Towards a space strategy for the European Union that benefits its citizens

Author: European Commission

Price Free Publisher European Commission Publication date 06 April 2011 ISBN

Publication synopsis Space policy is an instrument serving the EU's internal and external policies and responds to three types of needs: social, economic, and strategic. The space sector directly contributes to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, namely smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Space policy thus forms an integral part of the "Industrial Policy" flagship initiative and the Strategy calls on the Commission to strive "to develop an effective space policy to provide the tools to address some of the key global challenges and in particular to deliver Galileo and GMES".

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