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A formal European Space Policy was established on 22 May 2007 when a joint and concomitant meeting at ministerial level of the Council of the European Union and the Council of the European Space Agency adopted a ''Resolution on the European Space Policy''.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Europe’s Space Policy becomes a reality today )〕 The policy had been jointly drafted by the European Commission and the Director General of the European Space Agency. Currently each member state pursues their own national space policy, though often co-ordinating through the independent European Space Agency (ESA). Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen has stated that even though the EU is "a world leader in the technology, it is being put on the defensive by the US and Russia and that it only has about a 10 year technological advantage on China and India, which are racing to catch up."〔(EU expected to unveil space policy before summer ) euobserver.com〕〔(EU to target satellite observation in space race ) euobserver.com〕 ==The 2007 communication == A communication outlining the policy was released on 26 April 2007 which set out orientations for:〔(EU needs powerful space policy to face global challenges ) europea.eu〕 * Coordinating more effective civil space programmes between ESA, EU and their respective Member States to ensure value for money and eliminate unnecessary duplication, thus meeting shared European needs. * Developing and exploiting European space applications such as GALILEO and GMES (Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security) and satellite communication applications. * Preserving EU autonomous access to space. * Increasing synergy between defence and civil space programmes and technologies and pursue, in particular, interoperability of civil/military systems. * Ensuring that space policy is coherent with, and supports the EU's external relationships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Space policy of the European Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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