International Space Policy Documents

WHITE PAPER: Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union An action plan for implementing the European Space policy European Commission 11 November 2003 -- "Europe needs an extended space policy, driven by demand, able to exploit the special benefits space technologies can deliver in support of the Union's policies and objectives: faster economic growth, job creation and industrial competitiveness, enlargement and cohesion, sustainable development and security and defence. (...) If Europe does not adopt the proposed approach to space policy, it will decline as a space power because of an inability to develop new technologies and sustain applications with serious consequent damage to its overall competitiveness." [PDF Version 881 Kb]
White Paper Slide-Presentation European Commission 11 November 2003 [PDF 1.18 Mb]
Green Paper: European Space Policy European Commission 21 January 2003 -- "The Green Paper on European Space Policy was adopted by the European Commission on 21 January 2003. The Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) organised a series of seminars, workshops and hearings, and created an On-line Forum for those who, upon reading the text, wished to respond, comment, and/or put forward proposals. The consultation was officialy closed on 30 May 2003" [PDF Version 288 Kb]
Green Paper on European Space Policy: Joint Task Force Report EC/ESA Joint Task Force Secretariat October 2003 [PDF 5.85 Mb]
Green Paper discussion points: The European space industry European Commission 21 January 2003 [PDF 86Kb]
Green Paper discussion points: Scientific excellence in space European Commission 21 January 2003 [PDF 82Kb]
Green Paper discussion points: The Institutional Framework of a new European Space Policy European Commission 21 January 2003 [PDF 82Kb]
Green Paper discussion points: Space technologies mean real applications on the ground European Commission 21 January 2003 [PDF 80Kb]
Green Paper discussion points: The international dimension of the European Space Policy European Commission 21 January 2003 [PDF 93Kb]