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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Council, the European Commission has produced a communication on the need to undertake the rapid development of a consistent space strategy in conjunction with the European Space Agency. Like the rapporteur, Mr Alyssandrakis, I welcome this and I also congratulate him on his excellent work as rapporteur.
The Commission is proposing to strengthen the foundations of its space activities by developing scientific knowledge. The rapporteur stresses the need to develop further the technological basis. In my view, all this involves substantial public support, financial support, although support, other than financial, may be required.
The Sixth Framework Programme on Research, for which I am the general rapporteur, meets this requirement in part, by making space and aeronautics one of its seven priorities and granting it a budget of just over EUR 1 billion. In my report, I also proposed measures to train researchers and engineers, both in the field of space and in other areas, in order to resolve problems relating to their mobility, which are exacerbated by the physical distance between sites.
My last point is to mention the dangers of the militarisation of space. There are risks, undoubtedly, but I do not think that we can undertake military activities when our goal is to prevent or to manage conflicts in order to keep or find peace. Nevertheless, our priority must be to develop further the use of space for purposes of general interest and public service."@en1
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