The objectives and priorities for Europe in space will be discussed at the Council at Ministerial Level in Naples, Italy on 20--21 November. Ministers in charge of space activities within the 20 ESA Member States and Canada will meet to decide on a plan for pushing knowledge, supporting an innovative and competitive Europe and enabling space-based services.<br /><br />Therefore decisions on most ESA programmes will be taken.<br /><br />ESA TV proposes a series of videos explaining what is at stake for these programmes, starting with Satellite Navigation.<br /><br />With EGNOS live and the 4 Galileo In Orbit Validation satellites now in space ESA needs to prepare the evolution of both systems.<br /><br />This video explains what is being prepared. It includes an interview with Didier Faivre, ESA Director of Navigation Programmes in English and French.<br /><br />More background information can be found on: http://www.esa.int/esaNA/index.html
