Ministers from the 22 ESA member states and Canada will gather in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 1-2 December to discuss future spending priorities for the ESA space programme. <br /> <br />Before the meeting, each ESA directorate has drawn up a list of priorities to be considered by ministers. In this report, we hear from ESA’s Earth Observation Directorate. <br /> <br />Read more about the ESA Ministerial Council 2016: <br />http://www.esa.int/cm16