Information session following the 334th ESA Council

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on the core topics discussed at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 11 and 12 June 2025. 

Journalists are cordially invited to attend an information session on Thursday 12 June at 14:00 CEST.

The information session is expected to cover ESA’s recent mission and programmatic highlights, as well as any key developments for the future of the European space sector, ahead of its Council at Ministerial (CM25) level taking place in Bremen, Germany, in November 2025.

Media Registration

Journalists are requested to register by 17:00 CEST on 11 June at the latest for on-site presence in ESA HQ, Paris, or to receive access codes for the ESA WebEx online session. Only those registered will be able to ask questions: https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/ 

The information session will be streamed live on ESA Web TV. 

Images

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: 

https://photolibrary.esa.int/home-page/ 

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: 
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images 

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int. 

Videos

ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: 
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals 

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: 
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions 

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int. 

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About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space. 

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. 

ESA has 23 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia are Associate Members. 

ESA has established formal cooperation with four other Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement. 

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions. 

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int