THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBER STATES.

• Position: Memberships - Brief Article

The Council of the European Space Agency (ESA), in session on March 24 and 25, 2004 in Kiruna (Sweden), approved Greece and Luxembourgs adherence to the agency Convention. The two countries will become full members on December 1, 2005, once internal approval procedures at national level have been successfully completed. Greece presented an official request for membership to the Council in October, 2003, Luxembourg in December of the same year. The Council unanimously agreed, in principle, to both requests. Greece and Luxembourg are now...