20.05.2024
20th anniversary of the EU/ESA Framework Agreement
ESA has been a close partner with the EU in European space for over 20 years. This year, the two organisations are marking the two decades of cooperation since their first Framework Agreement came into force on 28 May 2004.
While ESA and the EU are separate and distinct organisations, they share the same goal: to strengthen Europe and benefit its citizens.
The two institutions have different ranges of competences, different member states and are governed by different rules and procedures, but together they form a formidable partnership, working towards the common objective of securing the future of Europe in space, by developing Earth observation, navigation, secure connectivity and space entrepreneurship.