In a time of profound technological and geopolitical challenges, Europe will continue to support the need for secure satellite communications. This was the clear message given at the European Space Agency's (ESA) Council meeting at Ministerial Level, in Bremen, Germany.

A Soyuz spacecraft delivered two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut to the International Space Station Nov.

Watch the replay of the press conference held at the conclusion of ESA's Ministerial Council 2025 (CM25) in Bremen, Germany. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, as well as the hosting minister and the CM25 chair, present the outcome of this high-level meeting that took place on 26 and 27 November. 

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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of Navigation was pledged close to €1 billion by the Agency’s Member States during this week’s ESA Council at Ministerial Level (CM25) on 26 and 27 November in Bremen, Germany.

With the continuation and expansion of the NAVISP and FutureNAV programmes and three brand new missions, ESA’s Navigation Directorate experienced a significant boost to its optional programmes, with activities that are designed to shape the future of European navigation.

The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 bn, have been approved at its Council meeting at Ministerial level in Bremen, Germany.