PARIS —
The European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday it has adopted a budget of
nearly 17 billion euros for the three next years, a significant increase but
less than requested by its director-general.
اضافة اعلان
The ESA’s 22 member states, whose ministers have
been meeting for two days in Paris, decided on a new budget of 16.9 billion
euros to fund space exploration, rocket launchers, climate change monitoring,
and other projects.
That marks a 17-percent increase from the 14.5
billion euros agreed at the last ministerial council meeting in 2019, but is
short of the 18.5 billion requested by ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher.
“With inflation being so high, I have to say that
I’m very impressed by this figure,” Aschbacher told the meeting.
He added that the increased funds were necessary for
Europe not to “miss the train” in the face of competition from the US and
China.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire hailed it a
“great success” that was “beyond expectations”.
Read more Region and World
Jordan News
.jpg)
.jpg)
