This week in Nations in brief: France pushes for strategic space role for EU; Materials centres win €21m from Helmholtz; Growing interest in joint degree programme; Catalonia plans science law; France opts for ethics committee.
France pushes for strategic space role for EU
France has renewed its call for the EU to take a more strategic role in space activities, with the publication of a space strategy on 23 March. Published by the Ministry for Higher Education and Research, the document says the European Space Agency has done good work but that it is time to boost Europe’s political presence in space with a federated approach.