Official issues : draft agendas, list of participants, draft minutes, resolutions. Relevant subjects: discussion on 2nd interim report of Long-Term Space Policy Committee (LSPC), and comments on the problem of lack of innovation in Europe, common resolution on reinforcement of synergy between ESA and the European Community, accompaniment fund for making ESA financial management more efficient.
Programme matters: subscription of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS-1) under Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES), subscription to step 1 of the Ariane-5 plus programme and of the small launcher development programme, subscriptions to start up activities of the Earth observation envelope programme, discussions on resolution on immediate measures towards Council meeting at ministerial level on ESA new programmes and its evolution, technical support to Vatican for Millennium Jubilee. As annex: position paper by Spanish delegation on resolution on immediate measures towards the Council meeting at ministerial level concerning ESA new programmes and its evolution questioning about the need of such resolution, refusal of European space "at two speeds". As addendum: amendments requested by German delegation.

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