On 20 June 2005, a summit between the European Union and the
United States of America brought together the Prime Minister and
current President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker,
Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and US President George W.
Bush in Washington D.C. The leaders explored means to eliminate
impediments to further economic integration and to develop a
forward-looking strategy to enhance the EU-US economic partnership.
A new EU and US Initiative was launched
to enhance transatlantic economic integration and growth. Both
countries will increasingly rely on innovation and advanced
technologies to stimulate economic growth and prosperity: the aim is to
increase synergies across the Atlantic as both economies become more
knowledge-based.
More particularly, activities will be
carried on to promote cooperation using civilian space-based
technologies for sustainable development, science/exploration, and
deepening the knowledge society. Targeted initiatives will encourage
collaboration on long-term basic research within the context of the
EU-U.S. Science and Technology agreement, and develop exchanges of good
practices concerning the policies needed to support science and
innovation.
(Credits EU-Space)