https://spacewatch.global/tag/president-emmanuel-macron/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/president-emmanuel-macron/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/breton-launches-european-launcher-alliance-and-cassini-fund/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29638&preview=true&preview_id=29638 https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/spacewatch-oped-space-in-hybrid-warfare/ Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17762&preview=true&preview_id=17762 https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/frances-cnes-discusses-uae-space-cooperation-at-dubai-airshow-2019/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17204 Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall was at the opening ceremony of the Dubai Airshow 2019, attended by His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/president-macrons-state-visit-to-china-highlights-sino-french-space-cooperation/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16974 On 6 November 2019, on the occasion of President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the People’s Republic of China, Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Zhang Kejian, Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), signed in the presence of Presidents Macron and Xi Jinping a joint statement covering two fields of investigation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/french-space-agency-partners-with-development-institute-to-promote-gis-applications-in-africa/ Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16599 Centre national d'etudes spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Jean-Paul Moatti, Chairman and CEO of the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, signed a framework cooperation agreement at the agency’s Toulouse Space Centre on space supporting the development of Southern Nations on 18 October 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/japan-and-france-sign-two-space-exploration-agreements-on-mars-and-asteroid-ryugu-missions/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14875 On the occasion of President Emmanuel Macron’s official visit to Japan on 26 June 2019, and in the presence of Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and Masahiko Shibayama, Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa signed two cooperation agreements concerning exploration of the solar system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/uae-space-agency-officially-joins-french-led-space-climate-observatory-inbox-x/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14707 The UAE Space Agency has joined the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) initiative, along with other international space agencies, in an official ceremony attended by the French President Emmanuel Macron.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/china-and-france-hold-twelfth-space-cooperation-meeting-in-shanghai/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14644 The President of the Centre Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, and Zhang Kejian, Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), chaired the 12th meeting of the French-Chinese space committee in Shanghai on 5 June 2019, devoted to reviewing and developing space cooperation between the two nations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/japan-and-france-strengthen-space-cooperation-in-preparation-for-macron-visit/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14621 President of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, was in Tokyo on 6 June 2019 to lay the groundwork for the space agenda of the State Visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Japan on 26 and 27 June.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/france-and-china-step-up-space-exploration-cooperation-after-xi-state-visit/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13231 On the occasion of the state visit to France of the President of the People’s Republic of China, the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) have stepped up their cooperation in the fields of planetary exploration and climate action. Space was already central to discussions between the two nations in January last year during the state visit to China of President Emmanuel Macron, a few months before the launch of the French-Chinese CFOSat oceanography satellite, the cornerstone of this partnership.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/ethiopia-and-kenya-enter-into-space-cooperation-agreements-with-france-during-president-macron-africa-tour/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13090 President Emmanuel Macron paid state visits to Ethiopia on 13 March 2019 and Kenya on 14 March 2019. Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall was part of the delegation, reflecting the development of space cooperation between France and Africa supported by the agency, notably in the fields of applications and new technologies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/france-and-australia-sign-landmark-space-cooperation-agreements/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13025 France and Australia held ministerial-level meetings on science and innovation in Canberra, Australia, on 27-28 February 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/french-and-indian-space-agencies-to-establish-maritime-surveillance-centre-in-india/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12979 Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed an agreement on 6 March 2019 in Bengaluru to implement the short-term plan for the French-Indian programme to develop a maritime surveillance system. This signature follows on from the broader agreement signed last March during President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to India.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/french-joint-space-command-outlines-satellite-protection-courses-of-action/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11247 Following revelations in September 2018 by French defence minister Florence Parly that Russian reconnaissance satellites had maneuvered close to the Athena-Fidus Franco-Italian communications satellite in 2017 in a suspected act of espionage, the French Joint Space Command and the Ministry of Defence are preparing a space defence strategy that will be submitted to President Emmanuel Macron for his approval by the end of 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/uzbekistan-and-france-sign-framework-agreement-for-space-cooperation/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10853 Uzbekistan and France have signed a framework agreement on space cooperation during a state visit to Paris by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 9 October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/frances-cnes-opens-representative-office-in-abu-dhabi/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10738 The French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), has opened a liaison and representative office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, marking deeper and strategic relations in space matters between the French agency and the UAE Space Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/uzbekistan-looks-to-frances-thales-to-build-space-capacity-earth-observation-satellite/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 05:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10683 France hopes to sell a high-resolution Earth observation satellite to Uzbekistan when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on 9 October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/indias-gaganyaan-programme-to-receive-technical-and-medical-support-from-frances-cnes/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10349 CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and ISRO Chairman K. Sivan announced today the creation of a French-Indian working group on human spaceflight, thus following up on one of the main commitments made by President Emmanuel Macron after his State visit to India. CNES and ISRO will be combining their expertise in the fields of space […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/australia-france-cooperate-hyperspectral-imaging-environmental-monitoring/ Fri, 04 May 2018 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8572 Australia and France are set to cooperate in hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring the environment and global warming, as part of France's quest to become a leading power in the use of space systems in the battle against climate change.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/india-france-cooperate-space-based-maritime-domain-awareness-indian-ocean/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7791 France and India have agreed to cooperate on space-based maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean. This decision to increase cooperation is seen as a geopolitical countermove to what many Indian analysts believe are increasing attempts by China to gain superiority in the Indian Ocean. France and India will now explore ways to use satellites […]]]>