EU to hold major conference to push forward drones

http://www.europolitics.info/sectorial-policies/eu-to-hold-major-conference-to-push-forward-drones-art272646-13.html

No less than three European Commission vice-presidents are due to attend the first major European conference under an initiative to push forward the Union's involvement in the growing civilian and military markets for unmanned aircraft. The 1 July conference aims to take forward joint efforts by the Commission and the European Defence Agency (EDA) to give Europe a greater foothold in a market currently dominated by the United States and Israel. EU foreign and security policy chief Catherine Ashton is scheduled to speak at the conference along with her fellow Commission Vice-Presidents Siim Kallas, responsible for transport policy, and Antonio Tajani, the commissioner for industry and entrepreneurship