Germany plans to boost funding for European Space Agency, says minister

With a view to the upcoming conference, Baer also urged the ESA to be open to reform: What is needed is a mix of expensive, large-scale projects, like the Ariane rocket, and many smaller projects that rely more heavily on start-ups, she said.

Aren't they already doing this? I see a lot of European space news about a lot of different space companies. Or are many of them not part of the ESA program?