Title: The Extremely Large Telescope: the future of European ground-based astronomy.

Abstract: The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is a revolutionary scientific facility that will 
allow the ESO astronomical community to address many of the most pressing unsolved questions 
about our Universe.
The ELT is now under construction and with its 39-metre primary mirror it will be the largest 
optical/near-IR telescope in the world.
I will present an overview of the ELT Programme, focusing on the latest status of the telescope and 
its instrumentation, and highlight the key science drivers.