Double blow to EU’s Galileo satellite project

The European Commission suffered two setbacks on 7 February 2002 in its bid to win support for Galileo, an ambitious €3.6bn Galileo satellite navigation programme. At a private meeting on 7 February 2002 the Commission and its consultants failed to convince doubting Member States that the programme would make commercial sense. Also on 7 February 2002, the European Parliament voted against the Commission's plans for a 'joint undertaking' to run the project.

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