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EU: Galileo: The consortium which bid for the initial contract has now withdrawn

01 May 2007

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The European Commission is now trying to salvage the project. . The Galileo satellite "global positioning" system with 30 satellites and ground stations is planned to carry out a range of surveillance functions from vehicle location to border controls. Galileo at the crossroads (COM 261, 16 May 2007) and Commission Staff Working document (SEC 624)

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