EU Parliament approves Galileo navigation system
The European Parliament gave its assent to the creation of the Galileo satellite
navigation system Wednesday, clearing the way for the European Union's most
ambitious technology project to date.
Approval by the Parliament was the final political hurdle for the system, which
only a year ago faced being abandoned after a consortium of private technology
firms backed out.
The European Commission salvaged the project by proposing to take the deployment
phase due for completion in 2013 public, a move that will cost European tax
payers €3.4 billion (US$5.1 billion).
A majority of the Parliament from across the political spectrum, however, concluded
that Galileo is in E.U. citizens' interests.
"This will be the first infrastructure in Europe that is commonly built
and jointly owned," said member of the European Parliament Etelka Barsi-Pataky.
"During the political discussions on Galileo, the European Parliament has
always strongly suggested that this strategic project should be managed as a
political priority."
The Parliament's support for the new shape of the Galileo project will allow
private firms to help fund the exploitation phase after 2013. They will be called
on to help build the system as contractors, rather than as joint owners as initially
planned.
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