The EU's prestigious satellite project, Galileo, has been saved from a crash after EU transport ministers on Monday (5 December) agreed to grant Germany, the biggest funder of the scheme, more orders for its industry.
The breakthrough follows a months-long deadlock between Germany and other main participants France and Italy over the funding of the satellite system, which is seen as a strategic competitor to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) system.
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