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Spain holding up European satellite project

The prestigious European satellite project, Galileo, is still stuck in financial problems. A meeting in the European Space Agency, ESA on Friday (25 April) failed to resolve a dispute between Spain and other countries that could have released 550 million in funding from the European Space Agency to the project.

The Spaniards fear being marginalised on the project. Of the 550 million euro from the ESA, Germany, Italy, France and the UK would contribute 70 per cent, while Spain would only...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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