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The Galileo system - civilian only or military also? (Photo: European Space Agency)

EU to choose Galileo seat despite technical delays

EU ministers are set to choose the seat of Europe's satellite navigation programme Galileo - an ambitious project to compete with the American GPS by 2011 - but a decision on private contractors has been delayed.

Eleven countries - the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Germany, Malta, Belgium, France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece and Italy - have applied to host the public body to oversee the programme dubbed the Galileo Supervisory Authority.

The EU's transport ministers will...

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The Galileo system - civilian only or military also? (Photo: European Space Agency)

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