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Brussels needs to find €2.4 billion to get Galileo up and running (Photo: European Space Agency)

EU rescue bid for Galileo faces difficulties

The 27-nation EU is entering the final phase of talks on how to finance the bloc's troubled satellite navigation system, Galileo, but member states remain split, while the European Parliament has flexed its muscles on the issue.

On Tuesday (13 November), EU finance ministers are expected to discuss a European Commission proposal to use the 2007 and 2008 budgetary margins for agriculture and administration - running to around €2.5 billion - to get the project on its feet.

But a d...

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Brussels needs to find €2.4 billion to get Galileo up and running (Photo: European Space Agency)

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