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Galileo: towards an agreement for its launch

Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament will talk aboout the matter in the April 22th session

The European Parliament will have to approve, in the April 22 session, the regulation that will allow the implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes following the negotiation's failure for the concession's contract, which would have to entrusted the Galileo's management to some privates. The programme, that will benefit from 3.4 billion Euro for 2007-2013, aims at realize the...

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Rome, Italy, 04/18/2008 17:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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