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Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe threatened Tuesday to cut its funding for the European satellite navigation system Galileo if the consortium in charge of the operation refuses to involve more German companies - AFX reported late Tuesday. 'If an agreement to bring more business back to Germany isn't found, the entire Galileo project will be threatened', AFX quoted Stolpe as saying. The German government is opposed to the joint proposal put forward by the two consortia competing for the contract, INavSat and Eurely. EADS, Thales and Inmarsat are members of iNavSat, while Alcatel, Finmeccanica SpA, Aena and Hispasat form the Eurely venture. Stolpe believes that, given the number of companies already involved, there will no further opportunity for German businesses to get involved. The German companies Jenoptik and T-Systems had initially hoped to play a complementary role in one or other of the consortia. Germany is the largest contributor to the project, having already committed 100 million euros with a further 80 million euros to allocate in the near term. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
EGNOS System Delivered To ESA By Industry
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2005A key step for satellite navigation in Europe was achieved on 16 June 2005, with the formal completion of the technical qualification of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and the acceptance of the EGNOS system delivered to ESA. Eurely, iNavSat Consortia Deliver A Joint Proposal For The Galileo Concession 
Brussels (SPX) Jun 21, 2005The founding members of the Eurely and iNavSat consortia delivered Monday their joint proposal for the Galileo Concession to the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU). |
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