Tag: UK-based Galileo

• Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Brexit reaches Falklands: EU Galileo sensor station to be removed from the Islands

  

  As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission is completing its “no-deal” preparations, says the EC' daily news report.

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 09:36 UTC

  Science minister resigns over Galileo system: Theresa May's Brexit deal is naive

  

  A UK minister has resigned saying a row over involvement in the EU's Galileo satellite-navigation system exposes Theresa May's Brexit deal as “naive”. The UK had wanted to stay part of Galileo after Brexit, but the EU said it would be banned from the extra-secure elements of the program.

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  UK may have to start new satellite system post-Brexit

  

  The UK might have to set up its own satellite navigation system if it is thrown out of the Galileo project after Brexit, according to British officials. Galileo is a €10 billion program that was launched by the EU to rival the US global positioning system.