Brussels, 01/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - As reported in the previous issue, the Competitiveness Council of 31 May was unable to agree on future priorities for the EU space strategy (GMES, Galileo and Egnos), or on extending until 2013 EUREKA's Eurostars programme for innovative high-tech SMEs and how to introduce a Common Research Area by 2014.
In respect of Galileo, Commissioner Tajani said that the belt-tightening had paid off and the last two contracts would be signed later this month. He...