Brussels, 15/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Rules on the public regulated service (PRS) of Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, were approved on Tuesday 13 September by the Parliament (556 votes to 71 and 30 abstentions). The vote in favour opens the road for the service to be launched as of 2014, if the Council follows the Parliament's position.
The navigation service, which uses highly robust encrypted signals, allows the most accurate positioning possible and hence a lower risk...