From BBC News – Science/Nature:
Galileo firms miss key deadline
The private consortium asked to run Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo, has missed a key EU deadline for moving the project forward.
The European Commission (EC) said the companies had made “insufficient progress”, resulting in unacceptable delays and risks for public finances.
This is likely to mean European taxpayers stepping in to cover an advance payment for construction costs.
The EC is expected to present new plans to overhaul the project on 16 May.
These will be sent for approval by the EU’s transport ministers in June.