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"Mr President, Commissioner, when we have something to say, we prefer to do so without delay. For that reason, I would really have liked us to have discussed the state of play on Galileo some time ago, and would also have liked to see more regular follow-up. The 2002 Commission communication has now, in 2004, been rendered obsolete by developments in the programme. We cannot carry on being so slow in the way we handle current information, for I fear that any delay in Galileo’s development will make for serious problems if it is to be launched, as planned, in 2008. Negotiations on the award of concessions must be completed without delay. Galileo is still running on schedule, but we have to ensure that it stays on it, albeit without detriment to the necessary care in examining the tenders submitted. We have to press on with the procedure and, of course, get the maximum use out of Galileo. Only then will we be able to be convincing on the international stage. In this respect, the signing of the EU’s agreement with China on the latter’s involvement in Galileo was a very important step, and others must follow.
The fact that the Council has now mandated the Commission to start negotiating with Israel and India in February shows that we are making good progress by way of bilateral agreements, but it is also of great importance, as has been described in relation to the USA, that we should find a shared basis for cooperation. In this regard, making Galileo interoperable with GPS is a challenge we have to deal with, and both sides must make greater efforts. Recently, there have been major forward advances across the board, and I would like it if future developments were to justify the great confidence placed in Galileo around the world.
Let me close by saying this: Commissioner de Palacio, you are right. Galileo is the third pillar in your personal recipe for success. We wish you a great deal more success in Washington, but also elsewhere, and Mr Piétrasanta also takes our best wishes with him as he embarks on his further career in politics."@en1
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