New Galileo management structure agreed

Date: 2/2/2010

Source: RIN

The EU Transport Ministers have recently redefined the roles of the European Commission (EC) and the Parliament, thus creating a new structure for the management of the Galileo programme.

In the light of the 2007 decision to abandon the commercial concession for the Galileo deployment and operational phases, the new plan amends the 2004 Council Regulation. The Galileo Supervisory Authority (GSA) is no longer the body in charge of the Galileo programme and it has now been renamed the GNSS Agency; its role in the Galileo programme and relationship with the EC has also changed. The EC is now the sole body responsible for the programme’s management.

New rules for security have also been established, with the introduction of a Security Accreditation Committee, responsible for determining the acceptability of risks associated with the system.

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor Galileo

Key words: European Commission, Galileo