Safety political reasons and advantages of galileo

Ø independence/ Ø smaller susceptibility to interference

Ø self-sufficiency

Ø control

Ø say

Ø security/integrity

Ø (military) efficiency

Ø accuracy

Ø higher security of the overall system (GPS + GALILEO)

Ø higher accuracy and breakdown resistance (integrity)

Ø equal say and control on the part of the European Union

Ø satellite navigation as a billion-market of the future

GALILEO as an element in the total strategy of the European Unio