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International
2014 -
Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes
2014 -
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2010 -
Cooperation agreement with Norway
2004 -
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. See also:
Combined performances for open GPS/Galileo receivers
(5 MB)
2004 -
Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency
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2013 -
Regulation (EU) 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation & exploitation of European Satellite Navigation Systems
European GNSS Agency
2014
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Regulation (EU) No 512/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
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Consolidated version
2010 -
Regulation (EU) N° 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) N° 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation (EC) n° 683/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council.
Public Regulated Service
2011 -
Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the rules for access to the public regulated service provided by the global navigation satellite system established under the Galileo programme
Security
2014 -
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/496/CFSP of 22 July 2014 on aspects of the deployment, operation and use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System affecting the security of the European Union and repealing Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP
Background
Mid-term review of the GNSS programmes’ implementation
2011 -
Report from the Commission: Mid-term review of the European satellite radio navigation programmes
GNSS Applications
2010 -
Commission action plan on GNSS applications
Re-profiling
2008 -
Regulation (EC) n° 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo)
2007 -
Political go-ahead for Galileo - Transport Council
(14 KB)
2007 -
Council Resolution on Galileo
(220 kB)
2007 -
Communication from the Commission: Progressing Galileo: re-profiling the European GNSS Programmes
2007 -
Communication from the Commission: Galileo at a cross-road: the implementation of the European GNSS programmes
Initial set up
2006 -
Council Regulation (EC) 1942/2006 amending Regulation (EC) 1321 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes
2006 -
Council Regulation (EC) 1943/2006 amending Regulation (EC) 876/2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking
2004 -
Council Regulation (EC) 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes
2002 -
Council Regulation (EC) 876/2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking
2004 -
Commission Communication: Progress report on the Galileo research programme as at the beginning of 2004
2004 -
Conclusion of the Transport Council 2004
(310 kB)
2003 -
Commission Communication: Integration of the EGNOS programme in the Galileo programme
2002 -
Council conclusions on Galileo
(240 kB, December)
2002 -
Council conclusions on Galileo
(211 kB, March)
2002 -
Commission Communication: State of progress of the Galileo programme
2001 -
Commission working document: Progress report on the Galileo programme
(76 kB)
2000 -
Commission Communication: Galileo
1999 -
Commission Communication: Galileo - Involving Europe in a new Generation of Satellite Navigation Services