During his visit, Mr Barroso emphasized amongst other things the importance of the Space sector and of the Galileo programme for the European citizens and Enterprises.

• Read the official Press Release on Europa Rapid
• See the visit of President Barroso on video

- The European GNSS Agency (GSA) manages public interests related to European GNSS programmes. The Agency's strategic objectives include the achievement of a fully operational GALILEO system, creating the world's leading satellite navigation system for civilian applications;

- GNSS is the acronym for 'Global Navigation Satellite System';

- Galileo is the name of the European Satellite Navigation programme.