ESA’s Galileo satellites have achieved their very first aerial fix of longitude, latitude and altitude, enabling the inflight tracking of a test aircraft. ESA’s four Galileo satellites in orbit have supported months of positioning tests on the ground across Europe since the very first fix back in March.
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A European Commission proposal will simplify registration processes and reduce formalities associated with moving automobiles throughout the EU.
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Designed to defraud and deceive, counterfeit products pose a threat to European citizens and the European economy.
Consultation on a range of certification actions which could be undertaken in order to tackle the problem of waste shipments out of the European Union to non-OECD countries.
The EC-appointed contractor ESSP is committed to provide full visibility and transparency on the EGNOS services status and performance and is publishing the “EGNOS Performance Report” on a monthly basis.
From now on, Finavia can start publishing EGNOS-based procedures that will improve safety, accessibility and efficiency to pilots and operators at Finland’s airports. 2 EGNOS-based procedures will already be published as of next week
The Full-Operational Capability (FOC) satellite was operated and monitored throughout the long test 24 hours a day by technicians working around the clock. Galileo’s internal temperatures and subsystem performance were tracked continuously. (© ESA)
The European Commission has launched the European Space Expo, a free interactive exhibition that illustrates the services and applications derived from the major European space programmes in the domains of satellite navigation (Galileo and Egnos) and Earth observation (Copernicus).
eCall Stakeholder Meeting - Brussels, 26.11.2013, 14.00 - 17.00
France was asked to change its rules for registration of imported kit cars previously registered in another Member State, as they do not comply with the principle of free movement of goods within the EU.
€8.61 million of public funding that The Netherlands intend to grant for a green transportation scheme supporting the use of electric vehicles in the city of Amsterdam is in line with EU state aid rules.
The German carmaker Volkswagen is the world’s largest private sector R&D investor. EU companies also showed a mixed performance depending on the sector, with strong R&D growth in some but stagnation or decline elsewhere.
The EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT) hopes that the 21st EU-Japan Summit will help move EU-Japan bilateral relations to a new level.
The EC-appointed contractor ESSP is committed to provide full visibility and transparency on the EGNOS services status and performance and is publishing the “EGNOS Performance Report” on a monthly basis.
In spite of increasing global demand for aluminium, since 2003 ten primary aluminium smelters have closed in the EU, while none have opened or are planned to open. Therefore, a new Commission study looks at the situation in the aluminium sector and how its competitiveness is affected by regulatory costs.
The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) proudly announces the list of the winners of edition 2013 of the competition. With 413 complete submissions from teams regrouping 1200 participants, this 10th edition of the competition was a intense one. Prizes worth a total of 1.07 million Euros were presented in 32 categories.
Call for expression of interest: Participation in the working group on safety aspects of the use of refrigerant 1234yf on MAC systems.
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