UK space fears loss of Galileo work following Brexit vote

Darren

It's feared that the Brexit vote may lead to the UK's space sector being excluded from the EU's Galileo satellite navigation project.

With Galileo business amounting to an estimated £6 billion the loss would seriously affect the UK's ambition to grow its share of the world space market. Thales, a Franco/Italian company has already raised questions about UK companies involvement in Galileo and there is rising concern that the Brexit vote will lead to a weakened position when bidding for space contracts.

Paul Verhoef, ESA’s director of satellite navigation has stated that there would be no discrimination against UK companies but that political pressure would be unavoidable once Article 50 comes into effect and the exit process begins.

Source: European Space Agency/Galileo
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K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

Hmm, so all the workers involved will have lost all their skill because of a vote then, unlikely.

BigJohnD · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:59 am Post subject:

It's not a loss of skill but a reduction in opportunity as the terms of collaboration will lean towards EU partners first. The UK is seeking to go it alone which will lead to employment and trade restrictions.

K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

I think John, bearing the numbers involved they would prefer a proven record, form the ones who've done it and got it right before.

To move it would be actually quite petty and cost billions more €s

I think this will (once the dust has settled) be across the board.

Hamie · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2003 Posts: 177

Ha ha...

1/3rd of you decided you'd had enough of the EU, so you're leaving. Don't start whining now because you lose the benefits of being a member.

It started the day after the vote. Cornwall voted to leave then called for the tax payers in the rest of the country to replace all that lovely moolah they were getting from the EU

Right about the time your friends Johnson and Farrage announced the 350 million was a fairy story. You couldn't make this stuff up. Legends...

Laughing

CDK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:37 pm Post subject:

I know off topic, but it was bound to be mentioned here, because it is of national importance.
Haven't left the EU yet, but a bout of redundancy, economic recession, raising prices will certainly concentrate the mind. Nissan already announced hold on investment, probably looking for suitable places in Eastern Europe or Ireland. Other large companies are probably in holding mode.
Unfortunately the turkeys voted for Christmas and will start howling when reality strikes and they approach the chopper, and will blame everybody except themselves - forgetting that they believed the lies of the Leave camp.
Already you can see that Johnson, Leadsome, Gove, Stuart, Farage, etc will be fine; its the likes of us who will suffer.
Not to say the EU didn't have its faults, but from outside we'll still have to follow their rules and there's nothing we'll be able to do about it.

Except that it was a disaster and in fact the whole UK lost and reality will strike.
There is still time to try and influence your MP.
Get ready for the "you lost, live with it" brigade to jump in here.

BigJohnD · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:42 pm Post subject:

CDK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:30 pm Post subject:

BigJohnD wrote:

BigJohnD · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:07 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:12 pm Post subject:

Guivre46 · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:14 pm Post subject:

Meanwhile we wait to see if the Italian banks will take the Eurozone over the brink.
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CDK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:42 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:11 pm Post subject:

Fall in jobless @4.9% compared with France @9.9. Retail spending up by 1.4% in July. Amazon to create 2000 jobs. Lidl building new warehouse.
Exiters never said £350M for NHS, they said no £350M to those on the continent who squander it in a self serving setup that we voted to get rid of. Now get over it!
And you'll be pleased to know that I am saying no more about it, so don't bother replying to my post.
But before I go, nothing that the project fear brigade prophesied has come to fruition, and some have even said that they were wrong.

Roy124 · Regular Visitor Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 162

As Thales has defence contracts with the MOD I presume they will cancel these too in the interests of the EU.

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