EU Fast-Track Plan Targets Satellite Dependence on US Firms

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Brussels today, the European Commission is reported to be preparing a fast-track antitrust approval for a joint venture meant to reduce Europe's reliance on American satellite providers, SpaceX among them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fast track. In the European Union.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBloomberg reports it, citing people familiar with the matter. The Commission has not confirmed the timeline.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's the first sign that Europe wants its own sky, and wants it before the next election cycle.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've covered paperwork in that building. A fast lane there means the forms get photocopied while standing up.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI once waited eleven days in a Brussels corridor for a stamp. The stamp, I was told, was in a meeting.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo fast for Brussels is still slower than a satellite going around the planet. Brock, is the sky clear enough for Europe to look at?