Who is involved in Galileo?

Galileo is a joint initiative of the European Commission, EUSPA and ESA.

The Galileo programme is owned by the EU. The European Commission has overall responsibility for the programme, managing and overseeing the implementation of all activities on behalf of the EU.

The Commission has delegated the operational management of the programme to EUSPA, which is responsible for the deployment, maintenance and minor evolutions of Galileo system, and that oversees how the Galileo infrastructure is used ensuring that Galileo services are delivered with the defined performance and without interruption.

Galileo's design and system evolution, along with the technical development of its infrastructure, are entrusted to ESA.