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During the EU Sustainable Energy Week, the financial and social benefits for driving in a sustainable and energy-efficient manner have been clearly shown by the EU Commissioner for Energy, G. Oettinger.

This is the first opportunity to be fully engaged in the future Early Services in assessing the readiness of chipsets for Galileo.

Munich will be the place to be for the European space community in early November. The Bavarian capital will host the European Space Solutions conference from 5 to 7 November: an event that includes the Awards Ceremony for the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2013. The city will also be visited by the European Space Expo at the same time.

The European Commission has released a new version of the EGNOS Safety of life Service Definition Document (SoL SDD) updating the previous one from 2011.

The 41st annual ASECAP Study and Information Days were held in the Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik on 26 to 28 May. The event explored the role of toll roads in promoting sustainable growth in Europe and had a particular focus on how Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) could contribute. GNSS is a leading enabler of ITS and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) played a prominent role in proceedings.

The deadline for answering the satisfaction survey for EGNOS Open Service Users and Stakeholders has been extended till July 12th.

Today, in the presence of the Vice President Tajani, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Satellites Services Provider (ESSP SAS) signed a €450 million contract for the provision of EGNOS services until 2021.

During the recent Ninth Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) European Congress organised by ERTICO – the network of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services stakeholder in Europe – at the Dublin Convention Centre the European GNSS Agency (GSA) highlighted the role of its portfolio of FP7 research projects in the real-world deployment of ITS solutions. This significant contribution was outlined through two technical sessions on 5 June.

The hosting agreement on the GSMC has been signed yesterday at the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris

The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) offers the opportunity to integrate highly secure Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) signals within the mission-critical communication systems of civil authorities throughout Europe and beyond.