Israel, EU sign space cooperation accord

By NADAV SHEMER

Cooperation in space, industry agreement will allow EU’s Galileo global-navigation satellite system to establish a satellite receiving station in Israel.

Cooperation between Israel and the European Union is set to expand into space, after Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Shalom Simhon and European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani signed an agreement Monday in Tel Aviv.

The agreement paves the way for the EU’s Galileo global-navigation satellite system to establish a satellite receiving station in Israel, and it also strengthens bilateral cooperation in space-related research and development. (more on jpost.com)