German bid to block UK from crucial defence plan
2018-05-24 09:00:02 source：The Times
May 24, 2018
A German-backed clique in the European Commission has created a rift between Brussels and Paris with its plan to exclude Britain from the Galileo satellite project.
French officials have privately told the commission that they are unhappy at proposals to deny the UK access to the EU-wide scheme’s encrypted navigation system for government and military users after it leaves the bloc.
They have joined Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the Baltic states in objecting to shutting Britain out. Diplomats are alarmed that a group of senior Brussels officials, led by Martin Selmayr, the commission’s most senior mandarin, are exceeding their remit.
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