The timing couldn’t have been worse. As the European Commission announces two new public/private research partnerships, it admits that its flagship partnership project - the ambitious Galileo satellite system - has crashed and burned.
Angelika Niebler, chair of the European Parliament committee that created the popular new European Research Council, vows to protect its political independence.
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