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EU top court orders review of Airbus Galileo satellite contract award

The EU Court of Justice set aside a 2023 ruling and ordered the General Court to re-examine OHB's complaint that Airbus gained an unfair advantage by hiring OHB's former bid chief. The Galileo satellite contract awarded to Airbus and Thales Alenia Space was worth about EUR 1.5 billion.

Reported Editor-read Courthouse News Service, 12 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not decide whether the Galileo contract award itself was unlawful; that question returns to the General Court.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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