The European Union’s relationship with the public-private partnership (PPP) approach to contracting was seriously damaged by the Galileo experience between 2002 and 2007. At that time, the Global Navigation Satellite Systems flagship program was presented as the first PPP at EU level. Since the collapse of the PPP contract negotiation in May 2007, this kind of contract apparently has disappeared from EU decision-makers’ minds. Nevertheless, the introduction of the PPP into European procurement procedures should be reconsidered and could make it possible for the EU to overcome some of the difficulties and challenges it faces while trying to develop its own space infrastructure.
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