Re: Galileo also hurt
>The EC moved to bar UK firms from Galileo procurements immediately after the Brexit vote
Did they actually bar UK firms or just talk about it? I would be interested to see the legal basis for doing this. Since nobody expected Brexit there is no reason to expect contracts had provisions for this.
>but the wording of new draft contracts was not entirely clear as to the status of UK subcontractors.
Playing the FUD card is easier as most newspapers cannot tel the difference between talking and doing.
>Even now, the EC has been vague about effect of the transition period and the whole affair leaves Galileo in an extremely difficult position as regards ongoing development.
Very true. These skills are not available everywhere, same with intellectual property rights of which there are many.
>Essentially, they don't have plans/options to replace UK suppliers and the move of facilities out of the UK represents contract changes for which existing suppliers are demanding huge compensation.
That is more what I would have expected.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
