A group of parliamentarians has issued a report asking European governments to block a potential takeover of satellite operators Eutelsat and Inmarsat by U.S. companies, and to make military functions a clear part of Europe's space policy. Meeting in London on Nov. 12-14, the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (known by its French initials CIEE) said European satellite operators, in particular Eutelsat, represent "a strategic activity" and should be prevented from "being controlled by non-European private interests."
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