据一位知情人士透露，欧盟计划在与其合作伙伴莱昂纳多公司（Leonardo SpA）、空中客车公司（Airbus SE）和泰雷兹公司（Thales SA）进行深入谈判后，尽快批准这项卫星项目。该人士表示，过去一年的讨论主要集中在解决该项目可能引发的竞争问题上，以确保其在正式获得批准前不会对欧盟市场造成负面影响。虽然相关公司尚未正式提交申请，但欧盟官员预计它们会在未来几周内提交申请。
The European Union is aiming to give speedy antitrust approval to a satellite venture seen as the bloc’s answer to SpaceX after intense talks with its partners Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE and Thales SA, according to a person familiar with the matter. Discussions over the past year have homed in on flagging — and ironing out — any potential competition concerns over the project before it is formally notified for approval, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity. While the companies have yet to file, EU officials expect them to do so in the coming weeks, the person added.
这个名为“Bromo项目”的卫星计划得到了欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩（Ursula von der Leyen）的高度评价，她认为该项目值得欧盟高层给予支持。不过，欧盟负责竞争事务的委员特蕾莎·里贝拉（Teresa Ribera）警告称，该项目无法免于受到监管机构的审查。
The venture known as Project Bromo has been lauded by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as a potential European champion deserving top-level support, although her second-in-command, Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera, has warned that the project could not expect a free pass from watchdogs. The plan aims to create a company that can help Europe cut its reliance on American satellite providers, such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
该计划的目的是成立一家能够帮助欧洲减少对美国卫星服务提供商（如埃隆·马斯克的SpaceX）依赖的公司。不过，该计划也引发了工会和供应商的反对，他们担心这会影响到就业机会和市场竞争。作为欧盟修订后的合并监管政策的首批试点项目之一，Bromo项目将测试新的监管机制——这些新机制更有利于培育能够与美国和中国竞争对手抗衡的欧洲企业。
The project has generated resistance from unions and suppliers who have raised concerns about jobs and competition. The venture will also be one of the first to test a revamped EU approach to mergers more favorable to the creation of regional giants to compete with US and Chinese rivals. For big deals, such as Bromo, regulators typically engage in detailed pre-notification talks to iron out potential pitfalls.
对于像Bromo项目这样的重大交易，欧盟监管机构通常会进行详细的预先沟通，以消除潜在问题。如果相关公司提出诸如资产剥离等让步措施，那么在经过大约一个月的初步审查后，该交易就有可能获得快速批准。如果仍存在竞争方面的担忧，欧盟监管机构可能会展开长达数月的深入调查，然后再决定是否批准该合并。
A quick approval could in practice mean the deal is approved after a so-called phase 1 review lasting just over a month if the companies propose concessions such as divestments. If competition concerns remain, EU regulators can open an in-depth probe lasting several months before deciding to approve or block mergers. The commission, the EU’s executive arm, Airbus and Leonardo declined to comment.
欧盟委员会（作为欧盟的执行机构）、空中客车公司和莱昂纳多公司均未对此事发表评论；泰雷兹公司的发言人也没有立即回应。
A Thales spokesperson didn’t immediately respond.
上个月，冯德莱恩将“布罗莫计划”列为欧洲未来太空经济所需的工业冠军项目的例子。她的言论引起了该集团议会部分议员的批评。
Last month, Von der Leyen cited Project Bromo as an example of an industrial champion Europe needs to lead in the future space economy. Her comments drew criticism from some lawmakers in the bloc’s parliament.
在接受彭博电视台采访时，特雷莎·里贝拉表示，委员会主席公开支持该计划“并不意味着我们不会适用和执行我们自己的法规”。
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Teresa Ribera said public backing of the plan by commission president “doesn’t mean we are not going to apply and to enforce our own regulation.”