[nbevans]

The UK was trying to negotiate a special agreement/treaty regarding Galileo. But the EU did not want to even consider it. Indeed even today the UK has not really given up on trying to be friends with the EU and continues to remain open to rejoining Galileo and Horizon programmes. Bizarrely, the latter of which, the EU seemingly had a moment of weakness during the negotiations by agreeing that the UK could remain members of Horizon - but then later had a change of heart and decided to break the agreement (international law?) in choosing to cut the UK out to this very day.

[Symbiote]

The EU is waiting for Britain to abide by the current treaty they signed (Northern Ireland etc) before proceeding to new areas.

[kazen44]

which it has every right to do, considering this treaty is especially important to one of its member states (ireland).