GALILEO to be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome

First Satellite of the GALILEO system to be launched from the Cosmodrome Baikonur

/AVIA.RU/

First satellite of the Galileo system will be launched with the help of a launch vehicle Soyuz from the cosmodrome Baikonur, said head of European Space Agency (ESA) Juan Jacque Dordin, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
‘Yes, a decision has been taken that the first satellite of the Galileo system will be launched on the launch vehicle Soyuz on December 26, 2005. while the second one in April this year. The both launches will be carried out from the Baikonur cosmodrome, he told reporters.

why are they not choosing the European space vehicles??