Stéphane Israël has repeatedly called for European governments to stop competing any satellite launches and guarantee them all for Arianespace, as well as to increase direct subsidies.

http://www.france24.com/en/20150620-interview-stephane-israe...

http://aviationweek.com/space/arianespace-esa-we-need-help

Alain Charmeau has as well:

>Even as Charmeau decries what he calls subsidies for SpaceX from the US government, he admits that Ariane cannot exist without guaranteed contracts purchased by European governments. To make the Ariane 6 vehicle viable, Charmeau said Ariane needs five launches in total for 2021 and eight guaranteed launches for 2022.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/ariane-chief-seems-f...