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ESA isn't an EU agency, it's independent.
by rospaya 9y ago
ESA isn't an EU agency, it's independent.
- twic 9y agoYou could say the same about Euratom, but we're leaving that, because membership requires accepting the authority of the European Court of Justice in some areas. I wouldn't be surprised if there were minor entanglements that made continuing to play a major part in ESA difficult.
- vidarh 9y agoEuratom is in a very special situation there in that the treaties related to Euratom makes it subject to ECJ jurisdiction, which is one of the "red lines" of the UK government. ESA is not in the same situation and e.g. Norway is a member of ESA and Canada sits on the ESA council under a Cooperation Agreement.