Switzerland Insists Not to Join the European Copernicus Earth Observation Programme

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Bern decided not to subscribe to the European Earth Observation Service from 2028 onwards. Switzerland will continue to take advantage of the free data but will not have access to the operational services of the EU. Similarly, its industrialists will stay away from Copernicus's tenders.The Federal Council has therefore decided.In a brief press release published on 5 June, it explains that Switzerland has decided not to make its financial contrib…