Latvia has signed the accession agreement to become a full Member State of EUMETSAT. The agreement was signed by Mr. Raimonds Vējonis, Latvian Minister of the Environment, and Dr. Lars Prahm, Director-General of EUMETSAT. Dr. Prahm welcomed the accession of Latvia in 2009, one year earlier than envisaged when it became a Cooperating State in July 2004. As a Member State, Latvia will participate fully in EUMETSAT’s decision-making process, will have unlimited access to all EUMETSAT data and products for official duty use, and its industry will be able to bid for contracts. Latvia will participate in all EUMETSAT mandatory programs as well as the Jason-2 optional program.



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