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CONSIDERING the increasing development of GNSS applications in the European Union,

Switzerland and other areas in the world,

CONSIDERING the common interest in the long-term cooperation between the European Union, its Member States and Switzerland in the field of satellite navigation,

RECOGNISING Switzerland’s close participation in the Galileo and EGNOS programmes since their definition phases,

CONSIDERING the resolutions of the Space Council, in particular on the "European Space Policy" adopted on 22 May 2007 and "Taking forward the European Space Policy" adopted on 29

September 2008, that recognize the European Union, the European Space Agency (hereinafter referred to as "ESA") and their respective Member States as the three key players in the European Space Policy, as well as on "Global Challenges: Taking Full Benefit of European Space Systems" adopted on 25 November 2010, that invites the European Commission and ESA to facilitate the process for Member States not members of both the European Union and ESA to participate in all phases of collaborative programmes,

CONSIDERING the Communication from the Commission "Towards a space Strategy for the European Union that benefits its Citizens" of 4 April 2011,

DESIRING to formally establish collaboration in all aspects of European GNSS programmes,

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