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CERN welcomes Estonia as its 24th Member State
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As Estonia becomes a full Member State of CERN, the Estonian flag is photographed along with the CERN flag (image: CERN)
Estonia becomes the first Baltic country to join CERN as a full Member State 
Geneva, 30 August 2024. Today, CERN is welcoming Estonia as its 24th Member State, marking the end of the formal application process that started in 2018 and crowning a period of cooperation that stretches back three decades.
“Estonia is delighted to join CERN as a full Member because CERN accelerates more than tiny particles, it also accelerates international scientific collaboration and our economies. We have seen this potential during our time as Associate Member State and we are keen to begin our full contribution,” said Alar Karis, President of Estonia.
“On behalf of the CERN Council, I warmly welcome Estonia as the newest Member State of CERN,” said Eliezer Rabinovici, President of the CERN Council. “I am happy to see the community of CERN Member States enlarging, and I am looking forward to the enhanced participation of Estonia in the CERN Council and to its additional scientific contributions to CERN.”
“Estonia and CERN have been collaborating closely for some 30 years, and I am very pleased to welcome Estonia to the ever-growing group of CERN Member States,” said Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General. “I am sure the country and its scientific community will benefit from increased opportunities in fundamental research, technology development, and education and training.”
As a CERN Member State, Estonia will have voting rights in the Council, CERN’s highest decision-making authority. Membership will enhance opportunities for Estonian nationals to be recruited by CERN and for Estonian industry to bid for CERN contracts.
Science is CERN’s primary mission, and Estonia’s membership shows that the Organization’s exciting scientific programme continues to attract interest and support across the world.
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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics. The Organization is located on the French-Swiss border, with its headquarters in Geneva. Its Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Cyprus and Slovenia are Associate Member States in the pre-stage to Membership. Brazil, Croatia, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Pakistan, Türkiye and Ukraine are Associate Member States. Japan and the United States of America currently have Observer status, as do the European Union and UNESCO. The Observer status of the Russian Federation and of JINR is suspended in accordance with the CERN Council Resolutions of 8 March 2022 and 25 March 2022, respectively.
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