It was announced from Brussels on 5 January that Estonia had become EUROCONTROL’s 41st Member State on New Year’s Day.

With the accession of Estonia, EUROCONTROL covers all 28 European Union
states. This event reinforces EUROCONTROL’s status as being truly pan-European.

Even before becoming a member state, Estonia actively participated in the network and has contributed to improve Europe’s ATM performance. Over the last six years fifteen airspace design improvement packages have been implemented and two more are planned.