The main purpose of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is to deliver weather and climate-related satellite data, images and products– 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users world-wide. EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation and was founded in 1986.

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Overview EUMETSAT was formed in 1986 with the objective to provide, from space, information that can be used in weather forecasting and climate applications.	Member & Cooperating States EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation, formed to service the Member and Cooperating States which fund our activities.
Management Structure The decision-making body of EUMETSAT is the Council, which is composed of delegates from the Member States. The day-to-day running of the organisation is carried out by the Director-General and his staff of around 200 people from the Member States.	Funding EUMETSAT derives the vast majority of its funding from the contributions of its Member States. These contributions are calculated as pro-rata to the Gross National Income (GNI) of the respective State. This helps justify the democratic principles by which EUMETSAT is controlled, on the basis of one vote for each country and weighted majority voting on key financial issues.
EUMETSAT History Our history page provide general background information and insight into the important milestones that influenced EUMETSAT’s development.