The European Space Agency counts almost all the EU member nations in its membership , but it is independent of the EU and its membership includes nations that are not EU members , notably Switzerland and Norway .
Several pan-European institutions exist separate from the EU .
The European Space Agency counts almost all the EU member nations in EU 's membership , but it is independent of EU EU and its membership includes nations that are EU EU members , notably Switzerland and Norway .
Several pan-European institutions exist separate from the EU .