van man:
In one of your recent posts you mentioned Skyguide's own website and its statement of relevance.
Despite being nominally a private company, Skyguide is 99% owned by the Swiss government. Its board is made up of a curious mixture of people, such as Franz Kellerhals (Chairman) and Anton Menth (New President of the Swiss postal service) - both better known for having just recently brought down Tornos (a machinery manufacturer). Others are Christophe Keckeis (Second CIC of the Swiss Air Force), Josef Felder (Zurich Airport), Pierre Moreillon (Aerosuisse, a lobby group), Philippe Simon (Representing the Skyguide personnel) - each of them obviously representing vested interests in particular sectors of Swiss aviation. Finally, there was Peter Siegenthaler, Director of the Federal Treasury and member of the board of Swiss International Air Lines; having finally realized his own conflict of interest he recently resigned and is to be replaced by his deputy at the Treasury, Peter Saurer.
The point in all this is that Skyguide's entire business philosophy is diametrically opposed to any pan-European integration. In order to further cement its insular position, Skyguide has integrated both civilian and military ATC, a unique situation in Europe. No country would agree to having its military ATC handled by a pan-European body.