NWO-I the Netherlands Scientific Research Institutes, has officially become an associate member of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) consortium, along with founding members of EGO CNRS and INFN. NWO-I manages Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, which has contributed resources and researchers to the Virgo experiment for many years. The official entry of NOW-I required the approval of a new statute for the EGO consortium, which was officially signed by representatives of all institutions involved on March 22.