The INTEGRAL Users Group unanimously and strongly recommends the
continued operation of the INTEGRAL mission as detailed in the extension
request. The IUG emphasizes the strong potential of discoveries from
future observations, the contin- ued interest by the scientific
community in the INTEGRAL mission, the success of the INTEGRAL Key
Programmes, and the synergies with existing and future space mis- sions
and ground based observatories. The Users Group also stresses that with
the successful transition to merged operations between XMM-Newton and
INTEGRAL, cost savings have been maximized while retaining full
scientific performance.