Bern, 04.07.2018 – The Federal Council took note of the current state of the negotiations on the institutional issues and decided the next steps in view of an agreement with the EU.
Bern, 31.01.2018 – Roberto Balzaretti will assume the post of the new Chief-coordinator for the negotiations Switzerland–EU as State Secretary on 1 February 2018.
The Directorate for European Affairs DEA is the centre of expertise for Switzerland's European policy matters. The DEA analyses EU integration policy and its impact on Switzerland.
The agreement on the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the EU has been in force since 2002. It stands repeatedly in the center of political debates.
Switzerland wishes to ensure that the existing mutual rights and obligations in its relationship with the UK will continue to apply after the UK leaves the EU and to develop these rights and obligations where necessary.
