Institutional agreement
At its meeting on 26 May, the Federal Council undertook an overall evaluation of the outcome of the negotiations on the institutional framework agreement (InstA). It concluded that there remain substantial differences between Switzerland and the EU on key aspects of the agreement.
The conditions are thus not met for the signing of the agreement. The Federal Council took the decision not to sign the agreement and communicated this decision to the EU. This brings the negotiations on the draft of the InstA to a close. The Federal Council nevertheless considers it to be in the shared interest of Switzerland and the EU to safeguard their well-established cooperation and to systematically maintain the agreements already in force. It therefore wishes to launch a political dialogue with the EU on continued cooperation.
Information and explanatory documents on the institutional agreement
No signing of Swiss–EU institutional agreement, Press release, 26.05.2021
Timeline of Swiss-EU relations since 2013 (PDF, 2 Pages, 241.1 kB, English)
Risultati dei colloqui tra la Svizzera e l’UE sui punti da chiarire: protezione dei salari, direttiva sulla libera circolazione dei cittadini UE e aiuti di Stato
Résultats des discussions entre la Suisse et l’UE sur les points à clarifier, à savoir la directive relative au droit des citoyens de l’Union, la protection des salaires et les aides d’État
Ergebnisse der Gespräche Schweiz-EU zu den Klärungspunkten Unionsbürgerrichtlinie (UBRL), Lohnschutz und staatliche Beihilfen
Résultats des discussions entre la Suisse et l’UE sur les points à clarifier, à savoir la directive relative au droit des citoyens de l’Union, la protection des salaires et les aides d’État
Ergebnisse der Gespräche Schweiz-EU zu den Klärungspunkten Unionsbürgerrichtlinie (UBRL), Lohnschutz und staatliche Beihilfen
Rapporto riguardante i negoziati per un accordo quadro istituzionale tra la Svizzera e l’UE, del 26 maggio 2021
Rapport relatif aux négociations sur un accord-cadre institutionnel entre la Suisse et l’UE, du 26 mai 2021
Bericht betreffend die Verhandlungen über ein institutionelles Abkommen zwischen der Schweiz und der EU, vom 26. Mai 2021
Rapport relatif aux négociations sur un accord-cadre institutionnel entre la Suisse et l’UE, du 26 mai 2021
Bericht betreffend die Verhandlungen über ein institutionelles Abkommen zwischen der Schweiz und der EU, vom 26. Mai 2021
Institutional agreement Switzerland-EU: explanations (in German) (PDF, 23 Pages, 1.0 MB, German)
Institutional agreement Switzerland - EU: key points in brief (PDF, 7 Pages, 148.5 kB, English)
Outcome of the consultations on the draft text of the institutional agreement
Summary of the press conference on 07.06.2019 (Youtube)
Institutional agreement: consultations (PPTX, 7.3 MB, German)
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Written opinions of the institutions and organisations consulted
