Overview of the bilateral agreements

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Overview of the bilateral agreements

Signing of Bilateral Agreements I
21 June 1999 - Signing of the Bilateral agreements I in Luxembourg © DEA

Switzerland has close relations with the European Union (EU) on the political, economic and cultural levels. These relations are governed by a whole structure of bilateral agreements and arrangements concluded over the years between Switzerland and the EU or its predecessors (EC=EEC, ECSC, Euratom).

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  • Mandates and dossiers included in the coordination (5.3.2018) (PDF, 280.7 kB)
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    Mandats et dossiers inclus dans la coordination
  • Presentation "The major bilateral agreements Switzerland-EU" (PDF, 541.2 kB, English)
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    Accordi bilaterali Svizzera-UE
    Die bilateralen Abkommen Schweiz-EU
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