Switzerland - EU Federal Council approves EU treaty package and launches consultation process
The EU treaty package is now open to the public. The Federal Council approved it on Friday and sent it out for consultation by the end of October. To implement the package, 32 federal laws must be amended and three new ones created.
13.06.2025, 16:00
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Political parties, social partners, cantons, municipalities and other interested parties have until the fall to comment on the package, as announced by the federal government. After that - probably in the first quarter of 2026 - the Federal Council will submit the mammoth bill to parliament. A referendum in the election year 2027 or even later is considered certain in view of the fundamental opposition of the SVP.
There is therefore still a long way to go before the treaties are implemented. Switzerland and the EU have therefore defined transitional rules on the scope of their partnership for the phase from the end of 2024 until the package comes into force. According to the Federal Council, it will sign a joint declaration to this effect with the EU Commission in Brussels on June 24.
The agreement on Switzerland's participation in EU research programs is expected to be signed by the Federal Council in November, as it reiterated. This will enable Switzerland's retroactive association to Horizon Europe, the Euratom program and the Digital Europe Program as of 1 January 2025.
