report parliamentary committee draft, 11 March 2026
On the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation
Document AFET-PR-782339 · (COM(2025)0309 – C100000/2026 – 2025/0162(NLE))
Committee on Foreign Affairs · Rapporteur: Christophe Grudler
Full text
Draft european parliament legislative resolution 31 paragraphs
(COM(2025)0309 – C100000/2026 – 2025/0162(NLE))
(Consent)
The European Parliament,
–having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2025)0309),
–having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons,
–having regard to the draft Institutional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons,
–having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on air transport,
–having regard to the draft Institutional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on air transport,
–having regard to the draft State aid Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on air transport,
–having regard to the draft Institutional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road,
–having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road,
–having regard to the draft State aid Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road,
Read the rest (19 paragraphs)
–having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment,
–having regard to the draft Institutional protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment,
–having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products,
–having regard to the draft Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products establishing a Common Food Safety Area,
–having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on electricity,
–having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on health,
–having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on Switzerland’s regular financial contribution towards reducing economic and social disparities in the European Union,
–having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in Union Programmes,
–having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Agency for the Space Programme,
–having regard to the draft Protocol between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on parliamentary cooperation,
–having regard to the draft Joint Declaration by the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the establishment of a high-level dialogue on the broad bilateral package and the possible further development of the bilateral relations between the European Union and Switzerland,
–having regard to the draft joint declarations accompanying agreements and protocols,
–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(i), Article 218(7), and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C100000/2025),
–having regard to its non-legislative resolution entitled Interim report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation (2025/0162R(NLE)),
–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and the Committee on Public Health,
–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A100000/2026),
1.Gives its consent to the conclusion of the broad package of agreements;
2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Swiss Confederation.
Annex: declaration of input 4 paragraphs
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that he included in his report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the draft report, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| EconomieSuisse |
| BusinessEurope |
| European Trade Union Confederation |
| Swiss Trade Union |
| UNIA |
| EDF |
| Axpo |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
| Mission of Switzerland to the European Union in Brussels |
| Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Swiss Confederation) |
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.