Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
Where it stands: Tabled for plenary; the vote is scheduled for 25 November 2026.
- ✓ Referred to committee 25 March 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 10 September 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 September 2026
- 4 Plenary vote Scheduled 25 November 2026
- 5 Adopted by the Council
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- AFET — Foreign Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Christophe GRUDLER Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Reinhold LOPATKA PPEAndreas SCHIEDER S&DHarald VILIMSKY PfECarlo FIDANZA ECRVladimir PREBILIČ Verts/ALEMerja KYLLÖNEN The Left
- For opinion
- CULT — Culture and Education JURI — Legal Affairs IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Andreas SCHWAB PPEITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Anna STÜRGKH RenewEMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Li ANDERSSON The LeftREGI — Regional Development INTA — International Trade · rapporteur Željana ZOVKO PPESANT — Public Health · rapporteur Adam JARUBAS PPETRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI PPEECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs · rapporteur Markus FERBER PPELIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Lukas MANDL PPEENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ ECR
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (INTA),Opinion (SANT),Opinion (INTA),Draft opinion (SANT)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 16 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 10 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 15 July 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 3 June 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 6 May 2026 INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 6 May 2026 SANT (Public Health) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 8 April 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 25 March 2026 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; CULT (Culture and Education), JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), INTA (International Trade), SANT (Public Health), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.
- 11 March 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.