TEPSA is happy to present its TEPSA Brief on “Which future for EU-Swiss relations? A citizens’ perspective”, written by Sabine Jenni, PhD graduate from ETH Zürich and research associate at the Liechtenstein Institut.

The relations between the European Union (EU) and the non-member state Switzerland are based on many international agreements. The EU is increasingly dissatisfied with this patchwork approach and wishes a formalisation of the relationship. But Swiss citizens and politicians are in difficulty to form a coherent position about this request. They both favour the agreement-based relations with the EU but oppose migration and subordination to international institutions.