Course: Switzerland in Europe: Money, Migration and Other Difficult Matters

Having studied more or less serious illustrations of Swiss Banking Secrecy on the internet, and having found out about international criticism levelled at Switzerland because of its tradition in this …

Goodbye and thank you for your contribution to this course! Having discussed many different issues, such as the Swiss democratic system, the legal relationship of Switzerland with its European neighbours …

In theory, Switzerland can choose from a number of options of how to regulate its legal relationship with the European Union (EU). When considering, on a general level, how to …

The modern financial services law is very complex. In the European Union (EU), the financial services industry is highly regulated through complex, technical rules. This raises the question of whether …

The European Union’s financial services law has developed into a highly technical and complex field. The European Commission states on the internet: ‘Financial services regulation should contribute to an environment …

Would a Swiss-EU Agreement on financial services be desirable? The financial industry in Switzerland recognises the importance of market access vis-à-vis the European Union. The views with respect to the …

Having recalled the ‘difficult matters’ that we discussed in our course, it is time to take a look at some recent developments on these issues. What has happened in the …

How will the Swiss-EU legal relationship develop in the future? The further development of the Swiss-EU legal relationship is shaped by political developments on the side of both parties, Switzerland …

In Week 5 of this course we explored an aspect that in the past years has presented many challenges to the legal relationship between Switzerland and the EU: the so-called …

In the previous steps in this course week, we have heard that the European Union’s (EU) original model for discussing a revision of the institutional side of the Swiss–EU bilateral …

In the European Economic Area (EEA), the group of the European Union (EU) Member States and the group of the EEA/EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Member States each have their …

The European Union (EU) would like the bilateral agreements with Switzerland to develop in a dynamic manner, following the model of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement. The EEA Agreement …

Having introduced the topic of the Swiss–EU institutional issues in our previous steps, this article turns to the broader context. Switzerland is not the only country faced with institutional demands …

The European Union (EU) demands an overhaul in respect to four institutional issues. The EU has suggested an overhaul of the institutional side of the Swiss–EU bilateral agreements with respect …