SWISS CHALLENGES IN DEALING WITH THE EU

Switzerland and the EU sustain very close relations. With no other third country has the Union concluded more agreements (more than 120). Thus Switzerland and the EU are intertwined in many policy areas. Examples: Internal market (free trade agreement, free movement of persons agreement), internal security (Schengen/Dublin), transport (overland transport and civil aviation agreements), cooperation in tax matters (taxation of savings and fight against fraud agreements). There are nevertheless several economic challenges of being the outsider.