On Tuesday 11 May, EU European Affairs Ministers discussed the EU-Switzerland bilateral relationship and the draft institutional agreement that has been pending since the end of 2018.
At Austria’s request, the Ministers exchanged views on this issue and were informed by Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič of the state of play in the negotiations, which could not be relaunched on 23 April during Swiss President Guy Parmelin’s visit to Mrs von der Leyen.
For Mr Šefčovič, the...