24/06/2025 (Agence Europe) – In Brussels on Tuesday, 24 June, European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis signed a joint declaration emphasising both parties’ commitment to maintaining good bilateral cooperation pending the ratification of the new agreements drawn up last December (see EUROPE 13659/29). Switzerland and the EU defined transitional rules concerning the scope of their partnership for the period ranging from the end of 2024 to the entry into force of the package of agreements, which may not be before 2029. The agreement on Swiss participation in EU programmes had already been approved and is expected to be signed in November. The signing of this agreement will enable Switzerland to be retroactively—as of 1 January 2025—fully associated with the Horizon Europe, Euratom, and Digital Europe programmes. Both parties have also committed to cooperate well [with each other] and help one another in other areas, such as land transport, electricity, and health. The declaration (in French): https://aeur.eu/f/hjn (SP)