(1)On 12 March 2024, by means of Decision (EU, Euratom) 2024/995note, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation for a broad package of measures related to bilateral relations between the Union and the Swiss Confederation. Those measures were to comprise institutional and State aid provisions in, and, where necessary, specific adaptations to, agreements between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation in fields related to the internal market, an agreement on Switzerland’s participation in Union programmes, and an agreement forming the basis for Switzerland’s permanent contribution towards reducing economic and social disparities between regions. The Council had previously authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation on new agreements on electricity, health and food safety, on the participation of Switzerland in the European Union Agencies for the Space Programme and for Railways, and on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on air transport to allow for cabotage.
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