The delegations of the Swiss Federal Assembly and European Parliament responsi-ble for mutual relations will meet on 23 and 24 November 2016 for talks on institutional matters in Strasbourg. This 35th interparliamentary meeting between the EU and Switzerland will be chaired by MEP Jørn Dohrmann (EKR, Denmark) and Thomas Aeschi (SVP/ZG), member of the National Council.

On 23-24 November 2016 in Strasbourg, under the joint chairmanship of MEP Jørn Dohrmann (EKR, Denmark) and National Councillor Thomas Aeschi (SVP/ZG), members of the EFTA/EU Delegation will meet members of the SINEEA Delegation of the European Parliament responsible for relations with Switzerland. The heads of the foreign affairs committees of the National Council and Council of States are also invited to attend the meeting.

The talks will focus on current challenges in relations between Switzerland and the EU, and in particular the implementation of immigration legislation. In view of the intensive negotiations ongoing between Switzerland and its European neighbours, it is vital to maintain an active dialogue at parliamentary level as well.

The EFTA/EU Delegation, which has the task of cultivating relations with the European Parliament and which represents the Federal Assembly in the EFTA parliamentary committee, was reconstituted on 17 December 2015. National Councillor Thomas Aeschi (SVP/ZG) was appointed president for the next two years. The delegation vice-president is Member of the Council of States Karin Keller-Sutter (FDP/SG).

 

The Swiss delegation for the 50th legislature comprises the following members:

• Thomas Aeschi, member of the National Council, President of the Delegation, SVP, Zug
• Karin Keller-Sutter, member of the Council of States, Vice-President of the Delegation, FDP, St. Gallen
• Didier Berberat, member of the Council of States, SP, Neuchâtel
• Hans Egloff, member of the National Council, SVP, Zurich
• Hannes Germann, member of the Council of States, SVP, Schaffhausen
• Eric Nussbaumer, member of the National Council, SP, Basel-Landschaft
• Hans-Peter Portmann, member of the National Council, FDP, Zurich
• Kathy Riklin, member of the National Council, CVP, Zurich
• Jean-François Rime, member of the National Council, SVP, Fribourg

 

For further information on the activities and interests of the EFTA/EU delegation, see:
http://www.parlament.ch/d/organe-mitglieder/delegationen/efta-ep/Seiten/default.aspx 

 

 

Bern, 20 January 2016 Parliamentary Services