What lies ahead: the Swiss political landscape in 2025

Relations with the European Union (EU) will be the main political nut to crack in the coming year. The Swiss government will have to defend the agreement reached with Brussels. The debate, which promises to be heated, is of particular importance to the Swiss Abroad. At the heart of Switzerland’s political agenda for 2025 are relations with the European Union. After months of tough negotiations, the Swiss government has finally reached an agreement with the 27-member bloc, the broad outlines of which it unveiled before Christmas. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, travelled to Bern for the occasion, where she called the accord between Switzerland and the EU “historic”. “We’re giving common responses to a global reality,” she said. Next to her, Swiss President Viola Amherd spoke of a “milestone for the stability and development” of bilateral relations. The government wants to bring together the agreements aimed at stabilising the bilateral relationship in ...