Legal basis

Federal Act of 24 March 2006 on cooperation with Eastern Euorpean countries

Federal Act (PDF, Number of pages 9, 170.1 kB, German)

Federal Council Dispatch of 31 March 2004 concerning a Federal Act on cooperation with Eastern European countries.

Federal Council Dispatch (PDF, Number of pages 30, 184.6 kB, German)

Memorandum of Understanding signed by Switzerland and the EU on 27 February 2006 and the Addenda signed on 25 June 2008 and 2 May 2014

Memorandum of Understanding

True for Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta

Federal Council Dispatch of 15 December 2006 concerning the Swiss Contribution to reduce economic and social disparities within the enlarged European Union

Federal Council Dispatch (PDF, Number of pages 68, 960.6 kB, German)

Federal decision of 14 June 2007 concerning the Swiss Contribution to reduce economic and social disparities within the enlarged European Union

Federal decision (PDF, Number of pages 2, 477.5 kB, German)

Bilateral framework agreement signed by Switzerland and the ten partner countries on 20 December 2007

Bilateral framework agreement

True for Bulgaria and Romania

Federal Council Dispatch of 5 Juni 2009 concerning the Swiss Contribution in favour of Bulgaria and Romania

Federal Council Dispatch (PDF, Number of pages 64, 923.9 kB, German)

Federal decision of 7 December 2009 concerning the Swiss Contribution in favour of Bulgaria and Romania

Federal decision (PDF, Number of pages 2, 480.6 kB, German)

True for Croatia

Federal Council Dispatch of 28 May 2014 concerning the Swiss Contribution in favour of Croatia

Federal Council Dispatch (PDF, Number of pages 52, 574.2 kB, German)

Federal decision of 11 December 2014 concerning the Swiss Contribution in favour of Croatia

Federal decision (PDF, Number of pages 2, 90.5 kB, German)