This wiki is a fact-based knowledge platform on the Bilateral Agreements III -- the package of agreements between Switzerland and the European Union, which was signed on 2 March 2026 in Brussels [1]. The aim is to present the complex treaty contents, their background and their implications for Switzerland in a comprehensible, transparent and balanced manner.
The Bilateral Agreements III affect practically all areas of life: the economy, research, energy, health, migration, wage protection and the institutional relationship with the EU. The treaty package will likely be subject to a popular vote [1].
This wiki aims to provide citizens with a factual basis for decision-making -- independent of party politics and campaign rhetoric.
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The Verein Pro.Politiq.ch aims to promote political education and informed opinion-forming in Switzerland. The association is non-partisan and independent.
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The wiki is organised into four main chapters that provide a narrative-logical reading path:
| Chapter | Content |
|---|---|
| 1. Current Treaties | Stocktaking: Bilateral Agreements I (1999), Bilateral Agreements II (2004), institutional gap, erosion of the treaties |
| 2. Bilateral Agreements III | The new treaty package: package approach, new and updated agreements, dynamic law adoption, dispute settlement, cohesion contribution, wage protection, ratification |
| 3. Disadvantages for Switzerland | Critical perspectives: loss of sovereignty, role of the CJEU, costs, state aid rules, labour market, opt-out dilemma, political opponents |
| 4. Advantages for Switzerland | Opportunities: legal certainty, single market access, research, energy, health, digitalisation, geopolitical significance, political supporters |
Additionally, there are meta pages (this page, Legal Notice, Sources and Methodology).
The wiki is primarily written in German. Translations into French, Italian and English are planned. The German-language version is in all cases the authoritative version.
All articles contain a date of last update. The contents reflect the state of publicly accessible information as of the respective update date.
The Bilateral Agreements III are (as of March 2026) in the parliamentary process. New developments -- particularly the Federal Council's dispatch, parliamentary debates and a potential referendum -- are continuously incorporated.
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Wiki platform | Wiki.js v2 (Open Source) |
| Hosting | Hetzner Cloud (Nuremberg, Germany) |
| SSL/TLS | Let's Encrypt (automatic via Traefik) |
| Content format | Markdown (GitHub-flavoured) |
Incorrect, incomplete or outdated information can be reported via the comment function on the relevant page (registration required). Alternatively: [email protected].
Such reports are not published. They serve exclusively for internal quality assurance.
[1] EDA (2026). Paket Schweiz-EU (Bilaterale III). Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. [Open Access]
Last updated: March 2026