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Switzerland

Switzerland is not a member of the European Union.

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  • Not in the EU
  • Schengen
  • EFTA

Relationship with the EU

  1. 12 December 2008Full Schengen membership

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards157

Eurostat, 2025 (provisional). Scale 0 to 260.

Milestones

The Federal Constitution names no capital: Bern, seat of the government and parliament, has the title of "federal city". Romansh is an official language of the Confederation only when communicating with Romansh speakers. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs lists Berne as capital.

  1. 6 May 1963Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  2. 26 May 1992Requests the opening of membership negotiations with the European Community. europa.eda.admin.ch
  3. 6 December 1992Voters reject joining the European Economic Area: 50.3% no. europa.eda.admin.ch
  4. 21 May 2000Voters approve the seven bilateral agreements with the EU: 67.2% yes. europa.eda.admin.ch
  5. 10 September 2002Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  6. 5 June 2005Voters approve the Schengen/Dublin association agreement: 54.6% yes. europa.eda.admin.ch
  7. 2 March 2026Switzerland and the EU sign the Switzerland-EU package of agreements (not yet in force). europa.eda.admin.ch

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