EU Council approves Switzerland rejoining Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe

The Council of the EU has given its green light to Switzerland to join Union programmes, such as Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, Erasmus+, Iter/Fusion for Energy (F4E), Digital Europe and EU4Health. Following the adoption of this decision on 21/11/2025, the European Commission has been authorised to sign the agreement with the Swiss authorities, which is planned to take place in Bern on 10/10/2025. Then, the Council will request the consent of the European Parliament.

The Swiss Federal Council and the European Commission adopted final mandates for the negotiations on 08 and 12/03/2024 respectively. Then, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd, confirmed the completion of negotiations on 20/12/2024. The provisional application is expected to start on 01/01/2025, meaning that Swiss entities will be able to participate in calls from that date.

The Council states that the conclusion of the agreement on Switzerland’s participation in EU programmes will form part of the wider package only if…