Regions in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera (CH) participating in a 2021-2027 project

Overview

Switzerland and the European Union (EU) share history, languages, culture, and political values. On the world stage, the EU and Switzerland are like-minded actors, supporting each other in a number of areas, including:

• Climate change.
• Promoting human rights.
• Combating poverty.

Switzerland also takes part in several of the EU's missions and operations for civilian crisis management.

Through a range of bilateral agreements, the EU has closer ties with Switzerland than with any other country outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Regions in the NWE area: