More than 20 organisations support this initiative, including the ETH Board. A call is being made to parliamentarians to ensure that the necessary funding can be approved by December, as part of the Bilateral Agreements III package.

The ETH Board welcomes the signing of the EU Programmes Agreement (EUPA) negotiated as part of the overall Bilaterals III package between Switzerland and the EU. It is pleased that Switzerland is now associated with the Horizon package and will once again be able to participate in the implementation of EU programmes.

Following detailed analysis of the aspects relating to Education, Research and Innovation (ERI), the ETH Board fully supports the Federal Council’s objectives of pursuing the bilateral path by means of the negotiated package of agreements.

The ETH Board supports the Federal Council's objectives of further developing bilateral relations with the EU and making them fit for the future with the Bilateral III package.

The ETH Board welcomes the publication of the text of the agreement on the European programmes negotiated as part of the overall Bilaterals III package between Switzerland and the EU. It is pleased that the approval of the agreement on the European programmes by the Federal Council means that the provisional association with the Horizon package could be confirmed once it is signed, which is due to take place in November 2025.

The ETH Domain has a great deal of interest in stable relationships with the EU. The free movement of persons is particularly important as is participation in the EU’s programmes for research, education and innovation.

The ETH Board welcomes the European Commission's decision to extend the EU transitional regime for research.

The ETH Board welcomes the developments in Swiss-EU relations announced by the Federal Council on 8 November and by the European Commission on 21 November.

The ETH Board as well as the six institutions of the ETH Domain* reaffirm their full solidarity with the universities in Ukraine and join the Federal Council in its statement strongly condemning Russia’s military invasion. The development of this war will have serious consequences for the Ukrainian universities as well as for the researchers and ...