EU/Switzerland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa

The European Parliament adopted by 574 votes to 41, with 78 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund, for the period 2014 to 2020.

Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the agreement.

The ISF Borders and Visas shall set up a solidarity mechanism, binding the participating states by the same European rules on the control of external borders in each other's interests and on each other's behalf.

The purpose of this proposal - the draft agreement with Switzerland- is to enable the Commission to assume responsibility for the implementation of the budget of the instrument in this associated country and to determine Switzerland’s contribution to the Union budget in respect of this instrument (EUR 25 106 140 per year for 2016, 2017 and 2018, while Switzerland’s contribution for 2019 and 2020 will be determined in 2019).