Switzerland and the European Union have substantively concluded the negotiations on the basis of the package approach. At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council welcomed it. It noted that the Swiss delegation, led by chief negotiator Patric Franzen, had met the objectives set under the negotiating mandate. After the Federal Council meeting, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who travelled to Bern for the occasion, addressed the media in response to the conclusion of the negotiations.