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Second EFTA Council meeting of 2019
12.03.2019
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EFTA organisations in Brussels set to move to a new building in 2020
20.02.2019
The EFTA Secretariat, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the Financial Mechanism Office (FMO) signed today an agreement with the Belgian real estate developer Cofinimmo which will allow the three organisations to move jointly into a new building in the European quarter in Brussels in autumn 2020. The signing today will allow for additional synergies and improved quality of services of the three organisations that have until now occupied different buildings in Brussels.
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First EFTA Council meeting of 2019
05.02.2019
The EFTA Council met in Geneva for its first meeting in 2019 on 5 February under Liechtenstein Chairmanship.
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Minister Schneider-Ammann: EFTA remains a solid anchor of our foreign trade policies
17.12.2018
Johann Schneider-Ammann has been a Federal Councillor and Minister of Economic Affairs in Switzerland since 2010. In September this year, he announced his retirement and will leave his position at the end of the year. Mr Schneider-Ammann spoke to the EFTA Newsletter about his time as a minister and the accomplishments made during his time being part of the EFTA family.
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EFTA Council adopts the budget for 2019
11.12.2018
On 11 December, the ninth and last Council meeting of the year under the Swiss chairmanship took place in Geneva. Liechtenstein will take over the rotating EFTA Chair in the first half of 2019.
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EFTA Ministerial meeting, Geneva, 23 November 2018
23.11.2018
On 23 November 2018, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held its biannual Ministerial Meeting in Geneva. The meeting was chaired by Mr Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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EFTA Council prepares for winter Ministerial meeting
08.11.2018
The EFTA Council met in Geneva on 8 November 2018 for its eight meeting in 2018.
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Annual EFTA-ECOFIN meeting focuses on financial technology and the FinTech Action Plan
06.11.2018
EFTA and EU Ministers of Finance and Economy discussed the economic, financial and political situation in Europe at their annual EFTA-ECOFIN meeting in Brussels on 6 November 2018. This year, particular attention was given to financial technology and the European FinTech Action Plan. The three EEA EFTA Ministers also discussed Brexit and legal incorporation with the EU Commission’s Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis.
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New deposit of EFTA archives available for researchers
30.10.2018
This month, a new deposit of EFTA’s historical archives has been made available for researchers at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence.
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Secretary-General Henri Gétaz: EFTA membership is more important than ever
28.09.2018
On 1 September, new Senior Management took over at the EFTA Secretariat, with Swiss Ambassador Henri Gétaz as Secretary-General. Before being appointed as Secretary-General of EFTA, Mr. Gétaz headed the Directorate for European Affairs within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.