Financial and Economic Affairs

Alexander Renggli
Alexander Renggli © FDFA

Deputy Head
Head of Division Economic and Financial Affairs, Sectorial Policies
Contact person for media enquiries (ad interim)

Alexander Renggli – Minister
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 05

Contact: Anuradha Ponnen
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 60

Léo Benmenni
Léo Benmenni © FDFA

Taxation, State Aid, Competition, Investments

Léo Benmenni – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 31

Contact: Fiorella Lichtmannegger
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 36

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Benjamin Frei © FDFA

Trade, EFTA Group from the Council, EEA, EFTA, Interior Market and Industry, Enterprises

Benjamin Frei – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 33

Contact: Fiorella Lichtmannegger
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 36

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Pierre-François Righetti © FDFA

Economic and Budgetary Affairs, Customs Matters, Regional Policies and Cohesion, Public Procurement, Intellectual Property

Pierre-François Righetti – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 44

Contact: Fiorella Lichtmannegger
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 36

 

Christina Pfenniger
Felix Schwendimann © FDFA

Financial Services, Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing

Felix Schwendimann – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 41

Contact: Fiorella Lichtmannegger
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 36

Giuliana Gantner
Giuliana Gantner © FDFA

Customs

Giuliana Gantner – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 70

Contact: Fiorella Lichtmannegger
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 36

Michelangelo Chini
Michelangelo Chini

Michelangelo Chini – Diplomatic Attaché
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 66

Contact: Anuradha Ponnen
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 60

Tax policy – in line with international standards

Switzerland and the EU are endeavouring to develop international standards in the field of tax policy: The agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) and the agreement on the fight against fraud are significant milestones in this area of cooperation

Economy and trade – an essential partnership

The EU accounts for over half of Swiss exports and two-thirds of Swiss imports – economic relations are vitally important

Free movement of persons – functioning and current state of play

The agreement on the free movement of persons enables citizens from Switzerland and the EU member states to freely choose their place of work and place of domicile within the territories of the contracting parties