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Press releasePublished on 20 October 2025

Switzerland and EU sign Amending Protocol to the Agreement on automatic exchange of information in tax matters

Bern, 20.10.2025 — On 20 October 2025 in Brussels, Switzerland and the European Union (EU) signed the Amending Protocol to the Agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information to improve international tax compliance. With the Amending Protocol, the Agreement will be aligned to the amended OECD standard and supplemented with new provisions on administrative assistance for the collection of VAT claims.