Ongoing negotiations between the EU and Switzerland are focused on the country's contribution payments, which Switzerland makes to gain partial access to the EU's internal market.
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00:00Switzerland and the EU are coming closer to reaching an agreement on how much the neutral
00:07country should pay the bloc to access its internal market, according to top diplomats.
00:14Despite not being an EU member state, Switzerland voluntarily contributes to EU cohesion funds.
00:21This gives it partial access to the European internal market.
00:26Swiss and EU ambassadors say they're close to reaching an agreement and hope to do so
00:30before the year is over.