Preliminary Deliberations in the Federal Council Committees
As is the case in the National Council, decisions in the Plenary of the Federal Council have in principle to be preceded by preliminary deliberations in a committee. This is to ensure that competent Members of the Federal Council can discuss and negotiate substantive issues in a restricted circle.
The final decision rests with the Plenary of the Federal Council, but it rarely deviates from the result achieved by the committee, since the composition of the committees in terms of parliamentary groups reflects, on a smaller scale, that of the Plenary.
