The EU is not about to pull the plug on Switzerland
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. Nicolas Landemard/le Pictorium
On the eve of the much-awaited meeting between the Swiss and European Union leaders in Brussels, the EU looks willing to make concessions on key areas to save the struggling framework deal with Switzerland.
This content was published on April 22, 2021 - 09:00
April 22, 2021 - 09:00
Alain Franco, Brussels
Stop or continue? In three words, this is the question to be answered when on Friday morning, Swiss president Guy Parmelin meets his EU Commission counterpart, Ursula von der Leyen.
The long-awaited meeting comes after year-long negotiations on a draft framework agreement – meant to clarify the current web of bilateral deals between Bern and Brussels – finalised in 2018. The first talks on such a deal go back to 2005. On Friday, finally, the EU expects Parmelin to give a clear sign about whether the deal will become reality, or whether
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