Swiss abandon years of EU talks and reject treaty

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

After years of talks, Switzerland has scrapped efforts aimed at agreeing an over-arching treaty with the EU.

Switzerland is not in the European Union but has signed up to many of its policies, such as freedom of movement.

The relationship is currently governed by more than 120 bilateral deals, and a failure to replace them with one framework deal could harm ties.

"We regret this decision, given the progress that has been made over the last years," the EU Commission said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57251681

[ShazamIam]

1. Switzerland, an oligarchy, sounding like Susan Colling, expressing concerns about the necessity of

keeping secrets about wealth.