Amid Brexit Drama, EU Flexes Its Muscles With Swiss
Brussels has ramped up pressure on Switzerland to accept an overhaul of their complex ties
Britain isn’t the only European country tangling with Brussels over future relations with the European Union. Switzerland is in its crosshairs too.
The EU has escalated pressure on Switzerland—which isn’t in the EU but has extensive relations with the bloc—to accept an overhaul of their complex bilateral ties. On Friday, Switzerland moved to protect its stock exchanges should the EU press forward with plans to end a longstanding market-access agreement at the end of the year.
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