Breakfast Show 6:30am - 10:00am

Listen Live

Search

Bern walks away from EU

Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:10

Pixabay

The government has decided to walk away from the Framework Agreement with the European Union. In a press release, it says there are too many differences.

The move means the last 7 years has been for nothing. 

The government says there are three main sticking points which seem impossible to bridge – salary protection, state aid, and social security payments to EU citizens. 

The aim of the Framework Agreement was to bring together around 120 separate treaties Switzerland has with the EU. 

The government says it will look to work with Brussels in the future on how to develop the existing agreements. 

In the meantime, Bern will release its portion of the EU cohesion funds which it had been withholding. 
 

Share

More from Bitesize News

  • Geneva could foot the G7 bill

    Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.

  • US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases

    Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.

  • French singer banned by Paleo

    The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.

  • Cars going uninspected

    The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.

  • War may lead to rent rises

    Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.

  • Not a heatwave, yet

    Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.

Follow WRS

Download our app

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play