The results of negotiations between Switzerland and the EU are summarized in Budapest

The results of negotiations between Switzerland and the EU are summarized in Budapest

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Swiss President Viola Amgerd has announced the final stage of negotiations with the EU on a new political agreement. The talks are aimed at restoring relations after Switzerland's withdrawal from previous negotiations in 2021.

The President of Switzerland said that negotiations on a new political agreement with the European Union should be completed in the near future.

Written by UNN with reference to Bloomberg and TIO.

Negotiations between Switzerland and the EU have entered a decisive round and are “in the home stretch”. This was stated by Swiss President Viola Amgerd.

Switzerland wants to stabilize and deepen the bilateral path with the EU

- said the head of the Swiss Confederation.

The agreement will bring Switzerland one step closer to restoring relations after it unexpectedly withdrew from the 2021 talks, undermining ties with the bloc that surrounded it and exposing cross-border business to legal uncertainty.

The talks are going “well,” Amgerd also told reporters at a meeting of European leaders in Budapest.

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