The Federal Council’s intentions remain unclear. The SVP believes the agreement has definitely failed, the FDP and the economy are happy that the talks are continuing. For its part, the Federal Council has still not revealed what its exact demands are.
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For the first time since 2017, a Swiss Federal President was in Brussels on Friday to talk to the EU about the framework agreement: The meeting between Guy Parmelin and Ursula von der Leyen did not bring about a breakthrough.
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It was a big day for Guy Parmelin. For the first time in four years, the European Commission received a Swiss Federal President in Brussels on Friday. The meeting with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, already referred to by many as a showdown, should finally clarify the bilateral relationship. For the first time since Doris Leuthard and Jean-Claude Juncker negotiated the institutional framework agreement in 2017, the Swiss flag was once again prominently blowing in the wind in front of the Commission’s headquarters.
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