Switzerland walks out of seven-year treaty talks with EU
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5JB4V)
Swiss say terms unacceptable despite Brussels' claims they are better than those offered to UK
Switzerland has walked out of talks on a closer trading relationship with the European Union despite being offered better terms than the UK in key areas, EU officials have claimed.
On Wednesday the country's foreign minister, Ignazio Cassis, pulled the plug on long-running discussions with the EU, saying that Berne's conditions were not met".
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