Opposition from across the political spectrum will make it all but impossible fo...
ZURICH - Opposition from across the political spectrum will make it all but impossible for the Swiss government to sign a draft treaty with the European Union next month, sources close to the matter told Reuters.
The Swiss cabinet is likely to tell Brussels that too many issues remain unresolved to clinch a deal now while it battles a far-right campaign to end the free movement of EU citizens in a referendum due next year, the sources said. That looming battle is being billed as Switzerland’s Brexit moment. “There are still too many open points that can been seen as negative for the economy,” broadcaster SRF quoted President Ueli Maurer as telling a conference in Interlaken.In the four-party, seven-member cabinet, only Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis of the pro-business Liberals actively supports the deal, said one senior official from a coalition member. For the others, it is “fifty shades of no”, the source said, seeking anonymity to discuss confidential deliberations.
The government has wrapped up months of consultations with domestic power brokers on how to proceed, and must give Brussels an answer next month. FILE PHOTO: Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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