SWISS TO NEGOTIATE FREE TRADE DEAL FOR PROCESSED FOOD WITH EU
May 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has given the go-ahead for a swift launch of negotiations with Switzerland to forge a trade liberalisation deal for processed food. The agreement would build on the existing free trade deal on food commodities between the EU and Switzerland, which has steadfastly refused to become a member state. The European Commission will handle the talks for the EU. A council communiqué said "the liberalisation of trade in processed agricultural products" would be secured "in view of the full ...
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