Swiss industry backs EU treaty package

The Swiss business umbrella organisation Economiesuisse and the employers' association broadly support the package of agreements negotiated with the European Union. They say they are in favour of the least bureaucratic possible implementation in Swiss law. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Economiesuisse and the Swiss Employers' Association gave their assessment of the treaty package with the European Union at a media conference in Zurich on Friday. They said the business community was positive about the foreign policy package negotiated with the EU and supported it. + The Swiss-EU bilateral treaty updates, explained However, the business community sees a need for adjustment in the implementation of the agreement texts into Swiss law. What is needed is "a lean and business-friendly implementation of the agreements in Swiss legislation", the associations said. In addition, the flexible labour market must be preserved, they said. The measures proposed by the ...