The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed European Commission president: 'The Swiss have a completely false view of me' Tensions between Switzerland and the European Union over a planned institutional framework accord continued to simmer on Wednesday with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker saying the Swiss government was responsible for the current stalemate in the negotiations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180215/eu-juncker-european-commission-president-the-swiss-have-a-completely-false-view-of-me Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:50:04 +0100 eu-juncker-european-commission-president-the-swiss-have-a-completely-false-view-of-me EU hails Swiss immigration decision as ‘progress’ After nearly three years of fraught relations between the EU and Switzerland, things seem to be getting back on track after the EU welcomed the Swiss decision on immigration on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161223/eu-hails-swiss-immigration-decision-as-progress Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:46:54 +0100 eu-hails-swiss-immigration-decision-as-progress Italians enraged by Ticino foreign worker vote Italians were up in arms on Monday after the southern Swiss canton of Ticino voted for a measure that would force employers to prioritize local residents over commuters living in Italy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160926/italians-enraged-by-ticino-foreign-worker-vote Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:45:21 +0200 italians-enraged-by-ticino-foreign-worker-vote EU warns Swiss over vote to curb cross-border workers The EU warned Switzerland on Monday over a vote by one of its cantons backing curbs on migrants, an issue being closely watched in London as a possible template for Brexit negotiations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160926/eu-warns-switzerland-after-regions-vote-on-migrant-curbs Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:13:11 +0200 eu-warns-switzerland-after-regions-vote-on-migrant-curbs Swiss-EU negotiations resume but no deal yet Negotiations between Switzerland and the EU over immigration resumed on Monday when the Swiss president, Johann Schneider-Ammann, met with EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160920/swiss-eu-negotiations-resume-but-no-deal-yet Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:57:09 +0200 swiss-eu-negotiations-resume-but-no-deal-yet Window narrows for finding Swiss-EU immigration deal The Swiss president, Johann Schneider-Ammann, thinks Switzerland will find “an amicable solution” to its immigration issue with the EU in the end, though that will not now come, as previously hoped, before the summer break. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160718/window-narrows-for-swiss-eu-immigration-deal Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:27:16 +0200 window-narrows-for-swiss-eu-immigration-deal