On Wednesday 22 February, the EU ambassadors (Coreper) finalised draft conclusions on relations with Switzerland which were examined by the EFTA group of the Council of the EU. Coreper underlined the need for Bern to move ahead swiftly with a new reform of company taxation, after the initial version of this reform was rejected on 12 February (see EUROPE 11724).
The EU member states also underline the need for "fair tax competition and encourage Switzerland to come into line swiftly" with...