The European Union and Switzerland officially normalised relations in Brussels on Thursday 6 April, ending the tensions following the referendum of 9 February 2014 on the free movement of persons (see EUROPE 11016).
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker received Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation on Thursday. They pledged to work towards concluding an institutional framework agreement before the end of the year that will facilitate the bilateral relations made...