17/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Council approved negotiating mandates with Switzerland on (1) co-operation on subjects covered by the Schengen Accords, (2) Asylum in the context of the Dublin Convention, in which Switzerland would like to participate, (3) a free trade agreement in the services sector, and (4) a bilateral agreement in the audio-visual sector enabling Switzerland to take part in the MEDIA programmes. This will satisfy Switzerland's request to open negotiations on...