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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8309

2 October 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/switzerland
EU threatens to block negotiations with Switzerland if discussions on savings tax do not move forward

Brussels, 01/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the General Affairs Council adopted conclusions threatening Switzerland that negotiations would be blocked on other dossiers on the table if no agreement is reached on savings income taxation. The conclusions state that the EU is willing to press ahead in all negotiations with a view to achieving positive results as soon as possible. They state, however, that "it is, in this perspective, crucial that the Swiss authorities should adopt the...

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