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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8642

11 February 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Council adopts firm message to Switzerland, refusing to link negotiations on tax on savings and on Schengen

Brussels, 10/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - Tuesday's Ecofin Council called upon the Commission to keep up hard line with regard to Switzerland, in negotiations on tax on savings and the Schengen agreement. "We have maintained a strong position to conclude negotiations on tax as quickly as possible, and unanimously to affirm that there is no link with other ongoing negotiations", said Council President Charlie McGreevy. Minister both rejected the link Bern had hoped to establish between the...

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