Switzerland signs trade agreement with UK

Switzerland and UK have signed a bilateral trade agreement to maintain economic and trade relations once UK has left the EU (Brexit). Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and the British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, signed the agreement in Bern on 11 February. The new agreement was concluded as part of the Federal Council's ‘Mind the Gap' strategy. The Federal Council wishes to ensure that the existing mutual rights and obligations in its relationship with UK will continue...