Switzerland and the EU today signed nine bilateral agreements at the first ever Swiss-EU summit in Brussels.
The agreements - which cover a range of topics, from tax to the free movement of people - were hailed by both sides as an important step forward in EU-Swiss relations.
Commission President Romano Prodi went so far as to say that the agreements moved Switzerland closer to the EU.
The agreements were "undoubtedly a con...
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