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Switzerland inches closer to EU as President hails 'new era'

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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Swiss President Joseph Deiss believes that a "new era" has begun between his country and the EU (Photo: European Commission)

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