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Article: Switzerland, EU to Begin New Round of Bilateral Negotiations
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 12, 2000
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Switzerland and the European Union (EU) will start a new round of
negotiations on further bilateral agreements later this year, Swiss
Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss announced Tuesday after a visit to
Brussels.
He and EU Commissioner for Foreign Relations Chris Patten said
expert-level talks would begin in fall. Patten restated that tax
evasion would be high on the agenda.
Switzerland, for its part, is seeking new areas for bilateral
agreements such as the media, statistics and education, following
the ratification of seven accords which are due to come into effect
next January.
Patten said the European Commission would give the go-ahead to
negotiations this week. One of the most controversial ...