Switzerland must endorse a draft treaty with the EU by June 17 or risk access to European capital markets.

The Swiss government is asking for more clarifications, particularly on the issue of wage-worker protection, as Brussels is demanding access to the Swiss labour market on equal terms.

One of the immediate consequences should Switzerland fail to ratify the EU-Swiss agreement is that Swiss companies would lose access to EU-based capital markets.

Since 2018, the EU has repeatedly thre...