Economics

Swiss Put Crucial EU Ties at Risk By Scrapping Deal With Bloc

  • EU says single market access comes with rules, obligations
  • Swiss look into adapting domestic law to keep step with EU

    

Photographer: Gianluca Colla/Bloomberg

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Switzerland refused to sign a treaty it hammered out with the European Union, a move likely to undermine relations with its biggest trading partner and potentially damage the economy.