Swiss President Guy Parmelin says he is not going to rock the boat when he travels to Brussels on April 23 for talks aimed at trying to break a negotiating deadlock with the European Union. “I am not going to do a Boris Johnson in Brussels,” Parmelin told the French-speaking Sunday newspaper Le Matin Dimanche, referring to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and his behaviour during Brexit negotiations. Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but it does have a set of bilateral agreements with it. Currently both sides are trying to finalise an institutional “framework agreement” aimed at simplifying future ties between the two sides. But talks have run into an impasse. Earlier this week Brussels expressed its frustration at Switzerland in a leaked briefing, accusing it of time-wasting and failing to take responsibility in finding a solution. On Friday it was announced that Parmelin, who holds the rotating presidency this year, would represent Switzerland at a meeting with...
