Est. 1min 08-06-2000 (updated: 07-11-2012 ) Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram The Swiss Parliament discussed proposals to reopen membership talks with the European Union. Read more with Euractiv Medium-term economic policy priorities of LithuaniaLithuania and EU Commission set medium-term economic policy priorities until 2005. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters BackgroundThe Swiss Parliament discussed proposals to reopen membership talks with the European Union. After last month's approval of the EU-Swiss bilateral trade accords, several pro-European groups had called called on the government to start talks on membership immediately. But the government, although in favor of long-term reopening of negotiations, refuses to jump on the fast train to EU membership.
