BERN - The Federal Council gave party leaders a closed briefing on the draft Switzerland-EU package, covering wage protection, a safeguard on immigration, electricity and whether any vote should need a cantonal majority. Negotiations with Brussels had been brought to a close in December 2024. Domestic law is the remaining mountain.
The SVP wants a mandatory referendum. The centre and the FDP want the package to survive. Unions will judge it on posting rules and inspections, not on speeches about stability.
Farmers in the next chair
A food-safety chapter makes rural organisations nervous. That nervousness will be louder by summer, when the Council opens a formal consultation.