Summer Session Corridors Fill With EU Package Whispers

BERN - A day after the summer session opened, deputies said the EU package was already the unofficial third item on every meeting. Wage protection, electricity and the referendum question travel together. They also leak.

The Federal Council was expected to open a consultation later in the month. That prospect turned committee rooms into rehearsal spaces.

September is already in the building

The e-ID act and the second-home tax decree have a date of 28 September. June is supposed to be legislation. It is also a campaign with better chairs.