The Swiss government recommended that parliament reject an initiative aimed at blocking a new agreement between Switzerland and the European Union. The deal would represent the biggest overhaul in bilateral economic relations in a generation.
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 23, 2016, economic analyses show the decision has persistently dragged on UK growth, leaving the economy 6-8% smaller than it would have been and making Britons poorer, with nearly 60% now saying the vote was wrong.
France, Italy, and Spain are leading initiatives to reduce Europe's dependence on US technology while simultaneously proposing new rules to ease cross-border banking operations and reduce regulatory fragmentation across the EU.
The British government, led by Sir Keir Starmer, proposed creating a single market for goods with the European Union as part of Brexit reset negotiations, but the EU rejected the idea. The proposal was made by Britain's chief negotiator Michael Ellam and would have represented a significant shift in post-Brexit relations.
