President Widmer-Schlumpf and Federal Councillor Burkhalter meet top EU representatives in Brussels

On the agenda are talks with the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and the EU Commissioner for Taxation Algirdas Šemeta.

The issues in the visit to Brussels concern the status and the further course of action in bilateral relations between Switzerland and the EU, tax matters, financial market regulation issues, the euro crisis and topical foreign policy issues.

Address for enquiries:

Mario Tuor, Communications, State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF),
031 322 46 16, mario.tuor@sif.admin.ch

Jean-Marc Crevoisier, Communications, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),
031 322 30 21, jean-marc.crevoisier@eda.admin.ch

Daniel Klingele, Spokesman, Swiss Mission to the European Union, Brussels,
+32 2 28 61329, daniel.klingele@eda.admin.ch

Publisher:

Federal Department of Finance
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs