ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss talks with the European Union have not made enough progress so far to clinch a new treaty due to differences over rules to protect high Swiss wages from cross-border competition, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told parliament on Thursday.
Cassis did not rule out the possibility of striking a deal with the EU, Switzerland's biggest trade partner, by the end of this year, though he reiterated that the labour rules remain a non-negotiable "red line" for the Swiss side.
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