Pro-Europe Swiss minister to quit amid tense talks with EU


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018

FILE PHOTO: Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann speaks at the 11th World Trade Organization's ministerial conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci -/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) - A longtime Swiss politician and backer of strong ties to the European Union announced on Tuesday he will resign from government, adding uncertainty over unresolved talks on relations between Switzerland and its largest trading partner.

Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, 66, confirmed his decision to leave the seven-member government effective Dec. 31 in a letter to parliament in which he describes Switzerland as "a little paradise".

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