Karin Keller-Sutter and Viola Amherd are sworn in after their election as Federal Councillors by the United Federal Assembly, in the National Council Hall in Bern, Switzerland December 5, 2018. Peter Schneider/Pool via REUTERS
ZURICH (Reuters) - A newly-elected Swiss cabinet member vowed to fight to preserve wage protections in any new treaty with the European Union, potentially complicating talks with the bloc that are already stalled over the issue.
Any new treaty must prevent EU workers in Switzerland from undercutting Swiss companies that now pay the highest wages in Europe, said Karin Keller-Sutter of the pro-business Liberals (FDP), one of two ministers elected by parliament on Wednesday.
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