People play in front of the Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
ZURICH (Reuters) - Opposition from across the political spectrum will make it all but impossible for the Swiss government to sign a draft treaty with the European Union next month, sources close to the matter told Reuters.
Failure to sign the accord that Brussels has sought for a decade and which was negotiated over four years would plunge Swiss ties with its biggest trading partner into a new ice age, potentially disrupting trade and cross-border securities deals.
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