Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd has announced that she will step down at the end of March. She shared this news with the media in Bern. There had been rumours about her resignation for some time.
The deal, reached after years of sometimes difficult negotiations, has already been denounced by the powerful, hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP), and Swiss unions have also expressed concerns.
The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), the country's largest political force, said on Friday morning that it opposed the agreement. “The SVP says no to this treaty of submission to the EU.