UK and Switzerland Announce £5.2bn Trade Deal and E-Gate Access
The UK and Switzerland have finalized a £5.2 billion trade deal focused on services, which includes provisions for Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland and loosened visa restrictions between the two countries.
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UK and Switzerland to loosen visa restrictions as part of services trade deal
Agreement will also enable British travellers to use automated passport gates at Swiss airports
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Roaming charges also scrapped and trading terms continue for medicines, cars, art, jewellery and other goods British nationals can expect shorter passport queues at Swiss airports and border crossings after a £5.2bn trade deal was sealed by Keir Starmer, likely his last big international agreement as prime minister. As part of the deal they will be able to use e-gates from later this year, starting with exit checks at Zurich airport and with Basel and Geneva, a leading airport for business an...
By Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent
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