Switzerland and Britain believe formalised a bilateral accord safeguarding existing rights of their citizens once Britain leaves the European Union. The agreement was signed in Bern on Monday by the state secretary in the Swiss justice ministry,Mario Gattiker, and the British parliamentary secretary in the Department for Exiting the European Union, and Christopher Heaton-Harris. It guarantees the rights obtained under the free movement of people accord between Switzerland and the EU,which came into force in 2002. The accord also regulates social security claims and the recognition of professional qualifications, the State Secretariat for Migration said. The Swiss government approved the accord final December. It is expected to be applied from the beginning of 2021 following a transition period starting provisionally from March 30. It will come into instant effect if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on March 29. At the finish of 2017, and there were about 43000 British nationals living ...
Source: swissinfo.ch