EU/SWITZERLAND : SWISS OPEN DOORS TO ROMANIAN AND BULGARIAN WORKERS.

Bulgarians and Romanians will be able to work freely in Switzerland after all, following the confederation's renewal and extension of its agreements on the free movement of persons with the EU, on 8 February. Contrary to expectations, the Swiss voted 59.6% in favour and 40.4% against the measure, although there had been considerable fears over the influence of the populist right, which campaigned against the renewal.

The Union has reason to rejoice. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso congratulated Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz "for the excellent result of the referendum" and said he was confident...