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EU, Swiss hail 'historic' new deal resetting relations
EU, Swiss hail 'historic' new deal resetting relations
by  AFP

The European Union and Switzerland announced Friday they had sealed a new set of agreements aimed at recalibrating relations between the two neighbours. Relations plunged when Switzerland suddenly slammed the door on the talks in 2021.

Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
by  AFP

A Madrid court sentenced ex-IMF chief and Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption, it said Friday. A second defendant, Domingo Plazas, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for money laundering and collaborating in two of Rato's tax offences.

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