Backlash?
THE fuss about Switzerland's conduct in the second world war, and its recent clumsy handling of the question of Jewish bank deposits, is posing an unexpected dilemma: the more Switzerland placates its (mostly foreign) critics, the more it inflames its own right-wingers. Their discontent could jeopardise negotiations on closer ties with the European Union.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Backlash?”
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