Switzerland will on May 1 end measures that imposed a block on trading of Swiss shares on EU bourses, the government said on Wednesday, making potential cross-border mergers easier. Switzerland introduced protections for its stock exchange in 2019 when the EU withdrew its recognition of regulatory equivalence for the Swiss exchange amid a row over bilateral trade talks.

The Swiss government said on Wednesday that it would from May 1 remove the European Union from a list of jurisdictions affected by protective measures for the Swiss stock exchange, ending a block on the trading of Swiss shares on other bourses.

Switzerland will remove the European Union from its stock market protection list, rolling back a measure it imposed in 2019 after both sides agreed to a deal to revamp their relations.

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The UK-Switzerland Recognition of Professional Qualifications Agreement will mean Britons' qualifications in more than 200 professions are recognised in Switzerland, according to the Department for Bu

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The EU will be removed from the list of jurisdictions affected by Switzerland's stock market protection measures.

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