Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland as Starmer seals £5.2bn trade deal
The UK has secured a £5.2bn trade deal with Switzerland that includes the removal of mobile roaming charges and the implementation of e-gates for British travelers at Swiss airports. The agreement aims to boost service exports and maintain trade terms for various goods.
Why it matters
This deal represents a significant post-Brexit economic agreement for the UK, impacting travel convenience and trade relations with a major non-EU European market.
British nationals will be able to use e-gates at Zurich airport later this year, with Basel and Geneva to follow. British nationals will be able to use e-gates at Zurich airport later this year, with Basel and Geneva to follow. Business Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland as Starmer seals £5.2bn trade deal Roaming charges also scrapped and trading terms continue for medicines, cars, art, jewellery and other goods
Prefer the Guardian on Google British nationals can expect shorter passport queues at Swiss airports and border crossings after a £5.2bn trade deal was sealed by Keir Starmer , likely his last big international agreement as prime minister.
As part of the deal they will be able to use e-gates from later this year, starting with exit checks at Zurich airport and with Basel and Geneva, a leading airport for business and winter sports travel, to follow next year.
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