Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very honoured to be with you today in Brussels, and I would like to thank the Swiss Mission to the European Union and the Institute of European Studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles for their kind invitation. When I arrived at Brussels airport, I couldn’t help noticing the range of delicious chocolate on offer. It seems to be as abundant as in Switzerland. So I can see immediately that Switzerland and Belgium have important things in common. This certainly makes me feel very comfortable here. Although I am unlikely to end up emulating Jean Neuhaus. As some of you may know, Belgium’s m ... (full story)