It was announced recently that Switzerland and France are to cooperate more closely in an attempt to stamp out cross-border crime, money laundering, and tax evasion.
The Swiss Justice Minister Ruth Metzler, and the French Interior Minister Daniel Vaillant met earlier this week in Geneva to sign the protocol for establishing the Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation (CPCC), which is expected to open this summer.
Both parties are excited by the new development, which aims to provide a rapid exchange of information between the customs and police forces of the two countries. Speaking to Swissinfo on Monday, Ms Metzler revealed that there was 'already good cooperation' between the two countries in this area. However, she added that: 'This centre will faciliate cooperation, because there are currently certain judicial and administrative obstacles.'
According to reports, the CCPD will be staffed 24 hours a day, and will have a staff of 20-40 from each country. There are plans in the pipeline for a similar facility to be built in order to aid cooperation between Switzerland and Italy, but this project has now been delayed several times.
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