[dp0622]

Why is there a problem?

They are a sovereign country.

And I thought the EU was formed for financial reasons.

[jdege]

Switzerland isn't part of the EU, but it is part of the Schengen Agreement, allowing visa-less travel with most of the EU and Norway and Iceland.

There are no border checks between Switzerland and Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein.

And the idea that their subjects can travel to places where guns can be legally purchased scares Brussels silly.