What's the problem with opening a € account at your Swiss bank. I have a € acc' with UBS, I get full on line facilities a reasonable interest rate, and as it's lumped in with my other accounts its free. No ID, no travelling just one signature on a form and that's it, I got the account number straight away and the account was accessable on line the following day. I use this regularily for € transactions, and other than when I once got a cheque from France and they paid it into the wrong account I've never had a problem.