European CommissionMar 2

🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Neighbours by geography, partners by choice.

We’ve signed new agreements to upgrade our partnership with Switzerland.

✨ Easier life for people who live, work and study across our borders
👩‍🎓 Students can study across borders without extra fees
📊 More secure conditions for businesses in a 460 million strong market
🌍 Closer cooperation in research, innovation, and EU programmes like Horizon Europe and Erasmus+

Strengthening our shared future together.

More: https://link.europa.eu/NTWV4M

Show threadUriel Fanelli
@EUCommission that makes sense, but... why they don't just join the Union?
Mar 2 at 11:20amWeb
Show threadmuslumanMar 2
@uriel they are neutral country so they cant
Show threadUriel FanelliMar 2
@musluman not a reason, is not the only neutral country in the EU.
Show threadmuslumanMar 2
@uriel the neutrality of swiss is waaay diffirent than other like austria or ireland
Show threadUriel FanelliMar 2

@musluman

neutrality is neutrality. Swiss like to feel like they are the special baby, that's it.

Show threadmuslumanMar 2
@uriel well neutrality works not gonna lie
Show threadUriel FanelliMar 2
@musluman LOL. Look at a geographical map, and look for the country. Who should invade them, precisely?
Show threadmuslumanMar 3
@uriel well their neighbors are peacefull but its a old thing also nobody knows that maybe one day EU might really invade them if they choose side
Show threadUriel FanelliMar 3

@musluman

uhm.... you don't know the history of Europe, right?

Show threadmuslumanMar 3
@uriel nope not at all
Show threadikuturso 🇪🇺Mar 2
@uriel @EUCommission it's beneficial for them not to in some ways but ultimately it is up to the people, maybe they will some day.
Show threadabscMar 2

@uriel @EUCommission

Because they think that "neutrality" is a thing, or more to the point, because they are convinced that money is king.

Switzerland already receives and apply almost all the EU laws as it makes sense for the country. But you know, not needing to put money in the EU is what they care the most.

"Switzerland first", I guess.