CAVOKMar 3

Switzerland to pay EU €375m annually for free movement and single-market access

https://lemmy.world/post/43792059

Switzerland to pay EU €375m annually for free movement and single-market access - Lemmy.World

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Show threadzipfile1782

They could stop being “neutral” and join EU.

PS, they sanctioned Russia and Ukraine to be neutral

Mar 3 at 7:50amWeb
Show threadTheFoolMar 3

Neutrality has nothing to do with joining the EU or not. There was a vote 25 years ago and the Swiss people decided against it with a 76.7% majority. That’s all.

Personally I am against it myself because the EU parliamentary system and the Swiss system of direct democracy are just not compatible.

Show threadLumisalMar 3
Shouldn’t there be another vote by now though? Or are birth rates there extremely abysmal? Otherwise seems like a very large portion of the younger population isn’t getting a say there for a democracy.
Show threadTheFoolMar 3
Votes have to be initiated and apparently no one wants to. Anybody could start collecting signatures and bring it to a vote, but I‘m pretty sure it would get rejected again anyway (pure speculation though)
Show threadBuffaloxMar 3
There is probably zero chance Switzerland will join EU anytime soon. But cooperation between us is still good.