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could you clarify what you mean about the swiss?

barrkel 10y ago
The Swiss have a more direct democracy than most, and recently voted to limit free travel - trouble is, free travel is a condition of free market access, and with this vote, they're going to lose that. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/eu-swiss-single-market-access-no-free-movement-citizens https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/eu-swiss-singl...
- 1wd 10y ago
  The Swiss still try to find a compromise that is compatible with free movement. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/immigration-vote-_sommaruga-admits-major-eu-concession-is--unrealistic-/42420448 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/immigration-vote-_sommaruga-admi...
  - Create 10y ago
    freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_for_workers_in_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_for_worker...
    - 1wd 10y ago
      As I understand it, even though the "informal proposal" is about "prioritising local workers over foreign ones" the actual proposal only requires informing the regional unemployment offices of open jobs, which might(?) not violate freedom of movement.
      - Create 10y ago
        The issue is the following: In February 2014, the Swiss voted in a referendum to introduce quotas for all migrants in Switzerland. The referendum, which requires Switzerland to have annual quotas for immigrants, does not take effect immediately but requires the Swiss government to implement a quota system within three years. Nothing to do with regional unemployment offices.
        1wd 10y ago
        Right, the current proposal tries to implement that referendum in a "light" way. The regional unemployment office measure would be step 2, and only in step 3 might the actual quotas come up, with explicit approval by the EU only. https://www.parlament.ch/en/services/news/Pages/sda-spk-n-2016-09-02.aspx https://www.parlament.ch/en/services/news/Pages/sda-spk-n-20...

The Swiss have a more direct democracy than most, and recently voted to limit free travel - trouble is, free travel is a condition of free market access, and with this vote, they're going to lose that. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/eu-swiss-single-market-access-no-free-movement-citizens https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/eu-swiss-singl...

1wd 10y ago
The Swiss still try to find a compromise that is compatible with free movement. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/immigration-vote-_sommaruga-admits-major-eu-concession-is--unrealistic-/42420448 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/immigration-vote-_sommaruga-admi...
- Create 10y ago
  freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_for_workers_in_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_for_worker...
  - 1wd 10y ago
    As I understand it, even though the "informal proposal" is about "prioritising local workers over foreign ones" the actual proposal only requires informing the regional unemployment offices of open jobs, which might(?) not violate freedom of movement.
    - Create 10y ago
      The issue is the following: In February 2014, the Swiss voted in a referendum to introduce quotas for all migrants in Switzerland. The referendum, which requires Switzerland to have annual quotas for immigrants, does not take effect immediately but requires the Swiss government to implement a quota system within three years. Nothing to do with regional unemployment offices.
      - 1wd 10y ago
        Right, the current proposal tries to implement that referendum in a "light" way. The regional unemployment office measure would be step 2, and only in step 3 might the actual quotas come up, with explicit approval by the EU only. https://www.parlament.ch/en/services/news/Pages/sda-spk-n-2016-09-02.aspx https://www.parlament.ch/en/services/news/Pages/sda-spk-n-20...