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Swiss here. It seems that there's a difference between walking out and never have joined, the latter being a lot easier. Another difference: Switzerland is par
by _nalply 10y ago
Swiss here. It seems that there's a difference between walking out and never have joined, the latter being a lot easier.
Another difference: Switzerland is part of the Schengen area, but UK is not. Have a look at the map in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area - there is no hole in central Europe where Switzerland uses to be. Schengen is only one of the many sectors where Switzerland is actively participating in EU programs. It's not easy for Switzerland. Sometimes the EU can be very rough and demanding.
I wish the UK good luck and I hope that everything works out acceptably.
- Boothroid 10y agoIt's interesting - if I look at the pro-EU crowd here in the UK (people like Gina Miller, Nick Clegg and his wife) I see a mixture of ideology and careerist reasons for attaching themselves to the project, and I suspect that's the main driver in Brussels too - ambitious types that, having inserted themselves into positions where they stand to benefit, now agitate with wild-eyed zeal for ever closer union, when the benefits of this for those whose interests they claim to represent are debatable.