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> This was something the Swiss experimented with a few years back. Not altogether happily, I seem to recall, but I am hazy. The people voted (constitutional am
by davidgay 8y ago
> This was something the Swiss experimented with a few years back. Not altogether happily, I seem to recall, but I am hazy.
The people voted (constitutional amendment) to limit free movement. The EU said "hmm, no", so they basically fudged it.
There's a summary (in French) at https://www.eda.admin.ch/missions/mission-eu-brussels/fr/home/dossiers-prioritaires/libre-circulation-personnes.html https://www.eda.admin.ch/missions/mission-eu-brussels/fr/hom... which basically says the Swiss parliament passed a law that respected the requirements of that constitutional amendment while still meeting Switzerland's free-movement treaty obligations.
- pjc50 8y agoHmm, that is a huge fudge; it's not been implemented at all as written, but there's some changes to make sure that Swiss jobseekers get first pick of the available jobs. At least the Swiss are clear on what they're trying to achieve.