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According to the federal advisor Ignazio Cassis, the difficult world situation has helped the EU file in Switzerland. In negotiations on new agreements, Switzerland has obtained more than it could hope, he hinted in an interview.
(Keystone-ATS) “Compared to discussions on the framework agreement four years ago, when the state of the world was better, we feel today a greater emergency,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs in an interview published on Saturday by the “NZZ”. Close and stable relationships with the nearest neighbors are increasingly important, he adds.
“Participation in the European internal market is vital for Switzerland – and it will be even more so if other markets are no longer accessible or only under less good conditions,” said Cassis.
The publication of the agreements with the EU was “a boost after extremely intense and trying months”. “I see a great interest from the public,” said Ticino. We want to understand in all its magnitude and depth “what we have negotiated” without limiting ourselves to “sempteric keywords”.
The federal advisor thinks that the whole package of agreements is good for Switzerland, but he does not know if the people will see it exactly in the same way. “Today, I can confidently say that the result exceeds our hopes. Conversely, this means that I cannot imagine that we find a better solution to save the bilateral way, “said the Swiss Foreign Minister.
Switzerland has obtained more, for example with regard to the safeguard clause on the free movement of people. We were able to guarantee the hard core: with us, the free movement of workers continues to prevail, and not that of citizens, ”underlines Cassis. Only people who work in Switzerland or who can support their needs can live there with their family.
