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“The EU is very ready to take a step, when the Federal Council finally says clearly what it wants exactly,” emphasized Mavromichalis. Switzerland and the EU could then find a solution, “although the EU has already been very accommodating to Switzerland in many areas.”
The EU accepted the accompanying measures in a somewhat weaker form, although they were disadvantageous for EU companies, he said. Furthermore, the EU had conceded to Switzerland that it would not have to adopt all the new EU rules in the context of dynamic legal adoption.
“If people say no to a new regulation of the single market, the whole treaty will not be canceled, but compensatory measures will be taken,” he said about it. The EU ambassador emphasized that no EU member would enjoy such exceptions. Furthermore, with the framework agreement, Switzerland could in the future participate in decision-making processes in the EU, even if it did not have the right to vote, he stressed.
Put Switzerland in its place
And an arbitral tribunal does not have to listen to the Court of Justice of the European Communities. “For example, the arbitral tribunal can judge for itself whether the countermeasures are proportionate,” he said. The Court of Justice of the European Communities only comes into play when it comes to the interpretation of Community law, he said. “Also in the EU it is solely responsible for this. If national courts were allowed to interpret the rules of the internal market themselves, it would be broken, ”he said.
However, Mavromichalis also put Switzerland in its place. If he continues like this and always comes up with something new, there will be nothing left of the framework agreement with the EU, he warned. “The agreement aims to stabilize bilateral relations, including through this dispute settlement mechanism. An exclusion of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the interpretation of Community law is not foreseen and it is not possible either ”, he emphasized to the“ Tages-Anzeiger ”.
Modest contribution
It is also regrettable that Switzerland conditions the contribution to cohesion, because it is a consideration for market access. But nobody is interested in the fact that all Europeans suddenly move to Zurich, Munich or Paris. “That is why the EU supports disadvantaged regions with the Cohesion Fund,” said the diplomat.
For a country like Switzerland, the contribution of one billion euros in ten years is already very modest. Because Switzerland is undoubtedly the country that benefits the most from the EU internal market, he said. (pbe / SDA)
