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“It’s going to be tight.” The slogan of yes to the limitation initiative was in vain among the voters. The result of the vote is anything but tight: 61.7 percent say no to the initiative to limit the vice presidency. Only four cantons entered the field of yes. The electorate clearly confirmed the bilateral path and thus the free movement of people with the EU.
But after the battle is before the battle. Marco Chiesa (45), Senior Vice President and Council of States, is already turning his attention to the next scenario: the framework agreement with the EU. ‘The EU is already increasing pressure for us to give up our sovereignty. The threats will continue, ”said Chiesa. You don’t want to believe the deal is clinically dead after the social partners say no. “It is just a game, in the end the social partners will support the framework agreement, we must not be fooled.”
After saying no to the BGI: Is the way clear for the framework agreement?(00:47)
Current EU deal under fire
But with him, the SVP is riding a dead horse. The current agreement no longer even has sufficient support in the Federal Council. The FDP Chancellor, Ignazio Cassis (59), is the only one who still believes in a solution. At liberty, approval crumbles: the massive criticism of former federal councilor Johann Schneider-Ammann (68) is just the tip of the iceberg.
The front against the agreement has broadened even further. When it comes to pay protection, as BLICK made public, the social partners are blocking the Union Citizens Directive, the cantons are concerned about state aid and the role of the European Court of Justice is refocusing .
At the SRF elephant round, CVP president Gerhard Pfister (57) asked heretically: “Have you ever lived through the deal?” The EU needs improvements on all four points, Pfister said. The tenor of the party leaders was clear: now the ball is in the Federal Council.
The Federal Council wants to determine the position
Despite SVP’s defeat, he is far from hitting the gas with euphoria. The government wants to determine Switzerland’s position “in the next few weeks” and then again seek talks with the EU, according to FDP Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter (56). “We will discuss the open points with the EU.” The Federal Councilor did not want to go into how long these discussions could last.
The motto now is Brussels. FDP Foreign Minister Cassis will reportedly discuss the Swiss position with the EU Commission this year, according to the above schedule. The Federal Council has already made some adjustments that Brussels should hardly please.
Brussels drives him away
It is not yet clear whether the Federal Council’s proposal will be included in the consultation, but it is unlikely. However, Cassis only wants to move to Brussels with proposals that have good national backing, as he made clear in the BLICK interview. You have an arduous journey ahead of you. Already now it is said from Federal Bern: “In Brussels we will not find open doors, the EU will hardly make substantial improvements. Why should she?
This is also made clear in a communication from the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (61). She is pleased that the Federal Council can now move quickly on the framework agreement, emphasizing that the agreement has been “fully negotiated” since 2018.
