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It was a last minute breakthrough: on Christmas Eve, the EU and Britain agreed to a Brexit deal. The trade package will enter into force on January 1, 2021, initially provisionally, as the other EU member states have not yet given their consent.
Brexit negotiations have also been closely followed in Switzerland. As the British leave the EU, Switzerland is discussing a rapprochement: with the institutional framework agreement, which is highly controversial. This is to ensure that changes to EU law are automatically adopted in all 120 contracts to date, without having to renegotiate each time.
Penetration: The EU agrees to a Brexit deal with the British(01:35)
“All well done”
It is highly questionable whether the Brexit agreement could induce Brussels to start new discussions on the framework agreement with Switzerland. However, Switzerland certainly recognizes the results of the negotiations by the British. CVP’s national advisor, Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter (56), praised on Twitter that “an agreement is possible to avoid a severe economic breakdown.” And for Senior Vice President Roger Köppel (55), Britain’s exit from the EU is a source of joy: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “got it right”.
Köppel is particularly pleased that it is an agreement “without foreign legislators or foreign judges”. Because the European Court of Justice will probably not be involved in dispute settlement. The role of the Court of Justice is also a sticking point in the Swiss discussion on a framework agreement: the contract provides for an arbitration court in case of dispute. But when it comes to EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Communities would have the last word.
“Setting aside has a high price”
The foreign politician of the SP, Fabián Molina (30), reacts with more skepticism. Britain is paying a high price for leaving the Union, he writes. Because although the island still has access to the market thanks to the Brexit agreement, as a future former member state, the British can no longer have a say. “Stepping aside comes at a high price.”
The EU Commission also made it clear at a table on Christmas Eve which benefits of EU membership Britain will have to give up in the future: EU programs such as Erasmus, access to the Corona aid scheme, internal market for freight forwarders, fluent trade and that pets will join in the future. You must have passports are just some of the examples. (gbl)