Re:VW sees EVs making up 90% of Norway sales in 2021
by _Microft on Sunday October 11, 2020 @05:15PM
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Freedom of movement (and a lot of other things) is guaranteed in the Bilateral I agreements [0] between the EU and Switzerland which are protected by a so-called guillotine clause [1]. The latter meaning that violation of any part of the agreement would void all of it.
The result of the referendum would definitely violate part of the agreement and the EU just reminded Switzerland of the consequences.
If anything it could be blamed on the initiators and supporters (SVP) of the referendum to not properly inform the populace of the consequences of a successful referendum.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland%E2%80%93European_U...
Re:VW sees EVs making up 90% of Norway sales in 2021
by 082349872349872 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:33PM
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We've spent almost three decades negotiating and harmonising with the EU and still have plenty to work out afresh every year, so if the UK thinks it will tie up its divorce with a bowed ribbon in three months, the only word I have for that negotiating position is: brave.
They're like Switzerland, which hemmeded and hawed about immigration from the EU, held a referendum deciding to block it, and then when the EU put an economic gun to their head, backed down and all EU citizens now have freedom of movement to Switzerland.