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Flagging: Recent efforts to break the diplomatic deadlock have failed Keystone / Martin Ruetschi
Thirty years after Swiss voters rejected joining the European Economic Area (EEA), almost 200 people in the public eye – including several former Swiss presidents – have called for the government to clarify quickly how it intends to shape relations with the European Union and better incorporate European realities.
This content was published on December 1, 2022 - 14:47 December 1, 2022 - 14:47 Keystone-SDA/ts Português
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personalidades suíças pedem um novo começo com a europa
The broad support from all parts of Swiss society shows that the current stalemate with the EU can be overcome, the initiators of the“Call to Action” campaign said on Thursday.“Today a good compromise is capable of winning a majority, which strengthens the government's hand in the upcoming negotiations,” they said.
On December 6, 1992, 50.3% of Swiss voters rejected joining the European Economic Area (EEA), a move which would have granted near-full access to the European single market. Since then, more than 120 bilateral accords have regulated relations. However, last year Switzerland unilaterally broke off negotiations on a framework deal to replace the accords, leading to a souring of relations between Bern and Brussels. Subsequent efforts to break the diplomatic deadlock have failed.
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