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eloisant 31 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joini...

You can see it as "the best of both world", or you can see it as having to follow EU rules without having a say in those rules because no EMP.

zyuiop 31 days ago [–]

Yes, but the average Swiss voter is very proud of its direct democracy, and scared that joining the EU would significantly weaken it.

Therefore, having to follow EU law in some very specific areas, while remaining independent in others is a decent path, and a compromise very typical of Swiss policy

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