{"id":5245,"date":"2021-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/swiss-harden-position-in-eu-market-access-talks-with-the-bloc\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:57:35","slug":"swiss-harden-position-in-eu-market-access-talks-with-the-bloc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/news\/swiss-harden-position-in-eu-market-access-talks-with-the-bloc\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss harden position in EU market access talks with the BLOC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last Wednesday, Switzerland announced its withdrawal from negotiations on closer ties with the EU, after failing to reach agreement on wages and immigration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move by the Swiss government to withdraw from negotiations on a single encompassing \u201cframework agreement\u201d may result in some form of \u2018Swexit\u2019 as it seeks to evolve its relationship with the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision, which will have profound consequences for the EU\u2019s fourth-biggest trade partner and the 1.4m EU citizens that live there, prompted the European Commission, to warn of an inevitable deterioration in co-operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland exported about \u20ac160bn of goods and services to the EU last year and while there is strong support to maintain close EU ties, there has been vociferous domestic political opposition to the draft treaty, which was seen as infringing Swiss sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disagreements on wages and state aid meant that \u201cthe conditions are thus not met for the signing of the agreement,\u201d the federal council said, adding that it hoped existing trade arrangements could be preserved \u201cin the interests of both sides\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over\u00a0100 bilateral treaties,\u00a0give Switzerland access to the single market in exchange for open borders and alignment with EU law. Talks, that began in 2014, to overhaul these arrangements, became more urgent after Brexit, because of EU concerns the UK would use the Swiss model to cherry-pick single-market benefits, while remaining outside formal EU structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland\u2019s decision to abandon the talks means that as the 120 bilateral agreements lapse, they will gradually lose single-market access, creating uncertainty for businesses and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Switzerland\u2019s constitution, any deal with the EU would have to be agreed in a nationwide referendum, with approval from both a majority of the overall population and a majority of the country\u2019s 26 cantons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Swiss are optimistic Brussels will agree to a compromise, whereby existing agreements can be rolled over individually, but this assumes a degree of flexibility, that the EU has not extended in negotiations with the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diplomats warn such optimism is misplaced, when the EU\u2019s overall intention was to curb as much of the country\u2019s privileges as it could, or extract concessions to maintain them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland now faces the prospect of a gradual degradation of its economic ties with the EU and with public opinion split, the problem may be that be that this gradual erosion will not create the momentum for Switzerland to enter new negotiations with the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a situation that is definitely worth following as it unwinds and evolves as there is inextricably a link between the UK and EU relationship that will be reflected in the developments and final outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We monitor the evolving UK\/EU customs regime <\/strong>situation<\/strong> and EU related developments, to offer knowledgeable advice and tailored customs brokerage solutions on our CuDoS platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have extensive transport and customs brokerage\u00a0solutions\u00a0across Europe, to\u00a0ensure that your supply chain remains agile and responsive, as the EU\u00a0situation moves forward with\u00a0its trading relationship with the\u00a0UK and our other established and new trading partners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, or to discuss your situation, please contact Elliot Carlile or Grant Liddell, for guidance and advice.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Wednesday, Switzerland announced its withdrawal from negotiations on closer ties with the EU, after failing to reach agreement on wages and immigration. The move by the Swiss government to withdraw from negotiations on a single encompassing \u201cframework agreement\u201d may result in some form of \u2018Swexit\u2019 as it seeks to evolve its relationship with the EU. 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