The EU Parliament approved on Tuesday in Strasbourg a report on Switzerland, with 393 to 132 and 81 abstentions. An application of Green politician Reinhard Bütikofer, it is rejected. In it, he had demanded a positive mention of the accompanying measures.
In its report, the EU praised the relationship to Switzerland. To benefit mutually from a close and comprehensive partnership. The framework agreement, writes the EU Parliament, have shown, the EU “in the negotiations on the institutional framework of agreement flexibility”. The agreement must now “be brought as quickly as possible”. Because this would create legal security for both sides.
Positive is the EU-Parliament EU-depreciated-Commission only on a temporary basis of Equivalence granted to the Swiss stock exchange until the end of June. This but can be extended if progress in the direction would be made under the verification of the framework agreement, the Parliament in the report.
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rejected the accompanying measures are also mentioned. These refer to the EU members as a “disproportionate and one-sided”. Rather, Switzerland should seek a solution that is in Accordance with the EU instruments. The German Green politician Bütikhofer wanted to expunge the negative evaluation of the accompanying measures, and by a positive replace.
In his application, he emphasized “the importance of social legislation and of effective measures for the protection of labour rights and the prevention of social dumping, including the flanking measures in Switzerland”. Whether the request was however rejected, with 352 to 264 votes. For this reason, had abstained in the final vote, the group of the Greens.
trade Union Confederation regrets
The Swiss Federation of trade unions (SGB) regrets in a statement the report contained “a negative assessment of the accompanying measures and notes that these are not discriminatory and do not violate the free movement of persons is violated”.
in contrast to the conservative German MEP Andreas Schwab, who comes from the German-Swiss border area looks like this. He is very pleased that the report “clearly indicates that the unilateral measures taken by the Swiss authorities, especially small businesses like craftsmen and their employees-a burden”. It cannot be that EU businesses and workers would be treated in Switzerland from bad to worse.
As the EU States, the EU Parliament periodically on the relationship Switzerland-EU position. Unlike the Member States of the report of the EU members is, however, not as a guard rail for the EU-Commission in dealing with Switzerland. (sda/red)
Created: 26.03.2019, 15:57 PM
