in the Midst of the discussions on the framework agreement with the EU, the national Council decides on the cohesion of a billion, a contribution of Switzerland to the EU. To expect a policy debate.
The framework agreement after years of negotiations, the Federal Council has not determined its position yet. Political parties and associations from the right to the left Express great reservations. To follow-up negotiations, the EU has so far not ready.
In this Situation, the national Council must now decide whether Switzerland is again making a financial contribution to reduce economic and social disparities between the old and the new EU countries.
in addition to the States in the East of the EU, those EU-countries money, which are particularly affected by Migration. The Federal Council has requested Parliament to the framework of loans for a total amount of 1.3 billion Swiss francs.
Back to the Federal Council
In the national Council of the rights. You requested on the template is not to advocate or to the Federal Council rejected. Since the Federal Council had decided not to take a clear stance to the framework agreement, the question as to whether he would make the payments still argue that the SVP representative.
The Council of States had approved in the winter session of the cohesion billion, the payments, but on a condition: If, and as long as the EU disk to take discriminatory measures against Switzerland, is supposed to flow, no money.
Additional conditions
The foreign policy Commission of the national Council is not sufficient for this General formulation. You requested, two points should be explicitly incorporated in the decision to anchor: money only if the EU recognises the equivalence of the Swiss stock exchange regulation, and if the is fully guaranteed Switzerland’s Association to the European research program “Horizon”.
A rights Commission minority want to add as an additional condition, that the EU updated the bilateral agreements, particularly the agreement on the mutual recognition of conformity assessments. A left-wing minority has requested the Council to cancel all the conditions.
More money for Migration
The state policy Commission calls, in turn, a different distribution of funds: The amount for the Eastern States is to be reduced, the increase of Migration-affected States. It is in the interest of Switzerland, when the migration management will be improved in highly affected countries, say the Supporters of this Amendment.
The cohesion of a billion, with a credit line of cohesion, a framework credit Migration, as well as the self-effort of the Federal administration. According to the will of the state political Commission of the framework credit Migration is to be increased to 190 million, to 380 million Swiss francs. In turn, the credit the cohesion to be reduced to CHF 190 million to 857 million francs.
vocational education and training, and asylum structures
From the point of view of the Federal Council, Switzerland has an interest to strengthen the cohesion within Europe. You had to rely on a secure, stable and prosperous Europe, he wrote in his message to Parliament. The cohesion of a billion to be paid out over ten years. In the East of the EU, among other things, vocational education and training projects to be financed. With the resources of the migration of credit States in their efforts to support the asylum structures and a more efficient asylum and return procedures.
The legal basis, Parliament had agreed to earlier. Unlike the first cohesion billion was taken, however, not a Referendum. A referendum will not be. (ij/sda)
Created: 18.03.2019, 16:24 PM
