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Switzerland and the EU: Partners, for Better or for Worse

Switzerland and the EU: Partners, for Better or for Worse European Foreign Affairs Review 3:367-398, 1998 O 1998 Kluwer Law International. I Introduction The purpose of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of why Switzerland has been a difficult partner of the EU at times and why it is still worthwhile for both sides to keep on talking to each other - and more - to go out of their way, if necessary, to find agreement. It is the firm conviction of the author that ultimately, the EU and Switzerland will fare best if they learn from each other and meet somewhere in the middle. Switzerland will have to become more European - or rather more EU compatible. But the EU should also become more like Switzerland in many respects. Despite a clear tendency towards encapsulation and conscious political abstinence, Switzerland has never cherished a 'splendid isolation'. Since ancient times, Switzerland has been a crossroads of trade in Europe. With its small domestic market it has felt a strong dependence on export markets and with its nearly total absence of mineral resources it has always relied on imports of many kinds. Trade was not only a source of wealth but also of new ideas and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Foreign Affairs Review Kluwer Law International

Switzerland and the EU: Partners, for Better or for Worse

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European Foreign Affairs Review , Volume 3 (3) – Feb 3, 1998
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European Foreign Affairs Review 3:367-398, 1998 O 1998 Kluwer Law International. I Introduction The purpose of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of why Switzerland has been a difficult partner of the EU at times and why it is still worthwhile for both sides to keep on talking to each other - and more - to go out of their way, if necessary, to find agreement. It is the firm conviction of the author that ultimately, the EU and Switzerland will fare best if they learn from each other and meet somewhere in the middle. Switzerland will have to become more European - or rather more EU compatible. But the EU should also become more like Switzerland in many respects. Despite a clear tendency towards encapsulation and conscious political abstinence, Switzerland has never cherished a 'splendid isolation'. Since ancient times, Switzerland has been a crossroads of trade in Europe. With its small domestic market it has felt a strong dependence on export markets and with its nearly total absence of mineral resources it has always relied on imports of many kinds. Trade was not only a source of wealth but also of new ideas and

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European Foreign Affairs Review – Kluwer Law International

Published: Feb 3, 1998

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