IIRC, the Swiss divided the 2014 Treaty into two halves, and the Swiss voted for one and against the other. The EU said "oi, that's not how treaties work. you either accept the whole thing, or y… (View Post)
I don't know Erickson, but we've done the numbers on the price of EU vs EEA membership before, and however you cut it, Norway pays a fraction of the sums paid by EU members. (View Post)
The ILO produces "Labour Market Flexibility" ratings by country, and Macron has dramatically improved France's rigid labour market. It's still no UK (or even Spain or Sweden), but it has mo… (View Post)
That's not quite true. Switzerland has free movement, but it does not have the requirement - embedded in Maastricht and the EEA treaty - that requires you to treat foreign (EEA) nationals the way you… (View Post)