Switzerland's relations with the eu after the adoption of the seven bilateral agreements

European Foreign Affairs Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 335-354

  Schwok, René ^a   Levrat, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84937337250     PISSN: 13846299     EISSN: 18758223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1012472000595     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. For a presentation of the history, context and stakes of these negotiations, see Frank Emmert, 'Switzerland and the EU: Partners, for Better or for Worse', (1998) 3 EFA Rev, pp. 367-398.
2. For a thorough and detailed presentation and analysis of the seven Bilateral Agreements, see Daniel Felder and Christine Kaddous (eds), Accords bilatéraux Suisse- UE (Helbing and Lichthenhahn/Bruylant, Basel/Brussels, 2001), 783pp.
3. For interesting insights, see Max Friedli (Director of the Swiss federal Office for Transports), 'Das Abkommen über den Güter - und Personenverkehr auf Schiene und Strasse: eine politische Würdigung', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 481-489.
4. Also Michael Ambuhl (former Swiss Ambassador in Brussels and chief artisan of this agreement), 'Zur Konzeption der koordinierten Verkehrspolitik', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 507-520.
5. See Peter Aebi & al., 'Das Abkommen über den handel mit landwirtschaftlichen Erzeug-nissen: eine politische und wirtschafltische Würdigung', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 577-617.
6. For a detalied presentation, see Christophe von Arb, 'Grundzüge des Abkommen über die wissenschaftliche und technische Zusammenarbeit', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 689-700.
7. See Erwin Bollinger, 'Grundzüge des Abkommens über bestimmte Aspekte des öffentli-chen Beschaffungswesen', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 641-662.
8. See Heinz Hertig, 'Grundzüge des Abkommens über gegenseitige Anerkennung von Konformitätsbewertungen', in Felder and Kaddous, op. cit., pp. 555-573.
9. (R. Krimm, 'La “clause guillotine”, cauchemar du Conseil fédéral', Le Temps, 6 October 1998).
10. Hans Hirter & Wolf Linder, 'Analyse der eidgenössischen Abstimmungen vom 21. Mai 2000', Vox, Analyse eidgenössischer Urnengänge, (Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Bern, 2000), p. 25. We favor analyses which rise above such a micro-sociological level.
11. For an attempt to explain the reasons for this cleavage between the French- and German-speaking populations in Switzerland, see René Schwok, 'Switzerland: The European Union's Self-appointed Pariah' in John Redmond (ed.), Prospective Europeans: New Members for the European Union (Harvester Wheatsheaf, New York, London, 1994), pp. 19-39;
12. more detailed observations can be found in René Schwok, 'Le clivage entre Suisses romands et Suisses alé-maniques par rapport à l'intégration européenne', Revue d'Allemagne, Paris, juillet-septembre 1994, pp. 501-528.
13. Hans Hirter & Wolf Linder, 'Analyse der eidgenössischen Abstimmungen', op. cit., pp. 24-25.
14. See René Schwok & Nicolas Levrat, Conséquences des accords bilatéraux, op. cit., pp. 51-56.
15. 76.9% against, 23.1% for, with participation of 55%. See the details and the results by cantons at .
16. Hans Hirter, Wolf Linder, 'Analyse der eidgenössischen Abstimmungen', vom 4. März 2001, .
17. .
18. Philippe Braillard & René Schwok, The Development of a Common European Security and Defence Policy (CESDP) and its Consequences for Switzerland (Geneva Centre for Security Policy, 2001).
19. 'Les banquiers ne veulent plus du passeport qui leur ouvrirait le marché européen', Le Temps, 17 May 2001;
20. 'Les sénateurs mettent Metzler sous pression sur Schengen', Tribune de Genève, 13 June 2001.
21. ECOFIN Council, Taxation of Savings - Assessment of the results of the discussions with third countries during the first half of 2001, Brussels, 29 May 2001, 9283/01.