Switzerland-EU Bilateral Agreements, the Incorporation of EU Law and the Continuous Erosion of Democratic Rights

Oesch, Matthias

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“…Today, Swiss-EU relations are regulated by more than 120 mainly market access-related agreements (Dupont and Sciarini, 2007;Lavenex and Lehmkuhl, 2009;Oesch, 2018;Schwok, 2015). 1 The first bilateral agreements signed in 1999 came into force in 2002 and cover technical barriers to trade, public procurement markets, some agricultural products, overland transport, civil aviation, research and the free movement of persons.…”

Section: A Side-street Opening Up: the Bilateral Agreementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from side-street to dead-end?

Lavenex¹,

Veuthey²

2023

Handbook on the European Union and Brexit

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Section: A Side-street Opening Up: the Bilateral Agreementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from side-street to dead-end?

Lavenex¹,

Veuthey²

2023

Handbook on the European Union and Brexit

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“…Fra en slik synsvinkel kan medlemskap i Det europeiske økonomiske samarbeidsområde ikke betraktes som et fullverdig alternativ til fullt EU-medlemskap. Det samme kan sies om den sveitsiske modellen med sine ulike bilaterale avtaler med EU, i tillegg til en politikk med «autonom tilpasning» (Oesch & Brugger, 2023). Tilsvarende, gitt sin gjensidige avhengighet med EU, følger Storbritannia selv etter brexit mange av EUs regulatoriske standarder (Jancic, 2022).…”

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Østerrikes EU-medlemskap: institusjonelle og politiske implikasjoner

Pollak,

Slominski

2023

Internasjonal Politikk

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Østerrikes inntreden i Den europeiske union i 1995 har medført betydelige endringer i landets politiske, økonomiske, sosiale og kulturelle forhold. For å vurdere implikasjonene av EU-medlemskapet, gir denne artikkelen først en kort oversikt over EUs styresett for å undersøke Østerrikes handlingsrom til å forfølge sine interesser. Dette etterfølges av en diskusjon om hvordan Østerrikes medlemskap har påvirket utvalgte politikkområder, inkludert økonomi, landbruk og sikkerhetspolitikk, men også hvordan det har påvirket demokratiet og rollen til nasjonale parlamenter. I denne artikkelen viser vi at Østerrikes medlemskap i det indre marked og eurosonen i stor grad har påvirket landets monetære så vel som finanspolitiske suverenitet. Betydningen av EUs utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitikk for nasjonal politikk har vært mer beskjeden, gitt politikkområdets mellomstatlige karakter. På generelt grunnlag vil behovet for nasjonal tilpasning alltid være avhengig av forholdet mellom EU og nasjonale politiske strukturer (og grad av sammenfall rundt mål, prinsipper, prosedyrer og økonomiske instrumenter). Institusjonelt sett har EU-medlemskapet redusert de østerrikske lovgivende myndigheters rolle i politikkutformingen og samtidig styrket rollen til regjeringen og andre utøvende aktører. Abstract in English:Institutional and Policy Implications of Austria’s EU MembershipAustria’s 1995 accession to the European Union has brought significant changes to the country’s political, economic, social and cultural fabric. To assess the implications of an EU membership, this article first provides a brief overview of the EU’s governance system to assess Austria’s leeway to pursue its interests. This is followed by a discussion of how Austria’s EU membership has impacted selected areas including economic, agriculture and security policies but also with regard to democracy and the role of national parliaments. We show that Austria’s membership in the Single Market and the Eurozone has significant implications for the country’s monetary and even fiscal sovereignty, the involvement in EU foreign affairs and security policy have been more modest given the intergovernmental character of this policy domain. However, the level of adaptational pressure also depends on the relationship between the EU and national policy structures (objectives, principles, procedures, and financial instruments). In institutional terms, EU membership has also decreased the role of the Austrian legislature in the policy-making and strengthened the role of the government and other executive actors.

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“…Nevertheless, they can influence new law. For example, at the request of Switzerland a provision was added in Directive 2017/853 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons that allows persons leaving the army to keep firearms after completing military service (Oesch, 2020, pp. 617–18).…”

Section: Uploading To the Eu Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different views on the coverage of an agreement can also be observed elsewhere. Switzerland, for instance, has been resisting EU pressure to update the agreement on the free movement of persons by incorporating the Citizenship Directive (Oesch, 2020, pp. 609–11).…”

Section: Rebuffing Of Eu Rules By Associated Third Countriesmentioning

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Beyond Downloading: Venues for Associated Neighbouring Countries to Influence EU Law and Policies

Gstöhl¹,

Frommelt

2022

J of Common Market Studies

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The European Union (EU) has over time developed close relations, typically taking the form of acquis‐based association agreements, with the countries in its Western and Eastern neighbourhood. This article examines when, where and how these non‐Member States can influence the terms of their association with the EU's law and policies via institutional venues. It expands on the literature of external Europeanization and governance, which has mainly focused on the downloading of EU rules by these countries. Yet, the associated neighbours have the opportunity to exert influence at different stages of the law or policy‐making process: first, before the downloading of relevant new rules by uploading or cross‐loading, that is, by attempting to initiate or shape these rules during the agenda‐setting and the formulation phases; and second, during or after the downloading by tweaking or rebuffing relevant new rules in the adoption and implementation phases. These mechanisms of influence at different points in time and in different bodies are illustrated by examples from the countries of the European Free Trade Association, of the Eastern Partnership and in the EU's customs union. The findings indicate that more uploading opportunities can generally be expected, the more downloading is required, and the better the associated countries' access to EU bodies in the early stage of the formulation of new rules. Weak uploading opportunities make joint bodies more important for tweaking and rebuffing. The proposed conceptual framework contributes to the study of external differentiated integration and opens new research avenues.

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Switzerland-EU Bilateral Agreements, the Incorporation of EU Law and the Continuous Erosion of Democratic Rights

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The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from side-street to dead-end?

The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from side-street to dead-end?

Østerrikes EU-medlemskap: institusjonelle og politiske implikasjoner

Beyond Downloading: Venues for Associated Neighbouring Countries to Influence EU Law and Policies

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