At a time when the European Union is going through a period of doubt, its long-stalled relations with Switzerland are the subject of debate, with the announcement in December of the conclusion of negotiations. Interview with René Schwok, an expert on European issues.
Accused since Rousseau of sullying the mechanisms of genuine democracy, pressure groups are nonetheless an essential cog in the wheel. Seated among the «intermediary bodies» dear to Tocqueville, they enable opinions to be forged.
Paid signature-gathering has the disadvantage of favoring those with the most resources. However, banning this practice would have even worse consequences, further distancing Swiss-style direct democracy from its original spirit.
The relationship between Switzerland and the European Union has never been worse. On that, our two debaters agree. But beyond that, their views are diametrically opposed. Félicien Monnier, a self-styled conservative and sovereignist, is a lawyer and has been President of the Ligue vaudoise since last year. Julien Rilliet, a member of the Socialist Party and the Mouvement européen suisse (NOMES), runs his own political consulting firm. Here are our ten questions to these two young observers of the French-speaking world, who are interested in the fate of Switzerland and the continent.
Unpublished article - Marco Polli On January 13, French sociologist Ugo Palheta...
ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Clément Guntern | When Switzerland embarked on the bilateral path in the early 2000s, it thought it had found a form of cohabitation with its European neighbor that would be profitable and adapted to Swiss particularities. From the outset, however, this path was in reality a political dead-end. It remains so today, and can be explained by a series of deep-rooted Swiss myths. To get out of this cul-de-sac, it is up to the Swiss people to finally have a European project. An act requiring courage and modesty, and one that would strengthen our national identity.
Les lundis de l'actualité - Clément Guntern For several years now, Switzerland and the European Union, at the request of...
Le Regard Libre N° 18 - Vincent F. Pickert (our guest of the month) With Uber bans in several regions,...
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