Brüssel einfach?

The central finding of this book is as follows: Those assessing the Switzerland-European Union agreement in terms of its implications for political practice will have to recognize a systemic change. If the agreement is implemented, it will fundamentally alter the political DNA of Switzerland. It would create a point of no return: a path dependency that would lead the country into the EU in the medium term. This institutional agreement with the EU is therefore about the big picture: the pillars of our state, democratic participation, and trust in parliament, government, and institutions. Without this trust, which has characterized Switzerland until now, prosperity is also at risk. It concerns the future of the federal social contract. We Swiss must discuss what kind of democracy we still believe in. For this republic exists only as long as its citizens commit to it.