Amidst the Europhobics’ victory cries and even some ridiculous calls for a return of the Franc and the Deutsche Mark, there is a good news originating from the middle of Europe.
Switzerland has voted to join the Schengen zone.
Signaling Swiss desire for closer integration with the EU, about 55 percent of voters, or 1.47 million people, supported joining Europe’s passport-free “Schengen” zone by 2007.
Hail to free trade.
p/s – and yeah, today’s World Environment Day. Then again, everyday is Earth Day.
3 replies on “[535] Of another victory for free trade”
YES, of course, ’cause ‘yes’ is only cure for the European sicknesses.
OK here is your first Dutch language lesson:
JA = Yes
NEE = No
Boris
Mind if I ask, did you vote nee or yes (I don’t know what yes is in Dutch) for the constitution?
Europe sucks, read “Fresh Cut Tulips for The European Constitution” on my blog, not such deep analytic posting but representative for European mentality at this moment.