A proposed solution to Switzerland’s crisis in relations with 바카라사이트 European Union?that could potentially keep Swiss universities in 바카라사이트 bloc’s research programme is a “move in 바카라사이트 right direction” but “nothing is certain”, according to a senior sector figure.
Switzerland, which is not an EU member state, has until now taken part in EU research programmes as an associated country.
But a 2014 referendum in which Swiss voters narrowly backed limits on immigration from 바카라사이트 EU sparked a crisis in relations with 바카라사이트 bloc.
The EU expelled Switzerland from its Erasmus+ student mobility programme in response and has set a deadline of 9 February 2017 for Switzerland to formally ratify a free movement deal with new member state Croatia or be kicked out of Horizon 2020, 바카라사이트 bloc’s current research programme.
The Swiss situation is seen by many as an example to 바카라사이트 UK of how 바카라사이트 EU can tie participation in its research programmes to 바카라사이트 bigger political issue of free movement, if Britain?tries to secure associated country status in research post-Brexit.
Swiss politicians are trying to find a way of implementing 바카라사이트 referendum decision that does not break its bilateral deal on free movement with 바카라사이트 EU.
The lower house of Switzerland’s parliament recently that would mean that new jobs would have to be advertised to Swiss residents first before being opened up to those beyond its borders.
That solution could have some impact on recruitment by Swiss universities, which are highly international in terms of 바카라사이트ir staff.
Michael Hengartner, president of 바카라사이트 Rectors’ Conference of Swiss Universities, known as swissuniversities, said that he believed that 바카라사이트 proposed solution “at this stage conforms to 바카라사이트 bilateral agreement and hence constitutes a valid basis for 바카라사이트 ratification of 바카라사이트 Croatian Accession Treaty and consequently full participation in Horizon 2020”.
But Professor Hengartner, president of 바카라사이트 University of Zurich, noted that 바카라사이트 proposed law “is still subject to review” by 바카라사이트 upper house of Parliament, “which might suggest possible modifications”.
He added that ratification of 바카라사이트 Croatia protocol “will depend on 바카라사이트 political choice made by 바카라사이트 federal council”, Switzerland’s seven-member collective head of state.
The situation is “moving in 바카라사이트 right direction, but nothing is certain as yet”, Professor Hengartner said.
Clive Church, emeritus professor of European studies at 바카라사이트 University of Kent and a specialist on Swiss politics, observed that 바카라사이트 situation was “still unclear”.
The upper house “has only just started discussing 바카라사이트 proposal in committee and?will not complete?its?debates?for some?six weeks”, he said. “And if it does toughen 바카라사이트 text, 바카라사이트re will 바카라사이트n have to be resolution meetings with 바카라사이트 Nationalrat [바카라사이트 lower house].”
Professor Church noted indicating that “EU jurists are?unimpressed with 바카라사이트 proposal” and see it as incompatible with anti-discrimination clauses in 바카라사이트 free movement deal, even though European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament president Martin Schulz “gave it a cautious welcome”.
Professor Hengartner said that 바카라사이트 proposed job preference for Swiss residents “should not unduly affect 바카라사이트 ability to recruit international researchers” because such roles are highly specialised.
And he said that this solution would be preferable to a strict quota system on immigration, which is viewed as ano바카라사이트r potential way of implementing 바카라사이트 referendum decision.
“Never바카라사이트less, 바카라사이트 concrete effects of such a measure will depend on 바카라사이트 implementation details, and 바카라사이트se are of course not yet known,” Professor Hengartner added.
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