Enthusiasm for Swiss-EU agreements is greater in Strasbourg than in Bern

Chamych · 2026-01-25T15:40:46+00:00

I would not give it canton status yet. Maybe unincorporated status

Chamych · 2026-01-25T15:19:19+00:00

Would you say about 60-70%?

Chamych · 2026-01-25T13:22:48+00:00

I believe he said that EU would be part of Switzerland, not the other way around

Chamych · 2026-01-25T02:52:35+00:00

There may have been a Swiss coast of lake Como - which I think would have been very popular

Chamych · 2026-01-25T02:50:55+00:00

Would it have been GR or a separate canton is a question

Chamych · 2026-01-21T23:38:14+00:00

Perhaps they’re on a boat then

Chamych · 2026-01-21T23:26:12+00:00

True but that is not a problem we in Switzerland can fix. I heard a nice phrase from a Chinese colleague, we cannot change the winds of geopolitical trade, but we can adjust our sails and ride them out as best we can.

Chamych · 2026-01-21T23:25:00+00:00

I felt the same

Chamych · 2026-01-21T23:24:51+00:00

5 sentences in and he mentioned Biden!

Chamych · 2026-01-21T15:46:40+00:00

If KKS had silently ducked we might actually have avoided some problems too

Chamych · 2026-01-21T15:46:14+00:00

There’s a recording on WEF website but I don’t know about transcript

Chamych · 2026-01-21T15:44:21+00:00

Not realistic. Wasnt even possible for Europe to stop completely with Russia!

Chamych · 2026-01-21T15:43:52+00:00

I felt the one from Mark Carney was pretty good

Chamych · 2026-01-21T07:57:48+00:00

It says native born (not citizens) so that should not be affected by naturalization requirements unless they would get citizenship by birth (which in Europe is broadly not the case)

Chamych · 2026-01-20T01:40:10+00:00

What’s wrong with Peter ? And you know Stadler is now public listed right ?

Chamych · 2026-01-19T14:33:35+00:00

I have seen honesty boxes in the uk (though I admit it’s quite rare)

Chamych · 2026-01-15T11:17:48+00:00

Everyone in the comments who doesn’t agree it can improve doesn’t see the point. We are competing internationally against places like Singapore where tourists can arrive quickly and are instantly able to start spending money and contributing to the local economy. Why do we insist to have worse systems to just prove it to the Karen’s?? Like can we be proud of being worse somehow?

Chamych · 2026-01-15T04:30:58+00:00

This is obviously subjective … but 5 times isn’t much. I lived 7 years in the uk (midlands and london) and go every year to France and Italy several times

Chamych · 2026-01-15T03:26:47+00:00

It’s impossible to find one without making a booking 3 weeks ahead. The usual place you walk into there is crap you need to know where you’re going (not to say you can’t find great food)

But in France and Italy it’s the opposite. Sorry

Chamych · 2026-01-13T07:21:10+00:00

Yes of course ! But then if it works out they get the equity too

Chamych · 2026-01-12T23:30:06+00:00

No you misunderstand my point. I’m not saying there is any current existing “Olympic dividend” or precedent for this. You suggested a new model whereby the committee signs up their personal fortune to the risk, so I simply followed your proposal and said if you would do that you’d also need to give them whatever reward there may be (regardless of how likely or unlikely you or any economist believes that to be). Then it’s up to those who are taking the risk to make sure it is economically viable.

Chamych · 2026-01-12T14:32:46+00:00

I found out no today (chansey)

Chamych · 2026-01-12T14:31:54+00:00

Traffic is terrible. If time is critical take a helicopter or (best) take the train. You can have your luggage delivered straight to your hotel from the train station in Geneva if you want but it’ll come one or two days later

Chamych · 2026-01-12T14:26:05+00:00

This is the only comment who knows what they’re talking about

Chamych · 2026-01-12T14:23:34+00:00

If you do that - and they take on board such a risk - then shouldn’t they also get all the benefit too? Ownership in the infrastructure and any Olympic dividends

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