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"Mr President, the decision of the Swiss authorities in April this year to introduce quantitative quotas on the number of permits for residence in Switzerland granted to nationals of eight EU countries breaches the agreements signed by Switzerland and the EU in order to exploit the common advantages of the single market. According to our legal service, the Swiss authorities have no legal basis for these measures, and the European Commission must therefore open negotiations with our Swiss partners concerning the breach of international agreements, in particular the Agreement on the free movement of persons of June 1999. I cannot believe that the Swiss authorities did not realise the possible consequences of their cavalier behaviour. After all, if the Swiss wanted to question its contractual basis with the European Union merely so that it could avoid meeting its legal obligations to the EU, it would also lose the benefits arising to it from its cooperation with the EU. Therefore I firmly believe that the Commission must emphatically remind its Swiss partner of its commitments and, of course, demand that this regulation be changed."@en1
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