Observations

A pattern is developing

It must now be a subject of concern for the leaders of EU member countries that the new EU Commission led by German appointee Ursula von der Leyen seems to tripping up at every turn.

The Commission’s behaviour towards the UK since the Brexit vote has been distinctly hostile and it’s informative to see how the Swiss are being treated in the same way.

We feel the EU now risks a significant and permanent downturn in EU exports to the United Kingdom, as UK consumers turn to British and non-EU products, and indeed this is now starting to show in the monthly figures. The EU’s unhelpful attitude to the Northern Ireland Protocol – now clearly unfit for purpose and which contravenes the Good Friday Agreement – is yet another example of the EU’s aggressive attitude to a neighbouring country.

Now it’s the turn of the Swiss to face EU hostility

Now we have the peace-loving Swiss finally giving up on the Commission and instantly being punished over – of all things – medical supplies. The Commission has also threatened many other arrangements with Switzerland including electricity supplies and flights.

It’s no wonder the Swiss people are Eurosceptic, with support for joining the EU having fallen as low as 10% in recent polls.

Voters in EU27 countries cannot be fooled

Sooner or later we believe that EU citizens will start asking questions. One difficulty is the pro-EU nature of the majority of the media on the continent, but we have always argued that people aren’t idiots. Perhaps the truth is already dawning in some places.

Unlike other organisations we have never thought that either the EU’s or the Euro’s implosion was likely any time soon. That said, and as each year goes by and the problems mount, there may come a point when the peoples and the leaders of the EU27 countries decide that a fundamental restructuring is needed.

For the Facts4EU.Org team, it could never come soon enough. To have such an ideologically-extreme, undemocratic, and hostile power directing operations on the European continent is not in the best interests of the United Kingdom (to say nothing of the EU countries themselves), no matter how much the UK pivots away and pursues alliances more globally.

Footnote from Switzerland: Following our report yesterday, Facts4EU.Org received a complimentary email from colleagues from one of Switzerland's Eurosceptic organisations. They are grateful for British support.

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