This is a good thing. It will emerge that the Swiss are the real winners here - who benefited from the open borders for people/goods without tying themselves to political union like all the other saps in the EU bloc. Germany and France will feel it worst. I'm afraid. The UK would be in a decent position if they didn't just shot themselves in the face about eight times over the past couple of years. But, hopefully, this will strengthen the case for economic integration and weaken the argument for political integration.
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