“If you as a Swiss citizen are willing to support me with your signature, please write back here with your name and address and we will be happy to send you signature forms.”
This came from an Alfred Gantner at the weekend – via WhatsApp. Gantner? Exactly, the very rich co-founder of the Zug Partners Group, who wants to have a big say in politics.
Dein Fredy (IP)
Gantner is the leading man of the billionaire trio that has taken up the cause of the early end of all EU talks in Bern.
Gantner tries humor. “Every signature counts and if you feel like collecting in front of the Coop on Saturday, then I will send you a suitcase full! 😎”.
His colleague at the top at Partners Group, Urs Wietlisbach, also uses his WhatsApp contacts. A little less personal, but with Link to a Handelszeitung survey.
“Do you support the Compass Initiative for the Bilateral III vote?” was the newspaper’s question.
Over 500 took part in the survey, the paper is keeping the results to itself for the time being. With his call to vote, Wietlisbach hopes to get more votes for himself.
Gantner, Wietlisbach and the third member of the group, Marcel Erni: They are going full throttle – even before the result of the official negotiations is on the table.
Obviously, for financial billionaires it is crucial to say no to any further development of bilateral agreements. It remains to be seen what consequences a move from Switzerland to Brussels will have on ordinary citizens.
Apparently no good ones in England. In any case, Brussels has been giving the United Kingdom the cold shoulder since Brexit.
