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Were there ANY actual "no" votes?

It appears that SWIFT is moving to Switzerland.  My guess is that this was "facilitated" by the USA and is part of arrangements that were recently concluded with the Swiss regarding banking secrecy. Now the USA may feel that they would be more likely to have unfettered access to and use of SWIFT information if it were based in Switzerland rather than in an EU country.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Nov 30th, 2009 at 01:49:25 PM EST
No, one no vote would have blocked the thing, it was still subject to unanimity. Tomorrow that all changes.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Mon Nov 30th, 2009 at 02:08:00 PM EST
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A travesty.

Which will get no traction in the media.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Nov 30th, 2009 at 02:25:19 PM EST
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As far as I know the move to Switzerland was predated by the US illegally data-mining the US mirror. And now it's legal. Problem solved.

Wait this is important. Someone is wrong on the Internet.
by generic on Mon Nov 30th, 2009 at 02:36:12 PM EST
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