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> I'm completely against the policy, but it's not a violation of the agreement.

That is not clear. EU officials say that it is indeed a violation of the agreement: “The measures adopted today by the Swiss government are contrary to the agreement on the Free Movement of Persons, since they differentiate between groups of member states.”

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If it is not clear whether it's a violation of the agreement, then it is dishonest to accuse them of being in violation of the agreement.

It is not.

One side may have no doubt it is a violation of the agreement, and say so. There is no problem with that.

If I don't know whether my laptop has been stolen or simply forgotten in some coffee house but I accuse you of taking it because I don't like your politics, that makes me a liar.

Yes.

And that has no relation with what we are talking about. If the Swiss government doesn't follow the written rules of the agreement, it is in violation of them. Saying so doesn't make one a lier.

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