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Right-wing forces in Switzerland have launched a plebiscite, the subject of which is to denounce the agreement on the free movement of people across borders with EU countries. According to preliminary data, residents of the country opposed the cancellation of the agreement.
On September 27, Swiss voters in a referendum expressed their opinion on the advisability of denouncing the agreement on the free movement and employment of citizens, concluded between the European Union and Switzerland and which entered into force in 2002. This is reported by Swiss .info.
The plebiscite was started by the right Swiss People’s Party. Their representatives asked to limit labor immigration so that the number of residents in the country does not exceed 10 million, now 8.57 million people live permanently in Switzerland.
According to preliminary data, 62% of the participants in the referendum opposed the denunciation of the freedom of movement regime with the European Union, which is Switzerland’s largest trading partner.
The agency notes that during the preparation of the referendum, consultations with Brussels on the conclusion of an institutional framework agreement between Switzerland and the EU were practically frozen. Provide measurements to counteract cheap labor wage dumping from EU countries, the legal status of “EU citizen” (which is important for citizens of EU countries to receive social assistance in Switzerland) and subsidies assigned to support critical sectors of the economy for Switzerland, including agriculture …
Now the federal government can return to negotiations with the European Commission, writes Swiss.info.
Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and more than 80% of the country’s turnover falls on the EU countries.
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