In 2014 Switzerland had a referendum, where it limited immigration, however it did not effect its’ relation with EU, it still sells it’s products all over EU. We will close our borders and will still sell our products all over the world
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Swiss immigration referendum, February 2014
The federal popular initiative “against mass immigration” (German: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative “Gegen Masseneinwanderung”, French: Initiative populaire « Contre l’immigration de masse », Italian: Iniziativa popolare “Contro l’immigrazione di massa”) is a Swiss federal popular initiative. It aims to limit immigration through quotas,[3] as it had been before the bilateral treaties between Switzerland and the European Union.
The proposal was launched by the national conservative Swiss People’s Party and was accepted by a majority of the electorate (50.3%, a difference of 19,526 votes) and a majority of the cantons (14.5 out of 23; 12 of 20 full cantons plus five of six half cantons) on 9 February 2014. This initiative was mostly backed by rural (57.6% approvals), suburban (51.2% approvals), and isolated cities (51.3% approvals) of Switzerland as well as by a strong majority (69.2% approvals) in the Italian-speaking canton ofTicino, while metropolitan centers (58.5% rejection) and the French-speaking part (58.5% rejection) of Switzerland rejected it.[1]
European Union reactions[edit]
The European Commission issued a statement saying that it was “disappointed” in the Swiss referendum on immigration restriction result but would wait to study how exactly the outcome of the referendum affects the relations between Switzerland and the European Union.[21] European Commission vice-president Viviane Reding stated that the result of the referendum could jeopardise Switzerland’s access to the European single market, saying “The single market is not Swiss cheese.”[22]
Consequences[edit]
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Within the first week after the vote, the consequences were unclear. There were warnings in the hours after the initiative passed that multiple new treaties still under discussion and new and existing collaborations between Switzerland and the European Union might be endangered:[23]
- electricity agreement, Directive 2009/72/EC
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
- participation in education programs (e.g. Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013)
- participation in research programs (e.g. Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development)
Discussions are ongoing as to how policy and practices can be designed in accordance with both Swiss and EU law. Representations have been made that the free movement of persons is not sacrosanct. Liechtenstein, over 30% of whose residents and over 50% of whose employed are foreigners, has a legal provision that it can restrict immigration. When the EU started the negotiations with Turkey, it explicitly did not include the free movement of people.[24]
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