Switzerland and the EU

Infographic on the relations between Switzerland and the European Union
Infographic on the relations between Switzerland and the European Union © FDFA

Video: Swiss-EU relations

1992 

No (50.3%) to the European Economic Area (EEA)
1997 No (74.1%) to the Popular initiative  "EU membership negociations before the people!"
2000 Yes (67.2%) to the Bilateral Agreements I
2001 No (76.8%) to the Popular initiative “Yes to Europe”
2005 Yes (54.6%) to Schengen/Dublin
2005 Yes (56.0%)  to the extension of the free movement of persons
to the cooperation with Eastern Europe
2006 Yes (53.4%)
2009 Yes (59.6%) to the continuation and extension of the free movement of persons and its extension to Bulgaria and Romania
2014 Yes (50.3%) to the Popular initiative "Against mass immigration"
2014 No (74.1%)  to the Popular initiative "Ecopop"
2019 Yes (63.7%)  to the acceptance of the implementation of the EU firearms directive into the Swiss legal system 
2020 No (61.7%) to the Popular initiative "For moderate immigration"
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