Switzerland and EU

16 Jun 2016 in 12:40

Switzerland withdraws longstanding application to join EU

The upper house of the Swiss parliament on Wednesday voted to invalidate its 1992 application to join the European Union, backing an earlier decision by the lower house. The vote comes just a week before Britain decides whether to leave the EU in …

30 Aug 2015 in 18:11

Swiss aren't rushing into European Union

According to the results of a survey released by the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper, the numerous challenges that the countries of the European Union are facing today discourage the citizens of Switzerland from participating in this integration …