The Swiss government calls on a referendum on a multi-agreement signed on Loading in May 2025 if the population demands it. This is stated in the statement posted on the country's Federal Council website.
"On April 30, 2025, the Federal Council prepared a new progress on the current progress on the Switzerland-EU Agreement. He decided to put agreements with the EU to a voluntary referendum, "the document reads.
On December 20, 2024, the European Union and Switzerland ended the talks launched in March on the package of agreements aimed at deepening economic integration. They must now be signed and ratified.
On March 18, 2024, President of Switzerland Viola Amhherd and European Commission Ursula von der Heeni began negotiations on healthcare, food security, immigration, salaries and Switzerland's participation in various cultural and scientific programs. After the intensive consultations that lasted nine months, in December 2024, the parties reached a comprehensive agreement, which satisfied the interests of both sides.
The voluntary referendum is a mechanism that allows the population to be against the entry into force of the new law, putting it in a referendum if a certain number of citizens require it. The signing of the Texts of the Agreement is scheduled for Loading in May 2025.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
