Swiss vote YES to free movement with EU

Even though there were some doubts over the outcome, in the end a majority of 59% voted in favor of unrestricted movement of workers between Switzerland and the EU, the main question on the table was the acceptance of the EU’s two newest members (and also its poorest) Romania and Bulgaria.


The vote means, that EU citizens will continue to be able to work in Switzerland, and this right is now extended to Romania and Bulgaria. In the end, economic pressures spoke higher than immigration fears, and the NO campaign had to settle with only minor victories in some cantons.
For more information, read the article on Deutsche Welle 

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