Declaration of the European Commission following the popular vote in Switzerland on the "mass immigration" initiative
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC) i, gepubliceerd op zondag 9 februari 2014.
European Commission
MEMO
Brussels, 9 February 2014
Declaration of the European Commission following the popular vote in Switzerland on the "mass immigration" initiative
The European Commission regrets that an initiative for the introduction of quantitative limits to immigration has been passed by this vote. This goes against the principle of free movement of persons between the EU and Switzerland. The EU will examine the implications of this initiative on EU-Swiss relations as a whole. In this context, the Federal Council's position on the result will also be taken into account.