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The campaign says it wants to 'stop mass immigration' (Photo: masseneinwanderung.ch)

Swiss referendum may jeopardise EU single market accord

Swiss voters will on Sunday (9 February) vote on capping immigration, in a move which could trigger Switzerland's exclusion from the EU single market.

An initiative "against mass immigration,” co-sponsored by the populist-conservative Swiss People's Party, is calling for the reintroduction of migrant quotas - a de facto abolition of the freedom of movement enshrined in the EU’s single market accord with Switzerland.

If voters say Yes, the Alpine country's entire set of EU relation...

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The campaign says it wants to 'stop mass immigration' (Photo: masseneinwanderung.ch)

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