Swiss Upper House Backs Higher Hurdle for EU Accord Ratification
Lawmakers said the treaties are major decisions that need approval from both voters and cantons, giving the package a tougher path to ratification.
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What we know about how the Swiss referendum on the new EU deal will work
Many questions are still up in the air regarding the new package of agreements between Switzerland and the European Union – such as when the public vote will actually take place. But we do now know what kind of referendum Swiss voters will have.
The House of Lords - one of the two chambers of Parliament - voted on Wednesday that a national referendum on the Treaty should also require a cantonal majority.
Swiss upper house backs higher hurdle for EU accord ratification
The Swiss parliament has taken a step towards changing relations with the EU. Its upper house voted on a resolution that would allow a possible national referendum on the agreement to deepen Switzerland's economic integration with the European Union...
The Council of States is currently discussing the EU deal and has taken some remarkable decisions, which are the most important ones – and this is how it goes on now.
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