Neutrality has nothing to do with joining the EU or not. There was a vote 25 years ago and the Swiss people decided against it with a 76.7% majority. That’s all.
Personally I am against it myself because the EU parliamentary system and the Swiss system of direct democracy are just not compatible.
Shouldn’t there be another vote by now though? Or are birth rates there extremely abysmal? Otherwise seems like a very large portion of the younger population isn’t getting a say there for a democracy.
Votes have to be initiated and apparently no one wants to. Anybody could start collecting signatures and bring it to a vote, but I‘m pretty sure it would get rejected again anyway (pure speculation though)
They could stop being “neutral” and join EU.
PS, they sanctioned Russia and Ukraine to be neutral
There is probably zero chance Switzerland will join EU anytime soon. But cooperation between us is still good.
Neutrality has nothing to do with joining the EU or not. There was a vote 25 years ago and the Swiss people decided against it with a 76.7% majority. That’s all.
Personally I am against it myself because the EU parliamentary system and the Swiss system of direct democracy are just not compatible.
Shouldn’t there be another vote by now though? Or are birth rates there extremely abysmal? Otherwise seems like a very large portion of the younger population isn’t getting a say there for a democracy.
Votes have to be initiated and apparently no one wants to. Anybody could start collecting signatures and bring it to a vote, but I‘m pretty sure it would get rejected again anyway (pure speculation though)