Bern: Swiss EU entrance rejected by foreign policy committee

Since 1995, parliament has had the ability to reject , support, or remain neutral on reports issued by the Federal Council. Earlier today, parliament said the APK took the easy way out. The State Council’s APK has always been against the idea that parliament would be obliged to side with the Federal Council’s 1993 decision for Switzerland’s future joining of the EU. Before the year’s out, the APK would like to review and report on the concrete effects the three European options might have: further bilateral agreements, the EWR-2 (European Trade Network proposal) or entrance into the EU.

(sda)