EU vote: Federal Council makes controversial fundamental decision
Contract package
No stand-up in the EU vote: Federal Council has a controversial fundamental decision
The Federal Council does not want to take any risk: the simple more should be enough for the EU contracts. The decision is controversial.
Livestream for the decision:
The contract package with the EU is not yet dry. But a question is already particularly concerned: is the popular only necessary in a vote on the new EU agreements – or also the constitution?
The Federal Council decided on Wednesday: the people should be enough. He wants to subordinate the package to the optional referendum and not the mandatory. So it is enough if a majority of the voting population says yes. In addition, the contracts should not also need a majority of the cantons, the government believes.
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (center), Michael Schöll, director of the Federal Office for Justice (left), and State Secretary Alexandre Fasel informed on Wednesday.
