If the Swiss keep using referendums to block EU laws, they could be forced out of the Schengen zone
are getting ready once again for a referendum that could muck up their relations with the European Union. On May 19th they will have a chance to block anlaw that is meant to protect the continent against terrorism by forcing the Swiss, along with everyone else in Europe’s Schengen free-movement zone, to tighten rules on gun use and ownership. Swiss men, most of whom do an annual stint as army reservists, may keep a weapon under their bed at home when they are not on duty.
On the face of things, the similarities should outweigh the differences. Both countries, along with remote Iceland and tiny Liechtenstein, belong to the European Free Trade Association , which grants access to the single market. Both belong to the Schengen zone: in 2005, 55% of the Swiss voted in favour of joining it. Both keep out of the customs union and have steadfastly refused to join the actual, mainly to preserve their own cherished sense of independence and sovereignty.
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