In June, Swiss voters rejected an initiative to cap the population at ten million – but relations with Brussels are still to be sorted, as our Let’s Talk episode explores.
The future of relations between Bern and Brussels is still far from certain, despite the public’s rejection on June 14 of a cap on Switzerland’s population. A rejection of the new package of bilateral agreements by the Swiss people remains entirely possible, warn the guests on our Let’s Talk podcast.
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July 30, 2026 - 09:00
7 minutes
As a correspondent at the Federal Palace for SWI swissinfo.ch, I report on federal politics for the Swiss Abroad.
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Less than two weeks before a nationwide vote, 52% of the electorate are against the “No to ten million!” immigration initiative.
