Political parties SVP President Dettling swears party in to say no to EU treaties
SVP party president and National Councillor Marcel Dettling on Saturday called on his party to reject Switzerland's new treaty package with the European Union. The treaties disregarded Switzerland's independence.
25.10.2025, 11:08
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The pact has nothing to do with bilateral agreements, emphasized Dettling. Bilateral agreements are negotiated between partners on an equal footing, but this is by no means the case, said the SVP party president at the delegates' meeting in Wimmis BE.
Only the other party could lay down new rules at any time, which Switzerland would then have to adopt. Otherwise there would be a threat of compensation payments. Dettling spoke of an "EU submission treaty".
Switzerland would have to submit to foreign judges and "pay billions of francs in tribute to Brussels". Dettling also criticized the fact that the Federal Council does not want there to be a mandatory referendum with a majority of the cantons.
"We will fight this EU submission treaty", announced Dettling.
