Switzerland withdraws longstanding application to join EU

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<p>‘The pper ho se of the Swiss parliame t o We es ay vote to i vali ate its 1992 applicatio to joi the E ropea U io , backi g a earlier ecisio by the lower ho se. The vote comes j st a week before Britai eci es whether to leave the EU i a refere m.</p>
<p>Twe ty-seve members of the pper ho se, the Co cil of States, vote to ca cel Switzerla ’s lo gsta i g EU applicatio , vers s j st 13 se ators agai st. Two abstai e .</p>
<p>I the aftermath of the vote, Switzerla will give formal otice to the EU to co si er its applicatio with raw , the co try’s foreig mi ister, Di ier B rkhalter, was q ote as sayi g by Ne e Zürcher Zeit g.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/346884-switzerla -e -membership-applicatio -rejecte /? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: Switzerla with raws lo gsta i g applicatio to joi EU</a></p>