SwitzerlandSchweizer Geschichte 36 · Swiss history
How did the people and the cantons (Volk und Stände) decide in December 1992 on joining the European Economic Area (EEA, in German EWR)?
In the exam (German)
Wie entschieden Volk und Stände im Dezember 1992 über den Beitritt zum Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum (EWR)?
- aThe people and the cantons rejected it.Volk und Stände lehnten ihn ab.Correct answer
- bThe people and the cantons accepted it.Volk und Stände nahmen ihn an.
- cThe people rejected it, the cantons accepted it.Das Volk lehnte ihn ab, die Stände nahmen ihn an.
- dThe people accepted it, the cantons rejected it.Das Volk nahm ihn an, die Stände lehnten ihn ab.
Why?
On 6 December 1992 about 50.3 per cent of voters and a clear majority of the cantons said no to the EEA. After that, Switzerland chose the path of bilateral agreements with the EU.
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