The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, welcomed the results of the Swiss referendum on the initiative to restrict freedom of movement on the evening of Sunday 27 September, which voters rejected by 61.7%.
The President saw this as a “positive signal” when the two blocs are “more than just neighbours. We have close and deep ties, rooted in a long shared European history”.
Swiss citizens have thus shown “that they value these ties. Their vote upholds one of...