Editing Euroscepticism (section)

===Switzerland===
{{See also|Switzerland–European Union relations}}

[[Switzerland]] has long been known for [[Swiss neutrality|its neutrality]] in international politics. Swiss voters rejected [[European Economic Area|EEA]] membership [[1992 Swiss referendums|in 1992]], and EU membership [[2001 Swiss referendums|in 2001]]. Despite the passing of several referendums calling for closer relations between [[Switzerland and the European Union]] such as the adoption of bilateral treaties and the joining of the [[Schengen Area]], a second referendum of the joining of the EEA or the EU is not expected,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/20-years-on_switzerland-poised-to-keep-eu-at-arm-s-length/34083578|title=Switzerland poised to keep EU at arm's length |date=2 December 2012|access-date=10 April 2014|last=Miserez|first=Marc-Andre|publisher=[[swissinfo]]}}</ref> and the general public remains opposed to joining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/slow-and-cautious_swiss-still-prefer-bilateral-accords-with-eu/34078538|title=Swiss still prefer bilateral accords with EU |last=Keiser |first=Andreas |date=30 November 2012 |access-date=10 April 2014 |website=Swissinfo}}</ref>

In February 2014, the Swiss voters narrowly approved a [[Federal popular initiative "Against mass immigration"|referendum limiting the freedom of movement]] of EU citizens to Switzerland.

Eurosceptic political parties include the [[Swiss People's Party]], which is the largest [[List of political parties in Switzerland|political party in Switzerland]], with 29.4% of the popular vote as of the [[2015 Swiss federal election|2015 federal election]]. Smaller Eurosceptic parties include, but are not limited to, the [[Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland|Federal Democratic Union]], the [[Ticino League]], and the [[Geneva Citizens' Movement]], all of which are considered right-wing parties.

In addition, the [[Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland]] is a political organisation in Switzerland that is strongly opposed to Swiss membership of or further integration otherwise with the European Union.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Kuenzi | first1=Renat | title='We're Not the Only EU Sceptics' | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/conservative-pressure-group_-we-re-not-the-only-eu-sceptics-/38582264 | date=15 May 2014 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Über Uns | url=http://auns.ch/ueber-uns/ | publisher=Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland official website | access-date=4 April 2016 | archive-date=13 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413063201/http://auns.ch/ueber-uns/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Regionally, the German-speaking majority as well as the Italian-speaking areas are the most Eurosceptic, while [[Romandy|French-speaking Switzerland]] tends to be more pro-European integration. In the 2001 referendum, the majority of French-speakers voted against EU membership.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} According to a 2016 survey conducted by M.I.S Trend and published in ''[[L'Hebdo]]'', 69 percent of the Swiss population supports systematic border controls, and 53 percent want restrictions on the EU accord of the free movements of peoples and 14 percent want it completely abolished.<ref name="tighten">{{cite web | title=Survey: Tighten Borders but Keep EU Accords, Say Swiss | url=http://www.thelocal.ch/20160519/survey-tighten-borders-but-keep-eu-accords-say-swiss | date=19 May 2016 | publisher=thelocal.ch | access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> 54% of the Swiss population said that if necessary, they would ultimately keep the freedom of movement of people's accord.<ref name="tighten"/>