Europe warns Swiss of consequences after immigration vote


  • World
  • Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014

ZURICH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Switzerland could lose its privileged access to the European single market, European officials said on Monday, after Swiss voters narrowly backed proposals to curtail immigration from the EU in a referendum that has unsettled business.

The vote on Sunday was initiated by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), which has tapped into concerns that Swiss culture is being eroded by foreigners, who account for nearly a quarter of the country's 8-million strong population.

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