Criticism of the federal government for “too lax” implementation of sanctions against Russia has a majority in the large parliamentary chamber. This also applies to the demand for autonomous Swiss sanctions that go beyond the provisions of the EU.
The National Council expects more bite in the sanctions policy from the Federal Council.
Upside down world on Thursday in the National Council: The SVP fought against more Swiss autonomy, and the left fought for more Swiss independence. The reason for these gymnastics exercises was the revision of the embargo law. The original purpose of the revision was a technical adjustment as a late consequence of the sanctions regime against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in 2014. However, with this year’s open war of aggression, the legislative project has become much more virulent.