Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland

The Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland ( AUNS ) (French Action pour une Suisse Indépendante et Neutre [ ASIN ] Azione Italian indipendente per una Svizzera neutral e [ ASNI ] ) is a political association that on June 19, 1986 at the time of the Action Committee against UN membership as an association within the meaning of Article 60 et seq of the Civil Code was established. The founding members included former National Otto Fischer (FDP, BE) and National Councillor Christoph Blocher (SVP, ZH).

Objectives

The AUNS aims to safeguard the independence, neutrality, direct democracy and the safety of Switzerland and promote. She speaks particularly opposed to any rapprochement with the European Union and the participation of the Swiss Armed Forces in overseas operations. In the past, she sat against accession of Switzerland to the UN, against the two bilateral contract packages between Switzerland and the EU, the expansion of the persons to the new EU Member States between 2004 and 2009, Switzerland 's contribution to EU Cohesion Fund and against the possibility of arming of Swiss soldiers during missions abroad on behalf of the UN.

Organization

The organization has approximately 34,000 claims to members and 3,000 patrons. The official press organ of AUNS first appeared in 1986 under the name " Gray letter ," the magazine called since September 2007 « AUNS plain text " and is published six times annually publishes.

From 1986 to 2003, the AUNS was chaired by the SVP politician Christoph Blocher. Since his election to the Federal Council led SVP National Pirmin Schwander, the organization initially on an interim basis; He has been president since 15 May 2004. As Vice President officiate Jean -Dominique Cipolla and Luzi Stamm. Other board members of AUNS include the SVP National Councils Oskar Freysinger, Christoph Mörgeli Lukas Reimann and Thomas Fuchs. The managing director is Werner Gartenmann.

At the annual general meetings the AUNS often invites a guest speakers from abroad. Guest speakers included inter alia the lawyer and SPD politician Klaus von Dohnanyi ( 2006) and high school teachers and pdv - politician Norbert Geng ( 2011).