Top Swiss party demands Council of Europe pullout after climate ruling

Geneva (AFP) April 9, 2024

Switzerland's biggest political party demanded a withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the continent's top rights court on Tuesday ruled that the country was not doing enough to tackle climate change. The hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) slammed the verdict, calling the decision by the European Court of Human Rights "scandalous". "Switzerland must withdraw from the Council of