Should new EU members receive free movement rights?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote concerned extending free movement rights to citizens of ten countries that had recently joined the European Union. The agreement allowed their citizens and Swiss citizens to live and work across borders. A seven-year transition retained immigration quotas, preference for domestic workers and wage controls, while stronger inspections were introduced against wage dumping and undeclared work. Supporters argued that expansion would support trade, employment and relations with the EU. Opponents feared increased immigration, pressure on wages and higher unemployment. Swiss voters approved the proposal.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/519.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20050925/det519.html
Vote date: 2005-09-25
Original Swissvotes English title: Ausdehnung der Personenfreizügigkeit auf die neuen EU-Staaten
Original German title: Ausdehnung der Personenfreizügigkeit auf die neuen EU-Staaten
Swissvotes short-description title: Pragmatisches Ja zum freien Personenverkehr mit den östlichen EU-Ländern
Original French title: Extension de la libre circulation des personnes aux nouveaux Etats membres de l'UE
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/26641
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20050925.prop_oui_519_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20050925.prop_oui_519_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/rf/cr/2004/20042063.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/rf/cr/2004/20042063.html