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Is Switzerland a member state of the European Union?

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false
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taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu, britannica (britannica.com/place/switzerland) and the european union's official member-state list (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), britannica (britannica.com/place/switzerland) and the swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch), both confirming switzerland is not an eu member state., britannica entry on switzerland (https://www.britannica.com/place/switzerland), corroborated by the official eu institutional list of member states (europa.eu), neither of which lists switzerland as an eu member state., council of the european union, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-eea-relations/; european parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/plmrep/delegations/deea/dv/2021/10-26/5_str_ifa_eu_switzerlandrelations_factsheet_2_1_en.pdf, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "switzerland" (article on government and foreign relations, europa.eu/switzerland overview) and the swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch) description of switzerland-eu bilateral relations, both confirming switzerland is not an eu member state., encyclopaedia britannica, "switzerland" entry (topic: government and society / international relations), stating switzerland is not an eu member and instead has bilateral agreements with the eu and belongs to efta; corroborated by the european union's official "countries" list at european-union.europa.eu, which lists 27 member states and does not include switzerland., encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' (article on the country's government and international relations) and the swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch, 'switzerland and the eu'), both state that switzerland is not a member state of the european union; swiss voters rejected eea membership in the 1992 referendum, and switzerland's relationship with the eu is instead governed by a series of bilateral treaties., encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' (article on the country's international relations): switzerland is not a member of the european union; in a december 1992 referendum, swiss voters rejected membership in the european economic area, and the country has instead pursued a series of bilateral treaties with the eu rather than accession. corroborated by the european union's own official list of the 27 member states (europa.eu), which does not include switzerland., encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' (country profile, government and international relations section); swiss federal department of foreign affairs, eda.admin.ch, 'switzerland and the eu', encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' (entry describing swiss non-membership in the eu and its bilateral treaty relationship); european union official member state list at european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en, encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' (europe/international relations section); swiss federal department of foreign affairs, eda.admin.ch, 'switzerland and the eu', encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' entry (history/government section) and the swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda) page on switzerland-eu relations, both stating switzerland is not an eu member state — it rejected eea membership in a 1992 referendum and conducts relations with the eu via a series of bilateral treaties instead., european commission official country page on switzerland (ec.europa.eu) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland, both confirming switzerland is not a member state of the european union and instead cooperates with the eu through a series of bilateral agreements, having rejected eea membership in a national referendum on 25 may 1992., european commission page 'eu relations with switzerland' (ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/switzerland); encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland', european commission, list of non-eu countries: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/list-non-eu-countries_en, european commission, schengen area: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en, european commission, schengen area: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en (identifies switzerland among non-eu countries), european commission, taxation and customs union, list of non-eu countries (switzerland is listed): https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/list-non-eu-countries_en, european external action service, basic facts on the framework of eu-switzerland relations (may 2021), https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/str_ifa_eu-switzerlandrelations_factsheet_2_1.pdf, european external action service, eu-switzerland relations factsheet: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/str_ifa_eu-switzerlandrelations_factsheet_2_1.pdf, european parliament, fact sheets on the european union, ‘the european economic area (eea), switzerland and the north’: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/169/relations-with-switzerland, european union official country-profiles page (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) listing all 27 member states; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland describing its non-eu status and 1992 eea referendum rejection, european union official member-state list (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en); encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland' entry, european union official portal, https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en (list of the 27 eu member states, switzerland absent); swiss federal department of foreign affairs, https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/foreign-policy/europe/eu.html (switzerland-eu relations governed by bilateral treaties, not membership), european union official portal, list of member countries (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) confirms switzerland is not among the 27 member states; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's 'switzerland' entry noting swiss voters rejected eea membership in a december 1992 referendum and the country has since remained outside the eu, relying instead on bilateral treaties., european union official site (european-union.europa.eu) list of the 27 eu member states, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland describing its non-eu status and 1992 eea referendum rejection., european union official site (european-union.europa.eu) list of the 27 eu member states, cross-checked against encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland, european union official site, list of member countries (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) — switzerland is not listed among the 27 eu member states; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland, which notes swiss voters rejected eea membership in a 1992 referendum and the country has remained outside the eu, relying instead on bilateral treaties., european union official website (european-union.europa.eu) list of the 27 member states; encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland; swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch) description of swiss-eu bilateral relations, european union official website (european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' / member states list) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland, both confirming switzerland is not an eu member state; switzerland participates in the eu single market via bilateral agreements and efta/schengen but has never joined the eu (a 1992 referendum rejected eea membership and no accession has occurred since)., european union official website (european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' page listing the 27 member states) — switzerland is not listed; it is a non-eu country with bilateral agreements with the eu, confirmed also by britannica's entry on switzerland ('relations with the european union'), which states switzerland has repeatedly declined eu membership (rejecting eea membership in a 1992 referendum) and remains outside the union., european union official website (european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' page) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland: switzerland is not a member state of the eu. swiss voters rejected eea membership in a 1992 referendum, and switzerland instead maintains relations with the eu through a series of bilateral treaties (the 'bilateral i/ii' agreements); it is not listed among the eu's 27 member states., european union official website (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), which lists the 27 current eu member states and does not include switzerland; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland noting its efta membership and 1992 referendum rejection of eea/eu-track integration., european union official website, 'the eu member countries' (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) lists the 27 member states; switzerland is not among them. corroborated by britannica's entry on switzerland, which states switzerland is not a member of the eu and instead participates via bilateral treaties with the eu (britannica, 'switzerland', section on european organizations)., european union official website, list of member countries (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), which lists 27 member states and does not include switzerland; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland, which states switzerland is not a member of the eu and rejected eea membership in a december 1992 referendum., european union official website, list of the 27 eu member states (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland noting its non-membership and reliance on bilateral treaties with the eu., european union official website, list of the 27 eu member states (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries_en), which excludes switzerland; corroborated by the swiss federal department of foreign affairs page on switzerland-eu relations (eda.admin.ch), which confirms switzerland participates via bilateral agreements and is not an eu member., european union, facts and figures on the european union: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en, european-union.europa.eu, home-affairs.ec.europa.eu, swiss fdfa, switzerland's european policy, https://www.eda.admin.ch/europa/en/home.html, swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch), 'switzerland and the eu': confirms switzerland is not a member of the eu, having rejected eea membership in the 1992 referendum and instead maintaining relations through bilateral treaties. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland, which lists switzerland as a non-eu state in europe., swiss federal department of foreign affairs (eda.admin.ch), 'switzerland and the eu'; encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland, swiss federal department of foreign affairs (fdfa), overview bilateral approach: https://www.europa.eda.admin.ch/en/overview-bilateral-path, swiss federal department of foreign affairs (fdfa), “overview bilateral approach” (official switzerland-eu relations page)., swiss federal department of foreign affairs, overview bilateral approach, https://www.europa.eda.admin.ch/en/overview-bilateral-path, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, overview bilateral approach: https://www.europa.eda.admin.ch/en/overview-bilateral-path, taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu, www.bar.admin.ch, www.consilium.europa.eu, www.eda.admin.ch, www.europa.eda.admin.ch, www.europarl.europa.eu, www.seco.admin.ch

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    #1540falseEncyclopaedia Britannica, 'Switzerland' (country profile, government and international relations section); Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, eda.admin.ch, 'Switzerland and the EU'
    #550falseEuropean Union official website (european-union.europa.eu) list of the 27 member states; Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Switzerland; Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (eda.admin.ch) description of Swiss-EU bilateral relations
    #1215falseEuropean Union official website (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), which lists the 27 current EU member states and does not include Switzerland; corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's article on Switzerland noting its EFTA membership and 1992 referendum rejection of EEA/EU-track integration.
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    #138falseEncyclopaedia Britannica, 'Switzerland' (article on the country's government and international relations) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (eda.admin.ch, 'Switzerland and the EU'), both state that Switzerland is not a member state of the European Union; Swiss voters rejected EEA membership in the 1992 referendum, and Switzerland's relationship with the EU is instead governed by a series of bilateral treaties.
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    #1345falseSwiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), “Overview bilateral approach” (official Switzerland-EU relations page).
    #709falseEncyclopaedia Britannica, "Switzerland" (article on government and foreign relations, europa.eu/switzerland overview) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (eda.admin.ch) description of Switzerland-EU bilateral relations, both confirming Switzerland is not an EU member state.
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    #1725falseEncyclopaedia Britannica, 'Switzerland' (article on the country's international relations): Switzerland is not a member of the European Union; in a December 1992 referendum, Swiss voters rejected membership in the European Economic Area, and the country has instead pursued a series of bilateral treaties with the EU rather than accession. Corroborated by the European Union's own official list of the 27 member states (europa.eu), which does not include Switzerland.
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