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France Ups Pressure on Switzerland to Reform Cross-Border Jobless Benfits

Summary by SWI swissinfo.ch
French Labour Minister urges Switzerland to reform cross-border unemployment benefits.

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A new EU text provides that the unemployed will now have to be compensated by the country of work, not their country of origin. Before the National Assembly, Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou assures that he will put "himself" the pressure on SwitzerlandThe French Minister of Labour intends to "press" Switzerland to implement a new European agreement.The latter provides that the country of the place of work, not the country of residence, will in the…

Center

In 2024, more than 43,000 frontier workers were covered by unemployment insurance. A new European agreement establishes that benefits are now financed by the country of the place of work, not by the country of residence. The Minister of Labour wishes to implement this agreement with Switzerland. - "We will put pressure on Switzerland": the government no longer wants to pay unemployment benefits for frontier workers (Policy).

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The French Government wants countries employing frontier workers to finally pay their unemployment benefits

·Paris, France
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Center

The French Government wants Switzerland to apply the new European rules requiring the country of work to pay unemployment benefits The French Minister of Labour intends to "put

·France
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Center

Jean-Pierre Farandou wants to force Switzerland to implement a new Europe agreement which provides that unemployment benefits are paid by the country of the place of work and not by the place of residence.

·France
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BFM TV broke the news in France on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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