US EditionHow Switzerland wants to restrict immigration from the EU under new deal
- The Swiss Federal Council decided in May 2024 to temporarily restrict free movement from EU or EFTA countries under a safeguard clause to address immigration issues.
- This decision follows negotiations concluded in December 2024, with the EU accepting the clause but requiring bilateral consultation before activation.
- The clause can be invoked when immigration leads to significant economic or social challenges, assessed through factors like labour market conditions and housing demand, and individual cantons have the ability to request its activation if they experience particular difficulties.
- The Federal Council must consult cantonal authorities, parliamentary committees, and social partners before activating the clause, while the EU retains a role in approval.
- This framework aims to protect Switzerland's labour and social systems but risks complex bilateral disputes and uncertain consequences if unilateral action occurs.
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How Switzerland wants to restrict immigration from the EU under new deal
The so-called ‘safeguard clause' has been a bone of contention between Switzerland and the European Union during the negotiations between the two parties which concluded in December 2024. Now Bern is setting new rules.
AIDA Country Report on Switzerland – Update on 2024 | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The updated AIDA Country Report on Switzerland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an annex which provides an overview of ‘Status S’. A number of key developments drawn from the overview of […]
Switzerland gets a new coin – and it looks like a euro
On 22 May 2025, the Swissmint Federal Mint launched the new bimetal commemorative coin "150 years of the Federal Court".And this is what it looks like: swissmintAt first glance, what looks more like a euro coin is instead, as the name suggests, a tribute to the Swiss Federal Court, which celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2025: Swissmint Nominal value: 10 Swiss francs Alloy: Alu bronze and copper nickelDiameter: 33 mmWeight: 15 gEdition: Uncirc…
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