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Switzerland limits immigration

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Switzerland’s high salaries, low unemployment, and stable currency are a magnet to Eurozone countries. Since the Swiss agreed to free movement of people, immigration from EU members has risen sharply, especially from Spain and Portugal, where unemployment is at crisis levels.

In Switzerland, there is tension. The right wing People’s Party claims Swiss jobseekers are losing out; the Green Party says immigration is putting too much pressure on housing and public transport. Now the Swiss government has called a halt: being outside the EU means Switzerland has some flexibility, and from next month permanent work permits for EU citizens will be strictly limited.

Brussels has reacted angrily: EU officials have always told Switzerland it cannot cherry pick only those parts of European policy it likes best. Now, it’s possible other deals the Swiss really need with Europe, on trade perhaps, could be in danger. Meanwhile, sceptical members of the European Union, like Britain, where many would like a less rigid relationship with the EU, will be watching Switzerland’s move with interest.

Vocabulary

stable

steady, not likely to change

magnet

great attraction

Eurozone countries

sixteen nations which use the Euro as their currency

immigration

the permanent movement of non-native people into a country

at crisis levels

at a point where big problems could happen

called a halt

put a stop to it

work permits

written certificates allowing someone to work in a country

cherry pick

here: choose only the things that it likes

sceptical (US: skeptical)

lacking trust or confidence in something

rigid

fixed, not flexible

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