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Bilateral thinking Swiss-EU ‘psychodrama’ has papers rubbing their eyes

Are trade unions holding the Swiss government hostage? Is the left turning hardcore socialist? Whatever’s going on, newspapers are unimpressed.

OSA Congress Mixed messages about future Swiss-EU relations

By Urs Geiser in Visp

This year's Congress of the Swiss Abroad gets an update on the importance of Swiss-EU relations and the difficulties of finding common ground.

Wage protections Swiss trade unions to boycott talks on EU labour negotiations

Switzerland’s largest national trade union centre is concerned about the weakening of Swiss salary protections.

The immigration question: background and history

Migration series (part 4) Which European countries attract the most immigrants?

By Duc-Quang Nguyen

Europe's free movement of people accord is in the line of fire but which European countries have more people leaving than arriving?

Lessons for Brexit? Free movement of EU workers has worked for Switzerland – so far

By Anand Chandrasekhar

Switzerland’s free-movement accords with the European Union offers the UK a potential glimpse of life after Brexit.

A history Swiss immigration policy has always put pragmatism first

By Marc-André Miserez

Switzerland is still wrestling with the question of how to reconcile immigration quotas with the free movement of people. A look back in history.

Challenging negotiations

EU relations Swiss opt for ‘Euro-compatible’ scheme to limit immigration

Swiss employers wishing to recruit from abroad may first have to search for candidates among unemployed locals, and justify any rejections in writing.

Explainer Swiss immigration quotas: where do we stand?

By Stefania Summermatter, Marc-André Miserez

On February 9, 2017, a deadline expired to implement immigration quotas. With a solution still a long way off, we look at what might happen next.

Immigration curbs Cabinet waits to present own plans on immigration

The government has rejected a proposal aimed at reversing immigration curbs for European Union citizens and came out in favour of presenting a ...

Cross-border relations

Expat worries Where does a Brexit leave Brits in Switzerland?

By Jo Fahy and Thomas Stephens

Some answers to the key questions for British expats in Switzerland.

opinion After the Brexit earthquake

By Klaus Dingwerth, St Gallen

Facing the leave vote, other EU members will not return to business as usual; talk about a new plan for renewing the EU will be omnipresent.

France-Switzerland Intensified border checks cause major delays

As a result of increased border checks after terror attacks in Paris, waiting times at typically porous crossings have ballooned for the 25,000 ...

‘Swexit’ Switzerland’s special EU deal

By Michele Andina and Matthew Allen

Brexit – yes or no? If the United Kingdom were to leave the European Union, would it work out a series of bilateral agreements, similar to the ...

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Switzerland and the EU

A troubled relationship. Switzerland has a turbulent relationship with the European Union. While many Swiss would be happy to join the EU, there ...

Vote FAQs Immigration: one vote, many questions

By Stefania Summermatter and Armando Mombelli

When Swiss voters decided on February 9 to back immigrant quotas, they raised not only the blood pressure of European Union politicians but also ...

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