Poll Shows Majority of Swiss Support 10-Million Population Cap Initiative
Swiss National Council Rejects ‘Democracy Initiative’ for Easier Naturalisation
EU Moves Toward Unemployment-Benefit Overhaul for Cross-Border Workers, Raising Swiss Cost Concerns
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President Parmelin to Represent Switzerland at European Political Community Summit and Hold Talks in Rome and the Vatican
President Guy Parmelin will attend the 4 May EPC summit in Armenia before visiting Rome and the Vatican on 5-6 May for talks touching on migration and Swiss-EU labour issues. The trip comes amid sensitive negotiations over cross-border commuters and free movement.
Poll Shows Majority of Swiss Now Support 10-Million Population Cap Initiative
A 29 April poll finds 52 % support for the SVP’s proposal to freeze Switzerland’s population below ten million and exit EU free-movement rules. Business groups warn the measure would deepen labour shortages, threaten trade relations and complicate corporate mobility planning, while advocates say it is essential to protect infrastructure and quality of life.
EU Agrees to Shift Unemployment Benefit Burden for Cross-Border Workers—Swiss Costs Could Rise
EU ministers have backed a rule giving cross-border commuters unemployment benefits from their country of employment for up to six months. If Switzerland adopts the change under its free-movement treaty, Bern—and indirectly Swiss employers—could face hundreds of millions in extra costs for some 400 000 frontier workers.