Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Switzerland votes to restrict the entry of citizens of other countries




The Switzerland have decided in a referendum back to limit the entry of citizens of countries of the European Union  to its labor market , through the setting of annual quotas to be implemented within three years.
The official results of all Swiss - with cantons exception of Zurich, where he is completing the scrutiny of a final district can not change the final result- indicate that the initiative " Against mass migration " has been accepted for 50.4 % of votes.
 
Given by the far-right party , the Democratic Union of the Centre ( UDC ), also restores the principle of preference for domestic versus foreign worker , which was abolished for all workers from any of the countries of the European Union .
This will inevitably result a renegotiation of the bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the EU on the free movement of persons, in force since 2002 and is also approved in a referendum two years earlier.
The question asked by all political commentators and representatives of economic means what the reaction is Brussels and feared decide to renegotiate the entire package of agreements governing its relations with Switzerland. This would involve not only changes in migration , but also in economic, trade and political relations in general between the Swiss Confederation and the European bloc .
The free movement of people is part of a package of bilateral agreements which are legally bound , so if one falls , the set expires, under the so-called ' guillotine clause ' which several politicians fear that the EU can decide to apply . The impact on the Swiss economy and the job market can be very negative , forward and analysts .
During the referendum campaign , the UDC said that immigration was causing an unsustainable population growth and creating problems such as rising unemployment, particularly in border regions. It also accused the immigrants of the increase in real estate prices , the overloading of trains, traffic problems on the roads, as well as unfair wage competition .

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