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Swiss clamp down on immigration Apr 19th 2012, 04:12 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17764766 Quote: Until last year, Switzerland had a quota of 2,000 residency permits per year for citizens of the so-called "A8" nations, which joined the EU in 2004. The Swiss cabinet has decided to invoke a "safeguard clause" in its agreement with the EU on freedom of movement. The decision has been criticised by the EU. Switzerland says that in the past year, since the quota lapsed, it has granted 6,000 permits to nationals of the eight countries - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It now plans to re-introduce a quota of 2,000 permits annually from 1 May. The biggest political party is strongly opposed to immigration.

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