Swiss duck immigration row with the EU

The Swiss parliament has avoided a clash with the EU over immigration rules by ditching plans for jobs quotas for foreigners.

Lawmakers in Bern instead backed a bill to give locals a head start on filling vacancies.

The idea was to avoid a row with a crucial trade partner.

"It is a good sign that the law is not intended to impose quotas on the free movement of EU citizens and does not envisage restricting their access to employment in Switzerland, contrary to what was in the initial draft of …
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