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Swiss to vote on whether to end free movement deal with EU

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Sunday’s referendum with echoes of Brexit proposes limits on number of foreign workersSwitzerland will vote on Sunday whether to end its agreement with the EU on the free movement of people, in a referendum with echoes of the pro-Brexit campaign that led to Britain’s decision to leave the bloc.The largest party in the Swiss parliament, the rightwing, anti-immigration Swiss People’s party (SVP), has called for the vote, arguing that the country must be allowed to set its own limit on the number of foreigners coming in to work. Continue reading...

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