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April 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Swiss Cabinet announced on Wednesday that residents from Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia — the so-called “A8” nations which joined the EU in 2004 — may all be subject to a quota of 2,000 permits starting in May when they apply for residency permits needed to work more than a year in Switzerland.
The move will cut the permits granted annually by two thirds.
Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said that the cabinet has reacted to several concerns in the country.
“The Federal Council is not afraid but rather it is sensitive to the fears and the concerns of people who say while its positive there are so many people who want to come to work here, there are also things that make us worried,” she noted.
Switzerland says it is within its rights to invoke a “safeguard clause” in its agreement with the EU on freedom of movement, but EU Commission has accused the country of discrimination.
“It violates the agreement on free movement of people. There were exceptions for the new member states until 2011, but these exceptions are over now and according to us Switzerland does not have the right to make a difference between the different member states,” EU Commission spokesperson Michael Mann said.
With unemployment rate as low as three percent, Switzerland has recently seen a surge of immigrant workers.
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