Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10mn
Country has 9.1mn permanent residents and experts fear the move will limit companies’ access to foreign talent
Country has 9.1mn permanent residents and experts fear the move will limit companies’ access to foreign talent

Proposal to limit inhabitants to 10mn people branded as ‘chaos initiative’ by business lobby

As the country considers capping its population, the drawbacks of direct democracy are becoming clearer

Foreign nationals currently make up ~27% of the resident population...

The Swiss will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to back a referendum that would see its population capped at 10…

One of the world’s richest countries is about to hold a referendum on a measure that would curb migration and most likely the…

The constitutional change has been pitched by a right-wing party amid concern on migration, pressure on public services and…