That arrangement has been put at risk by a Swiss referendum in 2014 demanding immigration quotas. The upper house is to address the compromise plan in December. [nL5N17M1NW]The plan favours local people including EU citizens who already resident in Switzerland for jobs that open up. "We would be freed from the pressure that the EU wanted to exert on us," he said during parliamentary debate, noting Switzerland could adopt the plan without needing permission from the EU. The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) condemned Flury's formula as an unprecedented breach of the constitution, given the outcome of the 2014 referendum.

Source: The Star September 21, 2016 19:30 UTC