Between the first and second half of 2022 the figure rose from 1,610 to 8,862, the German newspaper Bild reported on TuesdayExternal link. Bild referred to a response from the German interior ministry to a query from the right-wing AfD party.
The head of the German Federal Police Union, Heiko Teggatz, said the figures were unsurprising. “Turning people back, like [Germany can do] at the Austrian border, is not possible at the Swiss border,” he told the newspaper. “The [German] interior ministry still refuses to register border controls with Switzerland with the EU and thus deliberately shifts responsibility to the states and municipalities.”
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Switzerland criticised for ‘waving through’ migrants
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German authorities have criticised Switzerland for allowing migrants to transit to neighbouring countries.
The southwest state of Baden-Württemberg is particularly affected by irregular migration via Switzerland. Hans-Ulrich Rülke, leader of the Free Democratic Party in Baden-Württemberg, has therefore called for increased border controls – even on the Swiss side.
The national border must be “more effectively protected on the Swiss side against illegal migration”, he said, adding that “this protection does not seem to exist at the moment”.
Bild says the trend continued in January 2023. According to preliminary figures, there were 922 illegal entries via Switzerland – “and these are only the ones recorded”, it said, pointing out that the German police reckon they catch about a third of those people entering the country without authorisation.
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Switzerland and Germany adopt plan on irregular migration
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Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser have agreed to an action plan to combat irregular migration.
Media: Swiss medical services done abroad are billed at Swiss rates
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In Switzerland, some medical services carried out abroad are still billed at Swiss rates, despite costing less, RTS reports.
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Sophie Hediger, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team, has died in an avalanche in Arosa. She was 26 years old.
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Several Swiss films exceeded the 100,000 admissions mark worldwide in 2024 and received widespread praise at international film festivals.
Swiss Alpine resorts covered in white gold for Christmas
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Many areas at low altitudes in Switzerland are enjoying a blanket of snow. In the mountains, intense precipitation has delighted skiers.
SWISS makes emergency landing in Austria after smoke in cockpit
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Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) made an emergency landing of an Airbus in Graz, Austria on Monday evening after engine problems.
L’Oréal acquires South Korean subsidiary of Migros’ cosmetics brand
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French cosmetics firm L'Oréal is acquiring Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, the South Korean subsidiary of the Migros-owned Mibelle group, for an undisclosed sum.
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Illegal immigration into Switzerland almost tripled in 2022
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More than 52,000 cases of illegal migration were recorded from January to December, about 33,000 more than the previous year.
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