Breakfast Show 6:30am - 10:00am

Listen Live

Search

Locals fight for asylum centre

Wednesday, 5 June 2024 06:30

file image

Residents of the Geneva commune of Plan-les-Ouates are fighting back against moves by the Swiss People’s Party to close down a local asylum centre.

The right-wing party have launched a petition for its closure.

 But 85 locals have written an open letter to the authorities and media which says the party is trying to frighten the population without reason. 

It goes on to say they welcome those who are fleeing totalitarian regimes. 

The head of the local Swiss People’s Party, Jean-Christophe Delfim, says the letter was driven by the Socialist Party and it won’t prevent them to continue to collect signatures until June 15th. 

Share

More from Bitesize News

  • Geneva could foot the G7 bill

    Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.

  • US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases

    Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.

  • French singer banned by Paleo

    The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.

  • Cars going uninspected

    The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.

  • War may lead to rent rises

    Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.

  • Not a heatwave, yet

    Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.

Follow WRS

Download our app

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play