A major German political party is demanding Switzerland brings back border controls with Italy in an effort to control the flow of asylum seekers.
The largest opposition party in Germany, the CDU, says the European Asylum System is not working and says Switzerland is too lax with its controls – allowing unfettered transit.
Germany takes in more migrants than all EU countries combined. It has already accepted 100,000 this year.
The Swiss People’s Party agrees and says stricter controls with Italy are needed - especially on trains.
In an interview with the NZZ, the party’s leader Marco Chiesa says open border won’t work with countries that don’t enforce the Dublin agreement which say asylum seekers should be processed by the first European country they enter.
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