高考英语 考前突破阅读理解能力 社会生活 瑞士将限额欧盟移民素材.doc

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1、瑞士将限额欧盟移民SwitzerlandistorenewrestrictionsonimmigrationfromeightcentralandeasternEuropeanUnioncountries. 瑞士将重启对来自八个中欧、东欧国家移民数额的限制。 ThereisconcerninSwitzerlandaboutagrowinginflux（流入，汇集）ofworkersfrompoorerEUmembers.  Restrictionsonthenumberofworkpermitswillbeextendedfor12monthsf

2、romMay.  ThoughnotanEUmember,Switzerlandsigneduptothebloc'srulesonfreedomofmovementandnowfacescriticismfromBrussels. TheSwissgovernmentsaysthequotascouldbeextendedto17moreEUcountries-inwesternandsouthernEurope-fromJune.  Whenitsigneduptothefreedomofmovementrulesin1999,Switzer

3、landclaimedtherightenacta"safeguardclause"iftheannualinfluxofworkersfromcountriesincludingHungary,PolandandSlovakia,exceedsacertainnumber.  Thegovernmentsaidit"cametotheconclusionthatthesafeguardclauseisoneofseveralmeasureswhichcanhelptomakeimmigrationmoreacceptabletosocietya

4、ndcompatiblewithitsneeds." 'Violation' EUforeignpolicychiefCatherineAshtoncriticisedthemove. "ThesemeasuresdisregardthegreatbenefitsthatthefreemovementofpersonsbringstothecitizensofbothSwitzerlandandtheEU,"saidastatementfromheroffice.  Itsaidthemeasureswereinviolationofthefre

5、emovementagreement. EUofficialshavealwaystoldSwitzerlanditcannotcherrypickonlythosepartsofEuropeanpolicyitlikesbest. TheBBC'sImogenFoulkesreportsfromBernethattheSwissgovernmenthascomeunderpressurefromboththeright-wingPeople'sParty,andtheGreenLiberalParty,whichsayimmigrationha

6、sreachedunsustainablelevels. Switzerlandhaslowunemployment,highsalaries,andasafecurrency.  2Evenbeforethestartoftheeurozonecrisis,largenumbersofhighlyskilledworkersfromGermanyandFrancewereseekingjobsinSwitzerland,ourcorrespondentsays,andinthelasttwoyearsmanymorehavearrivedfro

7、mSpain,PortugalandItaly.  AgovernmentstatementsaidthenumberofpeoplearrivinginSwitzerlandhadexceededthenumberleavingbyupto80,000inrecentyears. Limitingworkpermits"canhelptomakeimmigrationmoreacceptabletosociety",thestatementsaid.2