Asylum Federal Council rejects SVP border protection initiative without counter-proposal
The Federal Council is against the SVP's border protection initiative. It also rejects a counter-proposal to the petition for a referendum entitled "Stop asylum abuse!".
12.12.2025, 13:32
SDA
At its meeting on Friday, the federal government decided on its proposal to parliament, as it announced.
The initiative would be difficult to implement, the Federal Council wrote. It would cause high costs as well as considerable burdens for the Confederation, the cantons and the border region. If Switzerland had to terminate the Schengen and Dublin agreements, secondary migration could also increase and internal security would be weakened.
The SVP initiative calls for systematic border controls and a tightening of asylum law on several points. This includes turning back people at the border who do not meet the entry requirements. People who enter Switzerland via a safe third country should receive neither asylum nor temporary admission. A maximum of 5,000 applicants per year could now be granted asylum.
If the initiative is accepted, Switzerland would have to renegotiate or terminate international agreements if they are not compatible with the new provisions.
