The aim of the Ecopop initiative is to drastically restrict immigration to Switzerland in order to slow population growth. If the initiative was adopted, research in Swiss industry and at universities would no longer be possible at current levels because such activities rely heavily on exchanges of personnel with other countries. As a result, Switzerland would no longer be prepared for the economic, social, medical and environmental challenges of the future. The Board of Directors of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences therefore recommends rejection of the initiative.
Link to the press release (german or french version) issued by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. The document does not exist in english.
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