Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter (L-R), Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga and Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann attend a news conference on the 'Mass Immigration' initiative in Bern November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
BERN (Reuters) - The Swiss government urged voters on Monday to reject quotas on immigrants from European Union countries in a planned referendum, saying the plan would harm the economy and strain relations with the 28-nation bloc.
Immigration is a hot-button issue in Switzerland, where the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) has long blamed higher crime, rising rents and crowded transport on an influx of foreigners.
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