ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans to impose fewer limits on workers from the European Union than on those from other countries in a new immigration law, the government said on Friday, hoping to limit the diplomatic backlash over the new rules.
The law will set immigration quotas, as demanded by a referendum in February, but softer rules for EU citizens may reduce retaliatory measures from Brussels and big neighbours such as Germany and France.
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