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2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.Restrictionsonthenumberofworkpermitswillbeextendedfor12monthsfromMay.ThoughnotanEUmember,Switzerlandsigneduptothebloc'srulesonfreedomofmovementandnowfacescriticismfromBrussels.TheSwissgovernmentsaysthequotascouldbeextendedto17moreEUcountries-inwesternandsouthernEurope-fromJune.Whenitsigneduptothefreedomofmovementrulesin1999,Switzerlandclaimedtherightenacta"safeguardclause"iftheannualinfluxofworkersfromcountriesincludingHungary,PolandandSlovakia,exceedsacertainnumber.Thegovernmentsaidit"cametotheconclusionthatthesafeguardclauseisoneofseveralmeasureswhichcanhelptomakeimmigrationmoreacceptabletosocietyandcompatiblewithitsneeds."'Violation'EUforeignpolicychiefCatherineAshtoncriticisedthemove."ThesemeasuresdisregardthegreatbenefitsthatthefreemovementofpersonsbringstothecitizensofbothSwitzerlandandtheEU,"saidastatementfromheroffice.Itsaidthemeasureswereinviolationofthefreemovementagreement.EUofficialshavealwaystoldSwitzerlanditcannotcherrypickonlythosepartsofEuropeanpolicyitlikesbest.TheBBC'sImogenFoulkesreportsfromBernethattheSwissgovernmenthascomeunderpressurefromboththeright-wingPeople'sParty,andtheGreenLiberalParty,whichsayimmigrationhasreachedunsustainablelevels.Switzerlandhaslowunemployment,highsalaries,andasafecurrency.Evenbeforethestartoftheeurozonecrisis,largenumbersofhighlyskilledworkersfromGermanyandFrancewereseekingjobsinSwitzerland,ourcorrespondentsays,andinthelasttwoyearsmanymorehavearrivedfromSpain,PortugalandItaly.AgovernmentstatementsaidthenumberofpeoplearrivinginSwitzerlandhadexceededthenumberleavingbyupto80,000inrecentyears.Limitingworkpermits"canhelptomakeimmigrationmoreacceptabletosociety",thestatementsaid.