May 2, 2025|
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|7 months agoSwiss Cantons Given Autonomy Over Traveller Transit Sites
Federal government abandons binding provisions for cantons to create new transit sites for travelling communities, citing funding constraints and regional autonomy.
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- The Swiss federal government has abandoned binding provisions obliging cantons to create new transit sites for Travellers.
- Coordination regarding transit spaces will now be handled voluntarily between cantons and the Federal Office of Culture.
- The federal government cited an inability to financially contribute to infrastructure costs as a key factor.
- Police blocked a convoy of 50 caravans attempting to enter Canton Valais on April 15, 2025.
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"It is not, therefore, the project to build transit areas that has been abandoned, but the binding method for the cantons to achieve this."