Faced with an anticipated influx of asylum seekers into Switzerland this autumn, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is opposed to the federal government managing the entire process. The current "patchwork of responsibilities" offers "extremely valuable" solutions.
"We can't centralise decisions and pool costs," said the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police in an interview published in Le Matin Dimanche on Sunday. She said she is sensitive to the reality of the cantons.
However, the Social Democrat minister points out that "more creative political tools" could be envisaged in times of pressure. "The Covid [-19] crisis, the energy crisis and the climate crisis all call into question the system".