“Switzerland First”, “unthinkable in Austria” …: the Porrentruy swimming pool makes the headlines internationally

In Porrentruy (Ju), only Swiss and people with certain authorizations can now access the swimming pool. Furthermore, This decision makes headlines far beyond national borders.

Since July 4, foreigners’ access to the Porrentruy Ju swimming pool has been limited “for security reasons”. Moreover, People who do not have a valid Swiss work permit. “switzerland first”, “unthinkable austria” …: Furthermore, who spend the night in the Jura commune cannot dive into cool water.

The municipality’s decision aims above all the young people of the bordering French regions above all. Moreover, which would have pointed out in the past by their bad behavior.

Such a measure is not only exceptional in Switzerland. Therefore, As a result, the announcement also made the headlines of international newspapers. Consequently, Here is a selection:

“Schweizer Freibad Sperren Ausländer aus” (The Swiss open -air swimming pool excludes foreigners). title The newspaper “Bild” in good place on the home page and speaks of a “basin tremor” and, in reference to the “America First” of Trump, a “Swiss Fires”. This seems to arouse the interest of readers. so several articles appear in the days that follow with titles such as “after the ban on foreigners: the Swiss again consider their ‘outdoor swimming pools”.

The private “Welt TV” channel devotes a report of around forty to this theme in its information program. “Die Welt Am Abend”. The presenter talks about the “last solution” there for the town. According to her, many troublemakers come from “problem districts” on the other side of the border. The magazine “STERN”. on the other hand, underlines the reason for this decision: “Violence and harassment in a swimming pool in the Swiss an air”, can be read in the title.

The information portal “T-online” describes the situation as “having degenerated”. recalls similar incidents in Germany: in June, young women had been attacked in an outdoor swimming pool in Gelnhausen (Hesse). According to the authorities, the authors were also young men from abroad.

And the “tagesspiegel” reduces this “drastic measure” with three keywords: “harassment, vulgarity, violence”.

The case of Porrentruy also “warm up the spirits” in “switzerland first”, “unthinkable austria” …: the “Kronen Zeitung”. There is “bustle around an outdoor swimming pool in Switzerland” because it “does not let foreigners enter”.

In the commentary of an author, we feel a certain admiration for this measure. Under the title “Porrentruy shows the example”. we can read: “The Swiss commune of Porrentruy has now limited access to its outdoor swimming pool and thus gives a signal to prevent assault against women and girls a priori. Unthinkable in Austria of course – where we prefer to distribute tickets at reduced prices to certain people ”.

The announcement was also taken up in the French press, especially since the measure first targets the hosts of France. The magazine “Courrier International” speaks of a “controversy that the mayor of Porrentruy sparked on both sides of the border”.

The media “The Journal of the Economy” reports “important waves” caused by this case. This is “switzerland first”, “unthinkable austria” …: undoubtedly what the title caused its own readership: “This swimming pool in Switzerland prohibits entry to the French”.

The Kosovar newspaper “Gazeta Express” also evokes Porrentruy: “An outdoor swimming pool in Switzerland has banned most of the foreign nationals. many tourists for the summer”, can be read in the title.

The reason for the decision of the Swiss authorities: “they are held responsible for outbreak of asocial behavior”.

The English tabloid “Daily Mail” judges local Jura information relevant enough to head in large print: “” a Swiss swimming pool banish foreigners. forces visitors to prove their nationality after young girls were sexually harassed “”.

Even a photo of the swimming pool manages to make the front page of the online edition. It will probably be necessary to wait a while before Porrentruy again attracted the attention of the international press. as much.