July 14, 2025|
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|5 months agoSwiss Cities Implement New Restrictions on Public Pool Access
Basel follows Porrentruy in restricting foreign access to municipal swimming pools, sparking debate about public facility management and cross-border relations.
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- Basel and Porrentruy have implemented restrictions on foreign access to municipal swimming pools
- Porrentruy's ban is effective from July 4th to August 31st
- Basel police intervened approximately 10 times at Gartenbad St. Jakob swimming pool in five weeks
- French citizens with Swiss work or residence permits are exempt from the restrictions
By The Numbers
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Police interventions at Gartenbad St. Jakob in past five weeks
They Said
"This phenomenon has never been as blatant as this year"
"If only we had the same resources and the same culture as Switzerland, we would perhaps have fewer problems"