Basel's musical life should not dry up
Twelve members of the National Council from the SP, FDP, SVP, GB, CVP, EVP and LCP form the committee of a petition calling for a temporary legal solution for musicians from non-EU countries threatened with deportation in Basel.
With the petition No music desert in Basel! the undersigned request "the Government Council of the Canton of Basel Stadt,
- to find a legal transitional solution so that all musicians from third countries affected by the change in practice, including those who completed their studies in 2014, receive a short-term residence permit until at least December 31, 2015 and
- to make representations to the federal government as a long-term measure and to work towards amending the ordinance to the federal law so that it is still possible for freelance non-EU musicians to work here in Switzerland."
The petition can be here can be viewed and signed.
During question time in the National Council on December 8, Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga commented on the Permits for musicians from third countries in Switzerland expressed.
