Image damage to Switzerland feared because of SVP posters

 The SVP's poster with the black sheep is causing annoyance among chambers of commerce and foreign business people. The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce thinks the poster is damaging Switzerland's image. It has heard negative reactions from British tourists and employees in Switzerland, Cashdaily reports. According to board member Tim Whiteman, Britons are asking whether Switzerland is comparable to Germany before the last war. He demands that the authorities do something about the SVP poster so that the economic environment does not suffer.
Swissmem President Johann Schneider-Ammann told Cashdaily: "I don't hope that the SVP posters will permanently damage Switzerland as a business location." Eric Sarasin, president of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, urged calm. Now is not the time to shoot at sparrows with cannons.
Zurich SVP National Councilor Hans Kaufmann and party president Ueli Maurer are also dismissive: The posters pose no threat to the Swiss economy. Only criminal foreigners are targeted. More security and peace would strengthen the business location.