Plans for an asylum seekers’ centre in Kandersteg (BE) have been scrapped Keystone-SDA The Swiss canton of Bern is abandoning plans for an asylum seekers' accommodation facility in Kandersteg. Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. This content was published on September 21, 2026 – 13:17 The owner of the building that was to house the asylum seekers has withdrawn an offer due to growing hostility from a section of the population in the village. The Bern authorities have taken note of this decision and regrets the withdrawal. The…