http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:54 GMT Copyright2013, swissinfo. 60 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/EU_plays_tough_ahead_of_tax_talks_with_Swiss.html?rss=true&cid=36174828 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:11 GMT The European Union has called on Switzerland to agree to swift and unconditional negotiations on the introduction of an automatic exchange of banking information – doing away with banking secrecy to crack down on tax evasion by foreign asset holders. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/EU_plays_tough_ahead_of_tax_talks_with_Swiss.html?cid=36174828&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Government_condemns_alleged_US_snooping.html?rss=true&cid=36182682 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:32 GMT The Swiss government has described the systematic internet monitoring allegedly practised by the US intelligence service, NSA, as an “excessive infringement of the private sphere”, whose protection is guaranteed by the federal constitution. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Government_condemns_alleged_US_snooping.html?cid=36182682&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Even_minor_depression_affects_everyday_life.html?rss=true&cid=36178448 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:16:01 GMT Minor depression, which is widespread in Switzerland, should not be underestimated: those affected are often unfit for work, less productive and suffer from physical complaints, which affect their everyday lives says a report issued on Monday. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Even_minor_depression_affects_everyday_life.html?cid=36178448&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_amass_wealth_through_savings,_inheritance.html?rss=true&cid=36176450 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:02:13 GMT Wealthy Swiss amass their fortunes more often through inheritance and savings, rather than through entrepreneurship as in other countries, according to a survey by financial services provider Barclays. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_amass_wealth_through_savings,_inheritance.html?cid=36176450&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/The_creeping_disease_that_threatens_populations.html?rss=true&cid=36153724 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:08 GMT For the past 20 years, more and more countries have been affected by desertification – and not just because of climate change. Experts say that some agricultural practices have also had disastrous effects. (Photo: AFP) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/The_creeping_disease_that_threatens_populations.html?cid=36153724&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Halting_a_desert_with_the_Great_Green_Wall_.html?rss=true&cid=36123378 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT Advancing deserts are not unstoppable. By planting trees, it is possible to redevelop the soil and create an ecosystem that is more favourable for agriculture. The Swiss association Sylla Caap is convinced of this and in the savannah of Senegal has started building a Great Green Wall. (Luigi Jorio, swissinfo.ch) (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Halting_a_desert_with_the_Great_Green_Wall_.html?cid=36123378&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_president_calls_for_foreign_spy_inquiries.html?rss=true&cid=36168066 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:32:00 GMT In response to an American whistleblower’s revelations of US spies operating in Geneva, Swiss president Ueli Maurer has called for a broadening of legislation to allow for investigations into foreign spy activity in Switzerland. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_president_calls_for_foreign_spy_inquiries.html?cid=36168066&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/I_never_imagined_writing_would_pay_the_bills.html?rss=true&cid=36117988 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT At the age of 12, Angelia Maria Schwaller from the sleepy village of Überstorf in canton Fribourg discovered the internet. She sought out likeminded people on forums to learn from and exchange ideas with. Her passion – poetry. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/I_never_imagined_writing_would_pay_the_bills.html?cid=36117988&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Police_crash_illegal_Art_Basel_party_.html?rss=true&cid=36165538 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:43:00 GMT An Art Basel installation was the site of clashes between police and illegal partiers on Friday night after revelers launched an impromptu gathering at the outdoor “Favela Café” exhibit on Basel’s Messeplatz. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Police_crash_illegal_Art_Basel_party_.html?cid=36165538&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Performance_in_art,_and_art_in_performance.html?rss=true&cid=36146016 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:00:04 GMT Art is many things to many people, from buskers on the streets of Art Basel to controversial banned photographs in the Facebook era. And for some American singers, it means re-discovering their Swiss roots through music . (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Performance_in_art,_and_art_in_performance.html?cid=36146016&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/A_nation_s_landscape_in_pictures.html?rss=true&cid=36141604 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:00:40 GMT Pictures of Switzerland normally include its idyllic countryside, lakes and buildings. However, an exhibition at the Swiss Foundation for Photography in Winterthur is showing works by seven photographers that show a different and topical view of the country. (Photo: Nicolas Faure) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/A_nation_s_landscape_in_pictures.html?cid=36141604&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_leaders_call_for_data_exchange_standards_.html?rss=true&cid=36161756 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:42:00 GMT The government says it wants to take an active role in developing global standards for the automatic exchange of banking information to avoid clashes with other countries over tax issues. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_leaders_call_for_data_exchange_standards_.html?cid=36161756&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Quicker_decisions_expected_for_asylum_seekers.html?rss=true&cid=36159876 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:40:00 GMT The Swiss authorities have presented their latest proposed revision of the country’s asylum legislation, aimed notably at cutting the time needed to process requests from 1,400 days today to just 140 in most cases. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Quicker_decisions_expected_for_asylum_seekers.html?cid=36159876&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/US_continues_hunt_for_tax_dodgers_in_Swiss_banks.html?rss=true&cid=36154372 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:21:00 GMT The United States tax authorities have filed a request for legal assistance to identify former American clients of the private bank Wegelin who are suspected of tax dodging. It is the fourth such request against a Swiss financial institute. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/US_continues_hunt_for_tax_dodgers_in_Swiss_banks.html?cid=36154372&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_benefit_financially_from_migration.html?rss=true&cid=36153848 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:21:00 GMT Switzerland and Luxembourg are the countries whose tax coffers are most boosted by migrants, according to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_benefit_financially_from_migration.html?cid=36153848&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Bad_weather_means_losses_for_alpine_farmers_.html?rss=true&cid=36142708 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:05:00 GMT The traditional Swiss custom of leading the herds up to alpine pastures for the summer has been delayed this year due to bad weather. Farmers who have risked the journey have been faced with rain soaked mountain sides and soil erosion. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Bad_weather_means_losses_for_alpine_farmers_.html?cid=36142708&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Old_utopian_ideal_revived_on_Swiss_streets.html?rss=true&cid=36104780 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:26 GMT It is arguably one of the most unusual political ideas launched in decades and campaigners for an unconditional basic income for all say they have already collected enough signatures to force a vote on their utopian proposal. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Old_utopian_ideal_revived_on_Swiss_streets.html?cid=36104780&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_global_ambitions_of_Art_Basel.html?rss=true&cid=36080906 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:01:03 GMT Art Basel opens in Switzerland following the launch weeks earlier of its first Asian edition in Hong Kong. With Art Basel Miami Beach now in its tenth year, swissinfo.ch looks at the brand’s expansion and how experts view the change. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_global_ambitions_of_Art_Basel.html?cid=36080906&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/The_long_road_from_Guantanamo_to_Switzerland.html?rss=true&cid=36108370 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT Illegally imprisoned for eight years, three former inmates of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have found refuge in Switzerland. Three others fell foul of administrative hurdles in Bern. swissinfo.ch looks at where they are now. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/The_long_road_from_Guantanamo_to_Switzerland.html?cid=36108370&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Swiss_entrepreneurs_are_failing_to_dream_big_.html?rss=true&cid=36053756 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:00:20 GMT Switzerland does not lack talent when it comes to innovation and promoting new ideas. But the country’s young entrepreneurs have trouble leaving their comfort zone and striking out in the world, according to global competition specialist Stéphane Garelli. (Photo: stephanegarelli.com) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Swiss_entrepreneurs_are_failing_to_dream_big_.html?cid=36053756&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Minister_pushes_for_more_asylum_reforms.html?rss=true&cid=36094414 Sun, 9 Jun 2013 18:20:00 GMT Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says voters’ approval on Sunday of the latest reform paves the way for the introduction of faster and more humane asylum procedures. She pledged Switzerland would uphold its humanitarian tradition. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Minister_pushes_for_more_asylum_reforms.html?cid=36094414&rss=true