Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Canada signs deal to help find tax cheats

This content was published on Oct 22, 2010 Economics Minister Doris Leuthard, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey and Finance Minister Hans Rudolf-Merz met Harper and Josée Verner, the Canadian minister of intergovernmental affairs, on Friday near Bern. During the meeting, Merz and Verner signed a revised double-taxation agreement, which unlike previous accords, opens the door for Swiss authorities to handover data to foreign investigators…

Swiss Politics

French seduces English-speaking Africans

This content was published on Oct 22, 2010 swissinfo.ch’s Pierre-François Besson recently visited the Benin Village language school in Lomé, Togo, to find out why an increasing number of English-speakers from West Africa go there every year to learn French. According to the International Organisation of the Francophonie (IOF), there are around 220 million French-speakers worldwide. Although the number is falling in Europe…

Swiss Politics

Party rapped over Gaddafi link in posters

This content was published on Oct 21, 2010 The government says the Geneva citizens’ movement posters are an outrage against a foreign state. They say it also complicates “efforts to restore a climate of trust” between Switzerland and Libya, where relations have been strained since the arrest of Gaddafi’s son in Geneva in 2008. The posters show lists of daily arrests by Geneva…

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Swiss hope for boost from Francophonie summit

This content was published on Oct 21, 2010 Swiss officials and experts say the three-day Francophonie summit is an important political circle of influence which should help Switzerland regain some prestige and should also interest Swiss citizens from other language regions. Switzerland officially became a member of the International Organisation of Francophonie (IOF) in 1995, but up to now it was the only…

Swiss Politics

Swiss-EU bilateral path hits critical juncture

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 This week the Swiss ambassador to the EU gave a presentation on the state of bilateral relations to EU experts in Brussels. This comes amid a flurry of meetings and declarations as Switzerland comes under increasing pressure over its EU relations. On Wednesday Jacques de Watteville described his meeting with experts from the 27 EU…

Swiss Politics

EU eyes Swiss deportation initiative

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 EU experts are especially interested in the potential outcome if either the People’s Party initiative or its counter-proposal is accepted. According to Jacques de Watteville, Switzerland’s ambassador to Brussels, EU members are concerned that new Swiss legislation could challenge the free movement of people between the EU and Switzerland. The cabinet’s counter-proposal would respect the…

Swiss Politics

Government tackles road safety

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 Via Sicura includes 36 recommendations addressing both vehicles and the people operating them. For example, trucks weighing over 60 tonnes and measuring more than 25.5 metres would be banned from Switzerland. Meanwhile, the use of headlights during the day would be mandatory, as would regular eye examinations for drivers over 50. Cyclists would have to…

Swiss Politics

French-speaking community to play major role

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 The two-day conference precedes the OIF summit to be held in the Lake Geneva town from October 22 to 24. The foreign ministers of the OIF member countries meet every year in order to maintain political continuity between the summits, which are held every two years. Calmy-Rey told the French news agency, AFP, that the…

Swiss Politics

Geneva expats worry about housing and crime

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 The Geneva police says expats’ perception of the worsening crime situation “matches the reality on the ground”. But recent police operations in the centre of town seem to be making a difference and preventive and reorganisation measures should help. According to the survey carried out at the end of 2009 by canton Geneva and Geneva…

Swiss Politics

First female member of Senate dies

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 Her election to the smaller chamber of the Swiss parliament came after women were allowed to vote at a federal level in 1971. Girardin, a teacher of French, was head of culture in the city of Geneva government for 12 years and had been mayor on three occasions. She was a member of the Geneva…

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