Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Serbia agrees to new migration and visa rules

This content was published on Jun 30, 2009 Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic signed a readmission agreement and another that will facilitate the process of issuing visas. They also agreed to a statement of intent to partner on migration and police cooperation. In a statement, the Swiss justice ministry said the new readmission agreement requires both sides…

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Officials welcome Kyrgyz prime minister

This content was published on Jun 30, 2009 In a written statement, the finance ministry described the meeting between Merz, who also holds the finance portfolio, and Igor Chudinov, an ethnic Russian, as “friendly and constructive”. The two discussed issues including bilateral relations, the financial crisis and development cooperation. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) operates in the central Asian country.…

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Diplomat predicts Honduras coup will fail

This content was published on Jun 30, 2009 Walter Suter, former Swiss ambassador to Venezuela, told swissinfo.ch that the first military putsch in Central America since the Cold War was also unlikely to endanger democracies in other parts of Latin America. On Tuesday Honduras’ interim government battled against a tide of international support for Zelaya, who vowed to return home in two days…

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Swiss back Holocaust conference declaration

This content was published on Jun 30, 2009 Nations also backed the foundation of the European Shoah Legacy Institute to track the return of such property, according to a conference statement. The declaration, named after the site of a former concentration camp in the northern Czech town of Terezin, states the countries should urge that “every effort be made to rectify the consequences…

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Government expresses concern over Honduras

This content was published on Jun 30, 2009 It called on those responsible “to re-establish constitutional order and the rule of law”. It also called for a democratic and peaceful resolution of the crisis. World leaders including United States President Barack Obama have condemned the coup and demanded that President Manuel Zelaya be reinstated. Zelaya himself, who was abroad when the coup was…

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Merz believes Swiss will leave OECD tax list

This content was published on Jun 29, 2009 Merz, quoted in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper on Monday, said that more progress on the issue had been made than planned. Switzerland is trying to secure 12 new bilateral tax deals by the end of 2009 so that it can be removed from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s list of countries that…

Swiss Politics

Children have rights too

This content was published on Jun 28, 2009 Geiser, who specialises in labour and family law, has been giving a series of lectures on children’s rights at St Gallen’s annual Children’s University. The Children’s University is aimed at giving pupils, aged ten to 12 years, a taste of academia. This year’s topic elicited an excited response from the young people attending. Did parents…

Opponents warn tax hike will hit consumers

This content was published on Jun 25, 2009 A committee made up mainly of members of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party said the government plan to boost the value added tax (VAT) also failed to address the structural deficit of the insurance programme. “An increase is poison for the purchasing power of consumers,” said People’s Party parliamentarian and businessman Peter Spuhler on Thursday.…

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Swiss agree with Russians on trade and security

This content was published on Jun 25, 2009 Sergey Lavrov met Calmy-Rey on Wednesday for the sixth time. The diplomats discussed bilateral ties, energy, taxation and security issues during the session in Bern. Given Switzerland’s role as a neutral state outside the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Calmy-Rey said Bern could be a valuable partner for Moscow in its…

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Foreign criminals to face tougher regime

This content was published on Jun 24, 2009 But on Wednesday the cabinet said a proposal by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party for the automatic deportation of foreign criminals went against international law and basic constitutional rights. Observers point out that the government tightened its initial proposals following a broad consultation procedure among political parties, organisations and civil society. The cabinet plan will…

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