Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Anti-government protests continue over Covid policy

This content was published on Mar 6, 2021 Several thousand people have taken to streets in south-eastern Switzerland to protest against the government’s policy to contain the Covid pandemic.

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Nuclear withdrawal was thanks to women, says former energy minister

This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Having four women in Switzerland’s seven-person government played a key role in phasing out nuclear energy ten years ago, says Doris Leuthard.

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Swiss government wants to keep control of weapons exports

This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 A people’s initiative collected enough signatures in 2019 to force a nationwide vote on the issue. It proposes enshrining rules for war materiel exports in the constitution, which would take this responsibility away from the government. On Friday the government issued a counterproposal that would give parliament the power to adjust the rules for selling…

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Swiss plan free coronavirus tests for population

This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Switzerland has unveiled a CHF1 billion plan to offer free coronavirus tests for its entire population.

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Minute’s silence and church bells announced for Covid victims

This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 Everyone in Switzerland has been invited to observe a minute’s silence on Friday for the more than 9,000 people who have died from Covid-19.

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Parliament criticises government over Covid policy

This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 The House of Representatives has approved a declaration calling on the Swiss government to lift Covid restrictions.

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New Covid variants account for 70% of new infections in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 2, 2021 Despite a stagnation in the number of new infections, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has called for restraint and more testing.

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Lockdown opponents ratchet up pressure on Swiss government

This content was published on Feb 28, 2021 Shops, cultural and outdoor recreational facilities will be allowed to open up from Monday as part of a staggered easing of measures. But restaurants and bars will have to wait until at least March 22 and only re-open on this date if the Covid-19 infection rate remains under control. This ruling has generated protest from…

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New lobby group demands end to Swiss-EU deadlock

This content was published on Feb 28, 2021 Representatives of politics, science, academia and business are concerned that high-level political talks between Brussels and Bern have remained stalled for the last two years. Switzerland is not a member state of the EU but has a host of bilateral treaties that grant it preferential access to the European bloc. In 2014, Brussels demanded that…

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The stolen childhood of the factory children

This content was published on Feb 27, 2021 Many children slaved away in Swiss factories during the industrial revolution. A political outsider helped ban child labour relatively early.

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