Cluster: Swiss Identity

Direct democracy in danger?

This content was published on Oct 20, 2014 Abstention among young people is not a recent phenomenon and it’s far from being just a Swiss problem. But when it comes to controversial votes, the matter becomes more serious. Like in the case of the so-called mass immigration vote in February 2014. The initiative presented to voters seeks to curb migration by introducing foreigner…

Experimental Ebola vaccine to arrive in Geneva

This content was published on Oct 20, 2014 Canada will start shipping the drug on Monday; it should be stocked at Geneva University Hospital by Tuesday. In August, Canada said it would provide the WHO with 800 vials, each containing two doses of the experimental vaccine VSV-EBOV, developed by the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Asked why the delivery was being made so…

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Does St Moritz’s branding promise more than it delivers?

This content was published on Oct 19, 2014 Architect Christoph Sauter and cultural scientist Cordula Sege have written a book on the alpine town in which they suggest that the battle to build with the best view for the rich and beautiful has partly ruined the charm of the place. They believe the town has been hyped up by the branding and thereby…

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Hurdles to Swiss Ebola mission remain

This content was published on Oct 19, 2014 Security concerns must be addressed through a fact-finding mission before Switzerland sends people to Ebola-stricken regions as part of a United Nations effort, according to Defence Minister Ueli Maurer. Maurer told the Zentralschweiz am Sonntag and Ostschweiz am Sonntag newspapers that “the deciding factor in the mission is security,“ and not necessarily the fear of…

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Switzerland and Brussels make progress in negotiations

This content was published on Oct 19, 2014 Swiss President Didier Burkhalter says that after the latest round of discussions with the European Union, it has been decided that Switzerland will not automatically accept European law and that the EU and Switzerland will not adopt a common surveillance network. Burkhalter told the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper that those decisions represent half of the…

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Geneva-based aid workers with Ebola can get Swiss care

This content was published on Oct 18, 2014 Preparations have been made for World Health Organization employees based in Geneva who become infected with the Ebola virus to be cared for in Switzerland.

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Ebola: ‘It’s very difficult to make predictions’

This content was published on Oct 17, 2014 Sylvie Briand of the WHO talks about the international response to the ebola epidemic and responds to criticism the WHO has been slow to react.

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From florist to vehicle locksmith

This content was published on Oct 17, 2014 At the SwissSkills jobs championships apprentices compete against each other to prove who is the best in their field (SRF, swissinfo.ch).

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First medical aid delivered in a year to Palestinians in Syria

This content was published on Oct 16, 2014 Around 20,000 people are believed to be living in Yarmouk, once home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees and Syrian nationals, where food and water supplies are now scarce. The camp is caught between Syrian government forces and opposition forces including al-Nusra. The supplies included enough medicines to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes…

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Swiss aid on the ground in Iraqi Kurdistan

This content was published on Oct 15, 2014 Neutral Switzerland is not taking part in any military action against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. Swiss involvement remains diplomatic and humanitarian. Switzerland has sent 50 tonnes of winter aid relief, worth CHF400,000 ($427,000), to northern Iraq. The cargo is mostly made up of cold weather tents, but also includes…

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Switzerland and Brussels make progress in negotiations

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