Cluster: Swiss Identity

On camera, off duty

This content was published on Jan 25, 2014 An exhibition at the Solothurn Film Festival gives a glimpse into the wings of the world of the big screen. Many backstage jobs are a bit of a mystery to the average cinema-goer. Something that is probably even less well known is that the production team doubles as a miniature army of photographers. Actors, outfits,…

Luxury watch sector seeks to innovate

This content was published on Jan 24, 2014 If Swiss watchmakers could have stopped time, they would most probably have done so on December 31, 2012, at midnight. That was when 2012 exports reached a record CHF21.4 billion ($23.9 billion). 2013 was also a very good year for the watch industry with a growth in orders of over 2%. Despite the general upward…

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Asylum seeker numbers drop significantly

This content was published on Jan 24, 2014 While the number of asylum applications placed in Europe climbed by 25% within the same time frame, the Swiss share sunk from just over 8% to just under 5%. Applications from some countries traditionally have lower success rates than others. Last year’s drop was attributed to taking quicker decisions on these. The most applications last…

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Wife forced to follow expelled Kosovar

This content was published on Jan 24, 2014 The Federal Court explained that if a couple is married, a wife cannot remain in Switzerland when her residence permit depends on that of her husband, who has to leave the country. The Kosovar in question arrived in Switzerland in 1993 at the age of ten. In 2006, he was sentenced to 21 months in…

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Swiss jihadists thought to be in Syria

This content was published on Jan 23, 2014 As spokesman Felix Endrich told Swiss public radio, SRF, on Thursday, it is unclear whether the individuals are indeed jihadists or simply adventurers. His office is keeping a close eye on jihadist travellers as they might undergo training abroad and become radical. “Those who return are very dangerous, as well as those who recruit in Switzerland.…

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Syrian women seek voice at Geneva talks

This content was published on Jan 21, 2014 “Are Geneva II peace talks? I don’t think so…if they were civil activists and women would be at the table. There will be no peace in Syria without civil society. The organisers know that,” Rim Turkmani, chair of the Syrian non-governmental organisation Madani, told a packed room of women’s peace activists at the Geneva-based Graduate…

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Aarau wins Wakker heritage prize

This content was published on Jan 21, 2014 Aarau, less than 40 km west of Zurich, is the capital of canton Aargau. In 2013, Swiss voters came out in favour of zoning-law revisions that call for quality development of population-dense inner-city areas. The Wakker Prize committee praised Aarau for its effort over many years to develop its downtown area in this way, by…

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Hollywood sticks with Swiss banker ‘caricature’

This content was published on Jan 21, 2014 The Oscar-nominated film is based on Jordan Belfort’s memoirs of brokers who defraud millions of dollars from unwitting clients and indulge in an outrageous life of drugs, sex and conspicuous consumption. It also features a suave Geneva banker, whom Belfort meets in an effort to stash away some of his ill-gotten funds. The scenes involving the…

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Human rights in spotlight at ‘Putin’s Games’

This content was published on Jan 19, 2014 “It’s incomprehensible that while presidents of various countries which support human rights have cancelled, two Swiss ministers are going, including the president,” Mehdi Künzle from the Swiss gay organisation Pink Cross told swissinfo.ch. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, who holds the rotating presidency this year, will attend the opening ceremony on February 7 – unlike US…

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‘Switzerland has a very positive image in Russia’

This content was published on Jan 19, 2014 Nicolas Bideau, head of Presence Switzerland, will be in the Russian resort for the entire Olympic Games, which run from February 7-23. Although the headlines in the run-up to the most expensive Olympics in history have been dominated by human rights protests and security concerns, Bideau explains in a written interview what Russians think of…

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