Cluster: Swiss Identity

Winter tales

This content was published on Feb 9, 2012 The Kunsthaus fine arts museum in Zurich is holding an exhibition of winter in art from the Renaissance to Impressionism. It features more than 100 items, among them works by such names as Monet, Pissarro and Giovanni Giacometti.

Swiss must “rapidly review” data laws

This content was published on Feb 9, 2012 The European Commission recently proposed tough new reforms to help people regain control of personal online data from sites like facebook and Google. The Swiss authorities are examining changes to national law that may be ready by 2014. The new European legislation, presented by European Union Justice Minister Viviane Reding on January 25, aims to…

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Setting the scene

This content was published on Feb 9, 2012 The chances are that your favourite actor has at some time appeared in front of the camera somewhere in Switzerland.

Language edict found tricky for foreign managers

This content was published on Feb 8, 2012 It’s not the first time language has been raised in the same breath as integration in Switzerland, but it’s rare for the comment to be directed so succinctly at the army of foreign professionals working in the country. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga recently told public radio that people had complained to her about foreign CEOs…

Demographics

Nuclear plant shuts down temporarily

This content was published on Feb 8, 2012 The operators of the Mühleberg plant outside the capital Bern said the incident occurred during a regular inspection. No radioactivity was leaked according to BKW/FMB Energy. The federal nuclear inspectorate said the incident posed no threat for the local residents. It gave the green light for the plant to resume production. Emergency shut-downs at Switzerland’s…

Demographics

Flu cases hit epidemic level

This content was published on Feb 8, 2012 In the fifth week of this year there were 86 suspected cases of flu for every 100,000 residents. The epidemic threshold level for 2012 is set at 67 cases. Most flu victims are between 15 and 29 years old. There have been fewer cases than in most other European countries and in the United States…

The government revamps system to deal with flood of asylum requests

This content was published on Feb 8, 2012

Demographics

Protected status helps cheese exports

This content was published on Feb 8, 2012 Labels aimed at protecting and promoting regional products, including cheese, bread, as well as certain fruits, vegetables and spices were first introduced in Switzerland more than ten years ago. The producers of Tête de Moine (Monk’s head) cheese have been going from strength to strength with sales figures increasing by 50 per cent over the…

Culture

Swiss architects get Serpentine commission

This content was published on Feb 7, 2012 In the year when the Olympic Games come to London, they will be repeating their collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, with whom they worked on the prize-winning stadium in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. The project is part of the cultural programme accompanying the Games, and is due to be erected in June. The…

Demographics

Bahnhofstrasse rents at record high

This content was published on Feb 7, 2012 The annual rent for a square metre in Zurich’s prime shopping street Is now SFr12,500 ($13,660), according to the Location Group retail consulting company. In 2010 it was only SFr10,200. However, this is far behind the top two in the list: rents in New York’s 5th Avenue stand at SFr19,882 and those in Hong Kong’s…

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Setting the scene

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Language edict found tricky for foreign managers

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Nuclear plant shuts down temporarily

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Flu cases hit epidemic level

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The government revamps system to deal with flood of asylum requests

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Protected status helps cheese exports

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Swiss architects get Serpentine commission

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