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Swiss financials find lucrative opportunities at home

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 Domestic focus contrasts with Swiss institutions’ ambitions for global expansion before 2008.

Ticino wants to protect residents on labour market

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 The initiative by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party won more than 59.4% of the vote on Sunday. Turnout was 44%. However, analysts say the proposal will be difficult to apply because it is not compatible with the Swiss constitution and could be in breach of international treaties, according to opponents of the proposal. The initiative…

Secret service agents have licence to hack computers

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 Voters have approved a law letting the Swiss intelligence service monitor private cyberspace activities to prevent terrorist attacks.

A Gruyère is the top Swiss cheese

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 A Gruyère cheese made high on an alp in the Vaud mountains has been named the best Swiss cheese of 2016.

Animal (mid)husbandry

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‘People power’ is path to democratic enforcement of human rights

This content was published on Sep 23, 2016 Alfred de ZayasExternal link was a senior lawyer with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Since 2012 he has worked as the UN independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. He reports to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on matters such…

Autonomous post bus gets in accident

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 One window on the post bus broke and the rear door of the van “was slightly damaged,” according to a press release from PostBus, the company which operates the bus. The vehicle recently made headlines for becoming the first of its kind in Switzerland and one of the first in the world to transport passengers…

Pesticides: a necessary evil for farmers?

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016

Swiss Railways announces further job cuts by 2020

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 Swiss Federal Railways says it will make 300 more job cuts than it had announced last year under its ‘RailFit20/30’ cost-savings programme. In all, 1,400 jobs are now slated to be on the chopping block by 2020 as part of efforts to save CHF1.2 billion ($1.23 billion). The cuts over the next three years will…

Strict enforcement of initiative rejected

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 The House of Representatives on Wednesday showed its preference for a “light” version of the people’s initiative approved in 2014 calling for the re-introduction of annual immigration quotas. This version is aimed at keeping peace with the EU by preserving economic treaties but alleviating some of the foreign pressure on the Swiss job market. Under…

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