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Will Swiss voters increase retirement payments?

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016 Supporters of the initiative, including the Trade Union Federation (which introduced it) and leftwing political parties, see it as a solution in the fight against the ‘pension massacre’. Opponents from employers’ organisations and the rightwing and centrist parties call it “a foolish campaign with devastating consequences”. The initiative calls for a 10% increase in state…

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Expats push for e-voting and electoral reform

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 The 140 member assembly, meeting in the Swiss parliament on Friday, agreed to allow Swiss abroad communities in their countries to extend its electorate. The one-day session took place ahead of the annual Congress of the Swiss Abroad in Bern over the weekend. Following protracted discussions, the delegates voted for a proposal to grant expats,…

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German state shares Swiss bank details

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 The information was sent to state authorities anonymously on a hard drive through the post and contains three bundles of data. One bundle concerns foundations and shell companies with Swiss banks, and affects seven countries. Another bundle deals with around 160,000 accounts in Luxembourg banks. And the third bundle concerns internal documents of a “large…

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What is active tourism?

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 Around 130 young people were in Switzerland to take part in camps ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. For some of them, they have never lived in the country, and neither has their Swiss parent, or parents. Joining a Swiss abroad summer camp is a way in to the…

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Moving away from nuclear power

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 Around 130 young people were in Switzerland to take part in camps ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. For some of them, they have never lived in the country, and neither has their Swiss parent, or parents. Joining a Swiss abroad summer camp is a way in to the…

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Cement giant beats expectations, foresees slower growth

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 Swiss-based LafargeHolcim has reported improved second-quarter profits and more changes to its leadership.

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What’s the future of the Swiss Abroad Organisation?

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 The 140-strong Council of the Swiss Abroad represents the interest of the expatriate community, and its electoral base is made up mainly of Swiss clubs and associations around the world. However, only about 4% of the Swiss expatriates have joined such Swiss clubs. The younger and increasingly mobile generation is showing little interest in engaging…

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Ex-finance minister blames heart attack on UBS bailout

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 Hans-Rudolf Merz, 73, was finance minister from 2003 to 2010. He suffered the heart attack at the height of the financial crisis in September 2008 as Switzerland embarked on the bailout of UBS, which was hit by massive subprime mortgage losses in the United States. Merz told Wednesday’s edition of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung that…

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Revolutionising biomedical science: mini-brains in a vat

This content was published on Aug 2, 2016 Miniature organs grown in the lab could give doctors the chance to identify the most effective drugs and therapies, before they are given to patients.

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