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The big dilemma: giving voting rights to foreigners

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 This was one of the key questions asked at the Eighth Aarau Democracy Days conference on March 17-18, which focused on voting rights for foreigners. Here are some of the most interesting comments made during the panel discussions: Translated from German by Simon Bradley

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Swiss court denies Dutch request for UBS bank details

This content was published on Mar 21, 2016 On July 23, 2015, the Dutch tax authorities had submitted a request to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration for UBS banking details on the basis of the double taxation treaty (DTT-NLL) that exists between Switzerland and the Netherlands since February 2010. The St. Gallen-based court viewed it as a “fishing” attempt. “Rather than disclosing any…

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Switzerland’s major supermarkets struck by hackers

This content was published on Mar 21, 2016 Some of the worst affected websites belong to the Swiss Federal Railways and the country’s largest supermarket chains, Migros and Coop. The NZZ am Sonntag newspaper reported that there were also attempts by the hackers to blackmail the targeted companies. These are thought to have been so-called denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which occur when multiple systems…

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Hurdles to merging ‘Swiss Made’ with ‘Made in China’

This content was published on Mar 21, 2016 With Europe an increasingly attractive target for Chinese investment, some 70 Swiss brands have been subject to Chinese mergers and acquisitions.

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Migros retailer tries its hand at healthcare

This content was published on Mar 20, 2016

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‘Canada could benefit from a fairer voting system’

This content was published on Mar 19, 2016 The 17-year old Canadian-Swiss is a fresh voice of the Swiss Abroad community. swissinfo.ch presents a series a profiles of leading members of the newly-founded online youth parliament. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of the Swiss abroad – first of all in Switzerland, and second…

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Do we need treatment for Down’s syndrome?

This content was published on Mar 19, 2016

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Fribourg Islam centre won’t come to a vote

This content was published on Mar 18, 2016 ParliamentExternal link on Friday voted with a big majority to uphold the view of the cantonal government, namely that the initiative was unconstitutional. But the fight may not be over; the backers of the initiative may still be able to take the decision to the federal court. The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SCIS)External link…

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People’s Party and federal railways hacked

This content was published on Mar 18, 2016 “The Swiss Federal RailwaysExternal link website was hard to access on Monday afternoon for about an hour and in the evening for around one and a half hours due to a DDoS attack,” federal railways spokesman Daniele Pallecchi told the Swiss news agency on Friday. A DDoS (distributed denial of service)External link is a type…

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