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EU freezes Switzerland out of research funds

This content was published on Feb 17, 2014 The Swiss government confirmed at the weekend that, as a result of the vote, it would not sign an already agreed deal to grant Croatian job seekers access to Switzerland. The European Commission responded by putting the research and education talks on ice. Participation in the €94.7 billion (CHF115 billion) Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ projects…

Swiss won’t sign Croatia free movement deal

This content was published on Feb 16, 2014 A spokesman told the Swiss news agency that the deal could not be signed “in its current form” after the February 9 vote in favour of curbing EU immigration. The two countries had agreed the free movement deal in summer 2013, shortly after Croatia joined the EU. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga called Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna…

Vote is “wrong therapy” for a complex problem

This content was published on Feb 16, 2014 But the country is now faced with the decision of either accepting the economic consequences of its isolation or admitting that this image no longer tallies with reality, the Zurich University emeritus professor said. French-speaking Switzerland came out against the initiative, meaning that it now has to accept a decision made by the German-speaking part, which…

Immigration vote remains front and centre

This content was published on Feb 15, 2014

Blocher downplays quota impact on business

This content was published on Feb 14, 2014 In a syndicated interview in Friday’s Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers Swiss People’s Party strongman Christoph Blocher said conditions for businesses in Switzerland have remained stable following Sunday’s shock decision by voters to curb immigration and re-impose quotas for workers from the European Union – Switzerland’s main trading partner. “Fundamentally nothing has changed,” he said.…

‘Federal dealer’ on 20 years of heroin scheme

This content was published on Feb 14, 2014 It is for good reason that its transport involves extraordinary security measures. In 1994, when parliament and the Federal Health Office were still responsible for the procurement and delivery of heroin, it was actually stored for several months in an enormous bank vault directly next to the gold bars of the Swiss National Bank. “I…

Researchers shed light on accident 88 years ago

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 On March 4, 1926, four young men failed to return from their ski tour on the Aletsch Glacier in the Bernese Alps. According to eyewitness accounts the group – three of whom were brothers – set off in the afternoon to Konkordiaplatz where three smaller glaciers converge to compose the Aletsch Glacier. This was the…

‘The Swiss are resisting pro-Europe policies’

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 The approval of the initiative “Against mass immigration” has moved people on either side of the Swiss border. Some reactions accuse the Swiss of cherry picking and populism; others congratulated them. Was February 9, 2014, a good or bad day for direct democracy? For Professor Wolf Linder, former director of the Institute for Political Science…

Swiss banks welcome global tax standard

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) said in a statement on its website that it had contributed to the drafting of the standard. It welcomed the fact that the foreign authorities receiving data on a bank’s non-domestic clients will have to adhere to strict data protection rules and that any information they receive may solely be…

Cartoonists unimpressed by immigration vote

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 n their editorials, Swiss newspapers pointed to the historical significance and the uncertainty triggered by the result on February 9. Reactions varied from calling it a “worst case scenario” to a “victory”. Most papers drew a comparison with the vote in 1992, when the Swiss narrowly rejected membership of the European Economic Area, the European…

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