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Happiness is… a job in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 29, 2007 Only half of Swiss worker think they get paid enough, but this is more than any other European country. Some 85 per cent were “very satisfied” (54.5 per cent) or “satisfied” (30.5 per cent) at the workplace. The findings of German consultancy group geva Institut back up the results of other polls in recent years…

Watchmakers pledge to keep up with the times

This content was published on Jun 28, 2007 At its annual meeting on Thursday, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said at least 80 per cent of the production costs for mechanical watches must be attributable to operations in Switzerland. The percentage will be 60 per cent for other kinds of watches, particularly electronic ones, the industry said in a statement. This…

CO2 tax to put Swiss on Kyoto target

This content was published on Jun 28, 2007 The tax will be applied to all imported fossil fuels, amounting to around three centimes on each litre of heating oil and 2.5 centimes on a cubic metre of gas. According to a deal agreed by the cabinet and parliament earlier this year, the CO2 tax becomes mandatory in 2008 since Switzerland failed to reach…

Robot age

This content was published on Jun 27, 2007

Credit line buoys up Swiss merchant navy

This content was published on Jun 27, 2007 The cabinet said on Wednesday that the SFr500 million increase, if approved by parliament, will ensure that vital supplies would still make their way into the country if a major crisis broke out. At first glance, the idea of the Swiss having a merchant navy seems as incongruous as their yacht winning the America’s Cup.…

Swiss temperatures rise at twice the average

This content was published on Jun 27, 2007 In particular, springs and summers have become significantly warmer, according to Swiss researchers, who are calling for urgent measures against global warming and its consequences. A study by the Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research and the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has shown that temperatures in Switzerland clearly rose during the…

More youngsters sink into poverty trap

This content was published on Jun 26, 2007 The latest official figures added fuel to campaigns from pressure groups highlighting the worsening situation for under 18-year-olds who now make up almost a third of people on welfare assistance. The Swiss Conference of Social Institutions believes the problem can no longer be ignored. “We were talking about this issue months ago, but somehow it…

What is Social Bookmarking?

This content was published on Jun 26, 2007 Have you read an article recently on swissinfo that you want to share with the world? Now you can with our new Social Bookmarking feature.swissinfo readers can click on one of the buttons on the bottom of any article to link the story to a variety of bookmarking sites. Social Bookmarking is a relatively new…

Swiss science explores closer EU cooperation

This content was published on Jun 25, 2007 Swiss biologist Marianne Geiser, who helps assess EU research applications, talks to swissinfo about the extremely fruitful research cooperation with the EU. Since 2004 Swiss research cooperation with Brussels has been strengthened by a bilateral accord between Switzerland and the EU. Under the EU’s seventh research framework programme, which runs from 2007 to 2013, Switzerland…

Say it with a letter

This content was published on Jun 24, 2007 The volume of letters posted in Switzerland continues to slowly dwindle compared with the millions of emails sent every day, but despite this the future of the letter seems secure. According to a recent survey by Swiss Post, three-quarters of those questioned said that letters were more personal and pleasant than emails. And most agreed…

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