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The Swiss woman uniting people in Jerusalem

This content was published on Sep 19, 2020 Sep 19, 2020 Irène Pollak-Rein has been made an honorary citizen of Jerusalem for her dedication to the only school open to both Jewish and Arab children.

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Immigration initiative could spell trouble for Swiss expats

This content was published on Aug 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 Approval of the right-wing initiative could have a negative impact on many Swiss living in European countries.

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1,500 state-repatriated travellers yet to pay flight bills

This content was published on Aug 23, 2020 Aug 23, 2020 Of the 7,100 stranded passengers flown back to Switzerland by the foreign ministry’s Covid-19 repatriation operation, 1,500 haven’t yet paid the bill.

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Assisted suicide options set to shrink for Swiss abroad

This content was published on Aug 9, 2020 Aug 9, 2020 Swiss citizens living abroad may in future be rejected by assisted suicide organisation EXIT, the group says.

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To the Swiss Abroad: 'You represent Switzerland and its democratic values'

This content was published on Jul 29, 2020 Jul 29, 2020 For Swiss National Day, the Swiss president addresses Swiss people living outside the country.

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‘No point in staying here’: Swiss expats head home for schooling amid pandemic

This content was published on Jul 24, 2020 Jul 24, 2020 Some Swiss families living abroad are considering a return to their homeland for their children’s education.

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A job in Zurich thanks to Swiss roots

This content was published on Jul 11, 2020 Jul 11, 2020 Switzerland can seem far away for the young Swiss abroad. But it is possible to live, study or work in the country of their roots.

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Do politics from home resonate with Swiss abroad?

This content was published on Jul 8, 2020 Jul 8, 2020 We travelled across the United States to meet Swiss living there and find out if Swiss politics play a role in their lives.

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Baking the Swiss way in Boston

This content was published on Jun 16, 2020 Jun 16, 2020 Swiss couple Helene and Thomas Stohr run their own bakery in Massachusetts. Every day, they produce an array of Swiss and European treats.

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How Swiss people are experiencing lockdown in India

This content was published on May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020 A few hundred Swiss people have been caught up in the massive Covid-19 lockdown in India. Most returned home, but some chose to stay.

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Following Swiss footsteps in New Orleans

This content was published on Apr 26, 2020 Apr 26, 2020 Thanks to a shipwreck, this man was born in Louisiana rather than Switzerland.

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Swiss catch last flights home during Covid-19 travel freeze

This content was published on Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Almost 7,000 Swiss residents who were stuck abroad are being brought home.

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The jazz singer with Swiss folk roots

This content was published on Apr 19, 2020 Apr 19, 2020 When you first see her with her sleek bob and glossy fingernails, it’s kind of surprising to learn that Gabriela Martina was raised on a farm. But...

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Can expat Swiss get Covid-19 financial aid?

This content was published on Apr 6, 2020 Apr 6, 2020 There are question marks over whether Swiss citizens living around the world are entitled to state support to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Over 2,000 Swiss flown home in repatriation operation

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Apr 2, 2020 Since March 24, over 2,000 Swiss have been repatriated on 13 flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Expatriate Swiss community grows and ages

This content was published on Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 The Swiss Abroad community hits 770,900 and lives mainly in Europe and North America according to latest statistics.

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Different continent, same virus: how families are coping

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 Families separated by oceans are finding comfort in their shared experience under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Swiss tourists flown home from South America and Africa

This content was published on Mar 25, 2020 Mar 25, 2020 The first flights carrying Swiss tourists stranded in different parts of the world have arrived at Zurich airport.

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How to become Swiss

This content was published on Mar 4, 2020 Mar 4, 2020 If you have a connection to Switzerland through your family and want to make it official by becoming Swiss yourself – this is how you can go about it.

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All fired up – with Swiss army rifles in America

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Mar 3, 2020 Swiss rifles were coveted during the American revolutionary and civil wars. Today they’re used for fun by the Swiss Rifle Club of Minneapolis.

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‘Holy cow!’ This Swiss never thought he’d be a cop in the US

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Mar 3, 2020 Two decades ago, Adrian Hoesli followed his father to America for a fresh start. Though they don’t see eye to eye on guns, both share Swiss values.

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More Swiss leave Wuhan

This content was published on Feb 21, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 A further five Swiss citizens and two of their Chinese relatives have been flown out of the Wuhan region, the hub of the coronavirus, SRF says.

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Did you ever go on holiday to the Swiss Abroad Home?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Between 1956 and 1979 a holiday camp was run in northern Switzerland for the Swiss Abroad. Did you ever spend a holiday in Dürrenäsch?

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Switzerland hopes to repatriate citizens from China at the weekend

This content was published on Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Switzerland hopes to begin repatriating its citizens from China at the weekend but cannot yet give guarantees for the ten people who have asked to...

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Rules about handling of expat Swiss data to change

This content was published on Jan 15, 2020 Jan 15, 2020 The government wants to make it easier for the foreign ministry to process data about expatriate Swiss citizens to ease consular services.

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Swiss mom an ‘unofficial cultural ambassador’ in America

This content was published on Jan 4, 2020 Jan 4, 2020 She kept dreaming of being on a plane that never reached its destination. Those dreams stopped about a year after moving to Colorado.

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The Swiss behind the world’s ‘most beautiful’ bookshop

This content was published on Dec 21, 2019 Dec 21, 2019 The world-famous El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop in Argentina’s capital owes its existence to an entrepreneurial family with Swiss roots.

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Swiss circus performer brings her passion to New Orleans

This content was published on Dec 8, 2019 Dec 8, 2019 At a young age, Meret Ryhiner moved to the United States to study circus arts. An accident changed everything.

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Learning life skills at the circus

This content was published on Dec 8, 2019 Dec 8, 2019 Swiss equilibrist Meret Ryhiner “ran away with the circus” in 1979. Now she’s a much-loved mentor New Orleans.

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From yodel to bebop

This content was published on Nov 7, 2019 Nov 7, 2019 Gabriela Martina left the Lucerne countryside to study jazz in the US. Today, the vocalist and composer teaches at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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‘The anger of the Swiss Abroad has to be taken seriously’

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 No e-vote option, no successful candidate, a lower turnout rate – the recent parliamentary elections were not a success for expat Swiss.

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Swiss in Denver: Making sausages is in his blood

This content was published on Oct 22, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 Born in Switzerland, Eric Gutknecht came to the US with his parents. Today he runs a sausage factory in Colorado.

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Swiss abroad voted differently – but many could not 

This content was published on Oct 21, 2019 Oct 21, 2019 Swiss citizens abroad had the right to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but many could not. Their frustration is palpable.

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What Swiss living abroad want from politicians at home

This content was published on Sep 27, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 What do Swiss citizens abroad expect from a new parliament? From the politics of their homeland? We asked them.

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How Swiss expats feel about the EU

This content was published on Sep 26, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 Switzerland’s relationship with Europe is a topic that concerns Swiss people living all over the world.

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Swiss ambassador to Nepal: ‘We have more to do’ on women's rights

This content was published on Sep 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 The first Swiss female Ambassador to Nepal shares her views about the transition to a federal democratic republic and the progress in women’s rights.

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Expat Swiss lead a ‘Green wave’ in opinion polls

This content was published on Sep 22, 2019 Sep 22, 2019 A recent opinion poll has shown that a shift towards Green parties is most pronounced among expatriate Swiss citizens. What are the reasons?

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Swiss in Denver worry about changes at home

This content was published on Aug 26, 2019 Aug 26, 2019 For Swiss abroad thinking about returning home someday, Swiss sovereignty remains important.

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Montreux expat meeting gets a glimpse of the future

This content was published on Aug 17, 2019 Aug 17, 2019 The Swiss Abroad Congress has heard politicians, scientists and the business community discussing the challenges ahead.

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Expat Swiss push for e-vote and EU bilateral ties

This content was published on Aug 16, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 At a meeting in Montreux the Council of the Swiss Abroad has called on the government to take a lead role in the introduction of electronic voting.