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Dick Marty puts values over interests

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 In an interview with swissinfo.ch as he prepares to step down from his parliamentary and Council of Europe roles, Marty says that he has always fought for human rights and democracy. This week he attends his last Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly. He has already taken part in his last Swiss parliament session and…

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Swiss banks put under pressure from US

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 The German-language Tages-Anzeiger says there was a “secret meeting” last week between the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) and the “core group” of 11 Swiss banks currently in the sights of the US tax authorities. The banks were allegedly told to put together the files of their US clients. A first batch of…

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And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to…

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Syria defends rights record at UN

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 Presenting the country’s annual human rights report to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, Faisal Mekdad said Syria “is faced with a media war, misinformation, lies, threats and deception”. Mekdad said 1,100 security personnel had been killed by terrorists who had been armed by neighbouring countries and had “millions of dollars” at their disposal. According to…

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Debt court idea for bankrupt states gathers pace

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 A group of 28 Swiss parliamentarians are supporting a motion that calls on the cabinet to present a proposal for a “fair and independent” insolvency framework for states. The motion says such a mechanism would contribute to avoiding a future debt crisis and to ensuring the stability of the monetary and financial systems. “Moreover, the…

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Bouncing by bike from Bern to Beijing

This content was published on Oct 6, 2011 I waved goodbye to the Swiss capital Bern back in April, aiming to pedal to its Chinese equivalent. Joined by my friend Samuel in Turkey, we’re now on the final leg of the 14,000-kilometre adventure and hope to arrive in Beijing some time next month. Our trip has gone through Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, Iran…

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Banking secrecy is made to measure

This content was published on Oct 6, 2011 Double taxation agreements (DTAs) are bilateral treaties which prevent citizens and companies which earn an income in one country from being taxed again in another. Basically, they should prevent Swiss firms from being at a disadvantage to foreign competition. For three years DTAs have meant governments help each other out with tax crimes, going after…

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Zurich police use facebook to reach out to youth

This content was published on Oct 5, 2011 The move follows violent confrontations between police and young people in the city centre in September, when illegal street parties organised to call for more “free spaces” for youth degenerated into chaos. For two consecutive weekends, police used tear gas and fired rubber bullets into crowds of youth, several of whom were arrested. In a…

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Zimbabwe puts food giant Nestlé on the ropes

This content was published on Oct 5, 2011 The Zimbabwean authorities say 700 foreign firms have not met the legal deadline to sell majority shareholdings to locals, and face serious consequences. Nestlé, which has Swiss support, says it is still in talks with the authorities. Under the indigenisation law, which was enacted in March 2010, any foreign company with assets valued at over…

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swissinfo’s Matt Allen tells Julia Slater about Switzerland’s double taxation deals (September 2011)

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Dick Marty puts values over interests

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Syria defends rights record at UN

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