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“G20 plus Switzerland equals too much Europe”

This content was published on Sep 7, 2010 Swiss membership in the international group of finance ministers and central bank governors would throw off the balance of regions represented, according to Amorim. The G20 is made up of 20 major industrialised and developing nations, including Brazil. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, Amorim shares his views on free trade, blacklisted tax havens and other…

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Race for cabinet election seats hots up

This content was published on Sep 7, 2010 What might attract less attention in other countries is of major political and public interest in Switzerland. And for good reason: this is also a ballot about the government as a whole. It is one of the particularities of Switzerland’s political system and never ceases to amaze foreign observers: The resignation of a minister from…

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Swiss make “gesture” after death of Nigerian

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 It said payment was made by the Federal Migration Office as a “humanitarian gesture in an exceptional situation”, adding that payment was neither compensation nor a recognition of debt. In its reply to a parliamentary question, the government noted there was no Swiss legislation that covered such an incident. The Nigerian’s family, through a lawyer,…

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More money urged for public transport

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 The Swiss Transport and Environment Association and other organisations have collected enough signatures for a people’s initiative on the issue. It was handed in to the Federal Chancellery on Monday. Supporters want the revenue from Switzerland’s petroleum tax to be split evenly between public transport and road infrastructure. Currently it is divided into 75 per…

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Tunnelling through a mountain

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 The challenges of boring such a rail tunnel, which will witness its final breakthrough on October 15, have been many, and Mother Nature has sometimes made life difficult along the way. The Gotthard Base Tunnel will be the most important element of the new flat rail link through the Alps. Rising no higher than 550m…

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Free trade talks with India hit stumbling block

This content was published on Sep 5, 2010 They warn that moves to do away with customs duties and to boost patent protection could endanger the existence of small and medium-sized enterprises in India. “Switzerland primarily seeks to improve access to the Indian market for its chemical and pharmaceutical products, machines and watches,” says Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs…

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Environment lobbyists face exhausting fight

This content was published on Sep 4, 2010 But not everyone is convinced that the establishment of so-called low-emission zones (Lez) will contribute much to lowering the concentration of dangerous fine particles, which can lead to bronchial disease. The permitted limits for these particles in the air are regularly exceeded in Switzerland’s larger towns, especially in winter. One source is diesel engines without…

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No surprises for cabinet nominees

This content was published on Sep 3, 2010 There were no surprises from either the centre-left Social Democrats or centre-right Radicals with their choices. The former presented its two-person ticket on Friday: senator Simonetta Sommaruga and parliamentarian from the House of Representatives, Jacqueline Fehr. The Radicals put forward Karin Keller-Sutter and Johann Schneider-Ammann. Keller-Sutter is a government minister in canton St Gallen, while…

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