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Number of asylum seekers in Switzerland drops to eight-year low

Bunk beds at an asylum centre in Lucerne

This content was published on Sep 30, 2018 The number of asylum seekers in Switzerland is dropping, precipitating the closure of cantonal and communal asylum centres.

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Are political parties ready for the big race?

This content was published on Sep 30, 2018 Switzerland’s political parties are gearing up for parliamentary elections in October 2019. The first trends are taking shape.

Ministers Simonetta Sommaruga and Doris Leuthard sit together at a meeting in Bern

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Politicians unite in calling to elect two more women to Federal Council

This content was published on Sep 30, 2018 Speculation about who will replace outgoing ministers Johann Schneider-Ammann and Doris Leuthard dominated the Swiss press on Sunday.

A Swiss flag flies outside the Federal Palace in Bern

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Survey: nearly half of Swiss oppose an EU framework agreement

This content was published on Sep 30, 2018 A survey by Tamedia shows that some 48% of Swiss are against an institutional framework agreement with the EU while 43% support it.

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Switzerland to honour CHF1.3 billion EU cohesion payment

This content was published on Sep 28, 2018 The second batch of so-called “cohesion” payments was put in some doubt after the EU restricted the Swiss stock exchange’s access to the European market to one year. But the government on Friday said that, after a review of the situation, the funds would be released. “In order to safeguard its prosperity in the long…

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Swiss expats to trial e-voting in Vaud

This content was published on Sep 28, 2018 Voters from the canton of Vaud who live abroad are to be allowed to vote online in national ballots over a certain period.

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Press wonders how to replace ‘irreplaceable’ Leuthard

This content was published on Sep 28, 2018 Swiss media has much praise for Doris Leuthard, the day after she announced she was stepping down from the government, but criticism too.

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A career in photos

This content was published on Sep 27, 2018

Swiss president praises UN migration deal

This content was published on Sep 27, 2018 Berset, who co-presented the plan with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, called it a “great triumph of cooperation in multilateral diplomacy that the negotiations on the pact will bear fruit in these difficult times”. Berset, the Swiss home affairs minister who also holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, praised the pact on Wednesday as…

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Relations between Switzerland and Russia remain tense

This content was published on Sep 26, 2018 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov, on Tuesday to discuss reports of Russian espionage activities.

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