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Swiss leader asks peers to be quiet on EU matters

This content was published on Jan 27, 2018 President Alain Berset says he wishes government ministers would be less vocal regarding Switzerland’s framework agreement with the European Union.

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Coming to terms with a tarnished Swiss wartime record

This content was published on Jan 27, 2018 To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, swissinfo.ch looks back at Switzerland’s questionable wartime policies towards Jews fleeing Nazi persecution.

Trump tried to reassure the WEF audience that his protectionist vision does not mean America alone

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America is ‘open for business’, Trump tells WEF

This content was published on Jan 26, 2018 Donald Trump was the first sitting US president to address the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos for 18 years.

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From Trump to Trudeau: a who’s who at Davos 2018

This content was published on Jan 26, 2018 There were more A-listers than usual at the World Economic Forum this year, with one attendee in particular grabbing the headlines. A look, in photos.

Swiss Federal President Alain Berset, right, and US President Donald J. Trump, left, shake hands during a bilateral meeting

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Swiss president says Trump meeting was productive

This content was published on Jan 26, 2018 Swiss President Alain Berset has met US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.

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Cabinet disagrees over new EU treaty

This content was published on Jan 26, 2018 Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer says it would be politically impossible for Switzerland to sign a new accord with the European Union soon.

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Critics of public broadcast fee lag behind

This content was published on Jan 26, 2018 An initiative to scrap the licence fee for public broadcasting in Switzerland is likely to fail at the ballot box, according to the latest poll.

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Swiss justice minister sees door opening for refugee resettlement

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 European Union interior ministers met on Thursday in Sofia, Bulgaria to re-visit the thorny issue of resettling thousands of refugees from conflict-torn parts of Africa and the Middle East. Since Non-EU member Switzerland was invited to participate because it is part of the so-called Dublin agreement governing asylum policy across Europe. + Here’s how another…

A cover image for a Nouvo video about women in the Swiss army.

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Women step into line in the Swiss army

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 Women haven’t always been part of the army in Switzerland. This is the story of how they’re becoming more and more accepted.

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ICAN: Swiss should set an example on nuclear weapons

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 Amid global threats, the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning group for abolishing nuclear weapons wants the Swiss to step up and sign a treaty.

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