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Welfare payments in 2018 averaged CHF10,379 per person

This content was published on Feb 11, 2020 Net expenditure on social assistance in Switzerland increased by 1.3% in 2018 compared with the previous year to CHF8.4 billion.

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Switzerland pledges more help to Greece on migrant issue

This content was published on Feb 10, 2020 The Alpine nation has offered to provide technical support as well as take in more migrants under certain conditions.

A participants leg is painted in the rainbow colours at the Gay Pride parade

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Swiss anti-gay discrimination vote sends ‘strong signal’

This content was published on Feb 10, 2020 The Swiss press have largely welcomed voters’ broad support to closing a loophole in lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) rights.

two people with rainbow flags holding hands.

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Swiss roundly back protection against LGB discrimination

This content was published on Feb 9, 2020 Voters have endorsed a proposed law to make it illegal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation.

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Campaign for transparent political funding given boost

This content was published on Feb 9, 2020 Schaffhausen is the latest Swiss canton to introduce rules about the funding of political parties and interest groups involved in campaigns.

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Vote results: February 9, 2020

This content was published on Feb 9, 2020

Asylum seeker at a centre in Switzerland in 2012.

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Swiss migration office defends new asylum process

This content was published on Feb 6, 2020 Switzerland’s new system for accelerated asylum procedures has cut the average processing time down to 50 days for a request.

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How to immigrate to Switzerland

Switzerland has one of the highest proportions of foreign residents in the world. Most of these people come from Europe. Recently workers have been...

Posters in the street ahead of October s parliamentary elections

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Green parties record membership increase

This content was published on Feb 5, 2020 The two main winners of Switzerland’s parliamentary elections have recorded a marked increase in the number of registered members.

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Refugee Council head criticises ‘hasty’ Swiss asylum procedures

This content was published on Feb 4, 2020 The new system of accelerated asylum processing is leading to a focus on speed and a decline in quality, a refugee rights group has warned.

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