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Swiss slap sanctions on Venezuela and freeze assets

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This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 Switzerland has announced a series of sanctions against Venezuela, joining other European countries in cracking down on the South American country.

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Swiss government wants to pledge more funding to EU budget

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 The Swiss Federal Council plans to renew its pledge of contributing CHF1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) to the EU’s cohesion fund.

Switzerland began the first of its two presidential sessions of the CD in 2018 on March 19 – the last was 12 years ago

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Swiss secure mini-breakthrough at disarmament conference

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 Switzerland welcomes a move at the Conference on Disarmament to appoint five coordinators to explore nuclear disarmament “core issues”.

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No Swiss action on Russian spy poisoning before investigation results

This content was published on Mar 27, 2018 Switzerland will await the results of investigations before drawing conclusions on the UK Russian spy poisoning, the Swiss foreign ministry says.

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Swiss intelligence services ignored spying laws

This content was published on Mar 27, 2018 A parliamentary oversight body says the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) ignored regulations and badly managed a Swiss man they employed to spy on German tax authorities.

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China’s ‘win-win’ rights initiative makes waves in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 26, 2018 A Chinese resolution calling for "mutually beneficial cooperation" on human rights issues has caused controversy at the UN Human Rights Council.

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Switzerland repatriates chunk of frozen Mubarak funds

This content was published on Mar 25, 2018 The Swiss Attorney General’s Office confirmed to the newspaper that the money, which originally belonged to businessman Ahmed Ezz, had been handed over following a deal between Ezz and the Egyptian authorities. Switzerland has been holding on to more than CHF400 million of funds linked to Mubarak’s regime since the dictator was deposed in 2011.…

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Timeless discussions about an hour of daylight

This content was published on Mar 25, 2018 Swiss clocks just jumped forward one hour in line with Daylight Saving Time. It's a long story with a twist on Swiss democracy.

Demonstration in Bratislawa gegen die slowakische Regierung nach dem Mord an einem Journalisten und seiner Verlobten.

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The different faces of direct democracy

This content was published on Mar 24, 2018 Direct democracy is under pressure notably in Eastern Europe, a recent international conference has heard.

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Swiss aid conference sounds the alarm on hunger

This content was published on Mar 23, 2018 Hunger is currently the biggest humanitarian problem in the world, the Swiss Foreign Minister told the annual conference of Swiss humanitarian aid.

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