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Islamic Council leader sentenced for jihadist propaganda

Nicolas Blancho and Qaasim Illi outside the Federal Criminal Court

This content was published on Jun 15, 2018 Naim Cherni, a board member of the Islamic Council of Switzerland (ICCS), gets 20 month suspended sentence for Jihadist propaganda.

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‘Neutrality no longer means passivity’

This content was published on Jun 15, 2018 Hardly any countries are as well connected as Switzerland. That is why Christa Markwalder believes that an active foreign policy is so important.

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Parliament approves gender quotas for big business

This content was published on Jun 14, 2018 The Swiss parliament has voted for gender quotas in the boardrooms of big listed companies. They have between five and ten years to make the changes.

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Parliament deals expat Swiss another banking blow

This content was published on Jun 13, 2018 The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA)External link, which represents more than 750,000 Swiss who live in a variety of countries, said it was “disappointed” by the Senate vote on Wednesday. Since the 2008 financial crisis, and resultant tightening of anti-tax evasion rules, most Swiss banks have either closed the accounts of Swiss citizens living…

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‘Discriminatory’ Swiss ID birthdate practice to end

This content was published on Jun 13, 2018 From now on, a fictitious date will be entered on Swiss identity documents when people cannot provide proof of their date of birth. This typically affects migrants whose documents are held by their country of birth and are impossible to obtain. The Swiss Federal Department of Justice announced the decision on Wednesday following an investigation…

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‘And the winner is … Kim Jong-un’

This content was published on Jun 13, 2018 The Swiss media have reacted with caution to the meeting in Singapore between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.

A picture of Simonetta Somaruga during the debate in parliament

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‘Foreign judges’ initiative rejected by Swiss parliament

This content was published on Jun 12, 2018 The House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead on Monday and voted 127 to 67 against endorsing the controversial initiative.

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How direct democracy has grown over the decades

This content was published on Jun 12, 2018 The number of issues put to vote has increased considerably since the 1970s. The graphics present more than 600 nationwide votes since 1848.

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Environment tops the list of youth concerns

This content was published on Jun 11, 2018 The Swiss Federation of Youth Parliaments has submitted 14 policy ideas proposed by under-25-year-olds to the national parliament.

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Globalists vs Tribalists: The false debate over ‘Switzerland First’

This content was published on Jun 11, 2018 Can the recognition that we now live in a globalized world be reconciled with tribal, patriotic emotions?

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