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Tama and the car freaks

This content was published on Jul 27, 2017 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she visits a show organised by Tamils for car freaks.

Switzerland toughens travel advice for Turkey

This content was published on Jul 27, 2017 The Swiss foreign ministry has warned travellers to Turkey that they could face entry and exit bans, as well as imprisonment without court approval.

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Turkey sends convicted IS supporter back to Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 26, 2017 Switzerland has a policy of deporting foreigners who commit serious or multiple crimes, but the case highlights the problems that can be encountered carrying this out. The Tages Anzeiger newspaper on Wednesday reported that one of the trio convicted of breaching anti-terrorism laws flew out to Turkey with his wife and child last month having…

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Swiss refuse to release Obiang luxury cars

This content was published on Jul 25, 2017 Genevan authorities seized 11 sports cars last October, followed by another 13 in the subsequent months, in response to a French request for legal assistance. The cars include a Bugatti Veyron, four Ferraris including an Enzo and 599GTB, a Porsche 918 Spyder, a Lamborghini Veneno, a Maybach, a Koenigesegg, an Aston Martin and a McLaren…

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Will I ever truly be a ‘local’ in Switzerland?

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 A Basel resident from Turkey was inspired to reflect on her Swiss integration process after a citizenship case involving a Turkish woman made waves.

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Groups lobby against foreign worker restrictions for seasonal labour

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 The proposed new law has been drafted in response to a 2014 referendum that called for restrictions on foreign workers. The vote put Switzerland on a direct collision course with the European Union for threatening the free movement of workers accord. The Swiss parliamentExternal link has thrashed out a compromise solution that is acceptable to…

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Italy demands data on billions in suspect Swiss accounts

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 In a statementExternal link issued on Thursday, the Guardia di Finanza said it wanted details on around 10,000 accounts. The Swiss tax administration said it would not comment on ongoing cases. It was not revealed if all the suspect accounts related to Credit Suisse. But the Guardia di Finanza linked its request to an earlier…

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Saudi Arabia and Iran weighing mediation offer

This content was published on Jul 19, 2017 Amid enduring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Switzerland is poised to introduce an alternative path for turning down the heat.

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Swiss asylum requests plunge 36% in first half of 2017

This content was published on Jul 19, 2017 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) reported a 36% drop in the first half of the year compared to the 14,277 requests during the same period in 2016. Officials said the latest figure is the lowest they have seen for any January-to-June period since 2010. However, the number of asylum seekers in Europe, including Switzerland,…

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Policeman cleared of spying allegations for Turkey

This content was published on Jul 19, 2017 Swiss prosecutors have dropped a case involving a cantonal police assistant for Basel City who was suspected of spying for Turkey.

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