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Swiss diplomat wants to re-build confidence in OSCE

This content was published on Jul 19, 2017 The new Swiss Secretary General of the OSCE has called for reforms to overcome a crisis of confidence facing the regional security body.

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Should anti-perspirants bear warning labels?

This content was published on Jul 19, 2017 As the summer heats up, a Swiss bid to label or ban products with aluminium salts has again stirred up the debate over anti-perspirant safety.

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Swiss-US meeting focuses on vocational education and jobs

This content was published on Jul 18, 2017 Swiss Economic Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann expressed satisfaction with his two days of meetings with senior Trump administration officials.

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Swiss and French Presidents meet in Paris

This content was published on Jul 18, 2017 Swiss president Doris Leuthard has met Emmanuel Macron for the first time in Paris. The pair spoke about Europe, common threats, and tax.

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Guaranteeing quality job training in Switzerland and the US

This content was published on Jul 18, 2017 As US President Donald Trump’s administration talks with Swiss leaders about apprenticeships, a look at the different approaches to oversight.

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Switzerland hosts meeting on tax transparency

This content was published on Jul 17, 2017 The five-day gathering of the Global Forum peer review group is to examine the implementation of so-called group requests and the issue of the identification of beneficial owners, according to the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters. “This meeting confirms that Switzerland supports the efforts of the international community regarding tax transparency,” the statement says.…

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Swiss minister seeks dialogue in Saudi Arabia

This content was published on Jul 17, 2017 Economic Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann has held talks in Saudi Arabia focusing on trade relations but he also raised political and human rights .

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Swiss army on track to shrink reserves

This content was published on Jul 16, 2017 At the start of next year, the Swiss Armed Forces will shrink its reserves down to 100,000 troops and its training will be shortened by three weeks.

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Stories making the Sunday papers

This content was published on Jul 16, 2017 The visit of the Swiss economics minister to Saudi Arabia is among the stories making the Swiss newspapers.

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A Moldovan becomes Swiss

This content was published on Jul 16, 2017 You have to be very patient if you want to become Swiss, or so says Valentin Cazacu, from Moldova. It took him years to become naturalised. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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