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‘Referendums can liquidate democracy’

This content was published on Apr 4, 2017 The bad boy of the European Leftist movement thinks Turkey’s April 16 referendum could spell the end of democracy as we know it.

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Property owned abroad: what Swiss taxpayers need to know

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 The automatic exchange of financial information between Swiss and foreign authorities is worrying many people in Switzerland who own property abroad.

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When Swiss neutrality hurt the Indian freedom struggle

This content was published on Apr 2, 2017 Switzerland was a safe haven for revolutionaries, anarchists and foreign agents until they were seen as a threat to Swiss neutrality.

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Erdogan: a hero for some, a dictator for others

This content was published on Apr 1, 2017 “About 1,500 over the past two-and-a-half days,” says the policeman on duty when asked how many people have passed the checkpoint in Bern’s embassy district. He is referring to Turkish citizens permitted to enter the closely guarded embassy area and have their say on a set of 18 proposed amendments to the Turkish constitution which…

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Asylum requests in Europe: where things stand

This content was published on Mar 29, 2017 By 2015, Europe had a record number of asylum requests. Those fell slightly in 2016.

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Brexit and the Swiss franc: the story so far

This content was published on Mar 29, 2017 The British pound sterling has fallen around 15% against the Swiss franc since the Brexit referendum. But the worst may be over.

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A Brexit guide for expat Brits and Swiss in the UK

This content was published on Mar 29, 2017 With 'Article 50' triggered on Wednesday formally launching Brexit negotiations, we explain what expats need to know.

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When ‘old’ immigrants help ‘new’ ones

This content was published on Mar 29, 2017 An Italian immigrant community is helping newly arrived Eritreans find their way in Switzerland.

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When top-down goes bottom-up

This content was published on Mar 29, 2017 One of the world’s most peculiar democracies is challenging Europe’s peaceful post-war order – possibly necessary for a brighter democratic future.

Turkey’s civil code is based on a Swiss model

This content was published on Mar 28, 2017 In 2006, swissinfo.ch published this interview with historian and Turkey expert Hans-Lukas Kieser about how the Islamic sense of justice and European legislation came together. On October 4, 1926 the Swiss civil code came into force, without any major alterations, in Turkey. This came two years after the Republic of Turkey under Atatürk had abolished…

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