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‘Business as usual for Qatar’, says ambassador to Bern

A tangle of steel pipes and towers at a Qatari liquid gas plant

This content was published on Jul 6, 2017 Qatar has been subject to an economic and political blockade by its Middle East neighbours for a month, and the situation looks set to drag on.

Simonetta Sommaruga, gesticulates with her hands as she speaks to the media

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Swiss parliament to decide on equal pay measures

This content was published on Jul 5, 2017 The proposed law was born out of political frustration at perceived corporate foot-dragging on the equal pay question. Studies have shown self-regulation to be a relatively ineffective way of imposing equal pay despite the right being enshrined in the Swiss constitution 36 years ago. A Federal Statistical Office (FSO) survey, published three years ago, found that…

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Swiss banks asked to give Swiss expats fair deal

This content was published on Jul 5, 2017 New moves are underway in parliament to ensure that Swiss expatriates are granted unrestricted access to services of Swiss banks.

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Ex-Swiss diplomat warns London over post-Brexit ‘hole’

This content was published on Jul 4, 2017 Ambühl, who was involved in many key negotiations for Switzerland, including the Bilateral I and II treaties with the EU, told Swiss public radio, SRF, that he had been regularly invited to Britain to explain the ‘Swiss-EU model’ after retiring from the foreign ministry in 2013. “The British are interested in how our model works.…

Refugees and migrants walk across a road after arriving on a dinghy from a Turkish coast to Lesbos in 2015.

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Syrian IS suspect under investigation in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 4, 2017 Criminal proceedings against a Syrian asylum seeker suspected of being a member of the Islamic State (IS) group have been opened in Switzerland.

Nigerian refugees huddle together on a wooden boat in the sea

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Switzerland prepares for a wave of migration

This content was published on Jul 3, 2017 Switzerland is strengthening the police on its southern border, anticipating a summer increase in migrants who want to reach Germany and northern Europe.

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Jul 2, 2017 The Economics Minister meeting Ivanka Trump, Sepp Blatter’s regrets and money for start-ups are among the stories making the Swiss newspapers.

Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades (l) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci

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Guterres arrives in Crans-Montana for Cyprus talks

This content was published on Jun 30, 2017 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined the high-level Cyprus negotiations in the Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana.

poster for signature collecting for national vote on burka ban

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Tourism fears over Ticino burka ban not realised

This content was published on Jun 30, 2017 A year after the canton of Ticino adopted Switzerland’s only burka ban, the fallout from that decision is much less than feared.

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More British fancy a Swiss passport

This content was published on Jun 30, 2017 The number of British nationals applying for Swiss citizenship increased in some cantons. A Brexit effect?

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