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Swiss Foreign Minister Burkhalter to step down

This content was published on Jun 14, 2017 Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has handed in his notice and will step down from the job on October 31 of this year.

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Does Switzerland need a sovereign wealth fund?

This content was published on Jun 14, 2017 Singapore has one, Norway has one, even Papua New Guinea has one – so why shouldn’t Switzerland also have a sovereign wealth fund?

Neu zum Kanton Jura oder beim Kanton Bern bleiben: Darüber entscheidet Moutier am 18. Juni 2017.

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All the ingredients for a Swiss civil war

This content was published on Jun 13, 2017 Religion, language and a social divide: the conflict had all the elements for an escalation. Luckily, Moutier is doing it the peaceful way.

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Industry

This content was published on Jun 13, 2017 In 2015 the World Bank ranked the size of the Swiss economy at 19th in the world, with a gross domestic product of more than $670 billion. In the GDP per capita (PPP) rankings, the World Bank in 2015 put Switzerland at second worldwide, at more than $80,000 per person, behind only Luxembourg. See the site of the economics ministryExternal link for more…

Pilot error caused Swiss jet to crash in France

This content was published on Jun 13, 2017 On October 14, 2015, an F/A-18 jet with one pilot on board was flying in airspace shared by the Swiss and French for training exercises when it crashed in a field near the village of Glamondans, east of the French city of Besançon. The accident occurred late in the morning during a training exercise with…

Ein Mädchen mit weissem Kreuz auf rotem Gesicht

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Swiss federalism changing with the times

This content was published on Jun 12, 2017 The Swiss model of democracy has given way to a more centralised system, researchers argue in a new book.

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‘Switzerland wanted its own atomic bomb’

This content was published on Jun 11, 2017 For four decades, Switzerland planned the construction of its own atomic weapon. Artist Gilles Rotzetter has researched this hidden story.

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How a micro-nation was inspired by Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 11, 2017 The new micro-nation Liberland wants to take political self-determination for citizens even further than the Swiss form of direct democracy.

A Hungarian soldier patrols at the transit zone at Hungary s southern border with Serbia

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Court urges Switzerland to review asylum transfers to Hungary

This content was published on Jun 9, 2017 A Swiss court has urged the government to examine whether refugees should be sent back to Hungary under the European Union’s Dublin accord.

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Swiss aid brings clean water to North Korea

This content was published on Jun 9, 2017 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been working with North Korea in this respect for more than 20 years. One project involved bringing drinking water to thousands of households, while another promoted sustainable food production and protection against soil erosion on the slopes of hilly farmlands. The Swiss also distribute milk powder through the United Nations…

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