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Geneva UN staff up in arms over pay cut

This content was published on Apr 6, 2017 Around 1,000 UN staff gathered at the UN Palais des Nations complex External linkon Thursday to express their anger at plans to lower UN Geneva–level salaries by reducing a so-called ‘”post adjustment index” for professional staff working in the city, one of the most expensive in the world. The top-up salary measure takes into account…

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Swiss-EU negotiations back on track

This content was published on Apr 6, 2017 “Technical discussions have resumed in all areas,” said Leuthard at a joint press conference in Brussels on Wednesday. “All that was blocked can be negotiated from now onwards,” said Juncker. In an interview with Swiss papers Tribune de Genève, 24 Heures and Corriere del Ticino, the Swiss president said that Switzerland was not a country…

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The challenges of branding a Swiss city

This content was published on Apr 5, 2017 Is Geneva best known as a hub for international organisations and peace talks, or the role it plays in corruption and tax scandals?

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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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