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A listicle of ideas how to spend surplus half billion

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 Money the army doesn't spend on the latest technology could instead be used on a crowd-pleasing changing-of-the-guard pageant.

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Minister calls on parliament to ‘stop playing games’

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 On Sunday, 59.4% of voters came out against a people’s initiative calling for a 10% boost in benefits from the state retirement fund – a move supported by the political left but deemed far too costly by its opponents. “The initiative was clearly, but not crushingly, defeated,” Berset told the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) on…

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New surveillance powers seen as ‘leap of faith’

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 Who will watch the watchers? Swiss newspapers have called on the government to keep a closer eye on the federal intelligence service.

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Green initiative will not leave footprint on economy

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 The Swiss have turned down an initiative calling for government intervention to ensure the country uses natural resources sustainably.

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Idea of bigger pensions is retired

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 Voters have rejected a people’s initiative calling for a 10% boost in benefits from the state retirement fund.

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Tell me where you live and I’ll tell you if you can vote

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016 If you live in Switzerland but you are not Swiss, your political rights such as the ability to vote depend largely on where you reside.

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Vote results September 25, 2016

This content was published on Sep 25, 2016

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Political ads to appear in Swiss buses

This content was published on Sep 23, 2016 Swiss company PostBus announced Friday that its buses will now be permitted to display politically charged advertisements.

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Report criticises handling of air defence project

This content was published on Sep 23, 2016 A series of indiscretions justified Defence Minister Guy Parmelin putting a sudden stop in March to the multibillion armament project, according to an expert report published on Thursday. However, the report also noted that the project, launched in 2007 to replace the Rapier, Stinger and M Flab rockets, was carried out correctly. Documents leaked to…

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Wanted: high-skilled, non-Muslim asylum seekers

This content was published on Sep 23, 2016 Europeans are more likely to accept high-skilled, vulnerable and Christian asylum seekers,finds a study.

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