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Foreign ministry No. 2 to stand down

This content was published on Aug 19, 2016 A foreign ministry spokesman on Friday confirmed a report in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. Burkhalter said he would advise on the new appointments – including Rossier’s new post – in autumn, according to an internal note to foreign ministry staff seen by the Swiss News Agency. Rossier, 55, was named the foreign ministry’s number two at…

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Billions surface from fledgling programme

This content was published on Aug 18, 2016 The money came to light on Thursday in surveys that the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) provided to parliament. Since 2010, a Swiss law has offered tax evaders the one-time possibility of revealing undeclared assets without having to pay penalties. But those who take advantage of the offer do have to pay all the back…

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Asylum camp to be built near Swiss-Italian border

This content was published on Aug 18, 2016 Italian authorities made the announcement on Wednesday and said the camp would house 300 people. Swiss guards on the Italian border turned away 4,149 people last month who had either already applied for asylum in other countries or did not have papers with them. Under the so-called Dublin accord, member countries – including Switzerland –…

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Switzerland ranked highly for ‘authoritarian populism’

This content was published on Aug 18, 2016 Switzerland has been ranked fifth in a European study comparing support for populist parties and their influence.

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Germany bemoans Swiss-transited asylum seekers

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 Some 2,300 people without papers entered Germany across the Swiss border between January and June, according to official German statistics quoted by the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. But German states bordering Switzerland believe that the true figure is much higher. Frank Hämmerle, president of the German border city of Konstanz, estimates that 10 to 20 illegal immigrants…

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Meeting to address British-Swiss ties post-Brexit

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 Pierre Alain Eltschinger, a spokesperson from the Swiss foreign ministry, confirmed to swissinfo.ch that the visit will take place “in the coming weeks”. “An exchange of opinions between representatives from Switzerland and Great Britain is planned with relation to the bilateral economic ties between the countries and the negotiations taking place related to Britain’s exit…

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Trying to make Kosovo work

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 Switzerland is one of the countries trying to help create jobs in Kosovo and stop people leaving in droves in search of better lives abroad.

And the people voted: let there be light

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 There could be someone standing just in front of me, but if there is I can’t see them. The night in the village of Surrein is pitch black. There are only a couple of tiny orange-tinged lights blinking in the distance – warning lanterns from a construction site. Otherwise, it’s dark. Silent too, except for…

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Day of mourning for former queen of Romania

This content was published on Aug 13, 2016 Romania and neighbouring Moldova both observed a national day of mourning on Saturday. “She was a symbol of our country,” said Eugenia Cristescu, a 79-year-old singer in a local church choir. “The royal family brought about great change in Romania. It raised us from being simple people and brought respect to the country.” Anne and…

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Politician’s naked selfie affair ends

This content was published on Aug 13, 2016 The woman who received the photos – the politician’s chat partner at the time – was found guilty of defamation, libel, attempted coercion, forgery and unauthorized recording of conversations, following an investigation conducted by the office of the attorney general of the canton of Bern. She will have to pay CHF35,100 ($36,000) in fines and…

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