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Reputation of Swiss research centres at risk

This content was published on Jul 9, 2016 Fritz Schiesser, president of the ETH Board, said Switzerland would be excluded for good from the prestigious European Horizon 2020 research programme unless parliament agrees to the free movement of people from Croatia. “If we do not ratify the Croatia protocol by the beginning of 2017, we will be out. This would be extremely disadvantageous…

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Swiss to get tough on Sri Lankan refugee status

This content was published on Jul 8, 2016 “Today we acknowledge that considerable progress has been made in the area of human rights, for example in the freedom of expression and assembly,” the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) said in a statement on Thursday. “Therefore, more restrictive conditions now apply for recognising the refugee status of journalists, human rights activists and opposition politicians.”…

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The Swiss canton where voting is ‘in the blood’

This content was published on Jul 8, 2016 Take any vote or election in Switzerland – it ends with the rest of the country looking enviously towards to the small canton of Schaffhausen. Here 65% of residents eligible to vote, do so. This sits in stark contrast to the rest of Switzerland, where voter turnout has lagged behind for decades at the relatively…

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Fewer rejected asylum seekers receive aid

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 However, the 10,033 total beneficiaries still represented a 6% drop from 2014.In Switzerland, asylum seekers can get papers only if they face persecution or imprisonment in their country of origin for reasons of race, religion or nationality, or because of their political views. Most of those who arrive in Switzerland do not meet these criteria…

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Will the army become compulsory for everyone?

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 Experts evaluating the challenges facing the Swiss conscription system after 2030 have suggested considering universal compulsory service. This could potentially include service in the army for women and for foreigners living in Switzerland. The study, released by the government on Thursday, looked at potential changes which could be made to take advantage of the needs…

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Report proposes army service for women and foreigners

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 Experts evaluating the challenges facing the Swiss conscription system after 2030 have suggested considering universal compulsory service.

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Swiss lift final stage of Liberia sanctions

This content was published on Jul 6, 2016 An estimated 250,000 people lost their lives as civil war ravaged Liberia between 1989 and 2003. Thousands others were injured or faced brutality at the hands of armies run by local warlords. The country’s first female President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has been credited with ensuring stability since she was first elected in 2005. She was…

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Swiss-Italian cooperation in focus amid migrant influx

This content was published on Jul 6, 2016 Switzerland and Italy agreed to put beefed-up patrols and a “crisis team” along their common border, following a Swiss minister's working visit.

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President’s address to the Swiss abroad

This content was published on Jul 5, 2016 President Johann N. Schneider-Amman’s speech to the Swiss abroad on the Swiss national day.

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Swiss president plans three-nation tour in Asia

This content was published on Jul 5, 2016 Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann will travel to Singapore for a first-time state visit next week, and then visit South Korea and Mongolia.

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