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How do people in Switzerland get to work?

This content was published on Jul 1, 2016 Switzerland is famous for its railway system, but when it comes to commuting, how many people really take the train?

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Cabinet looks for ways to curb rush hour traffic

This content was published on Jun 30, 2016 The cabinet has decided to review the legal basis paving the way for pilot projects with mobility pricing. Under the system drivers would pay according to the distance they travel on main roads. A system of different ticket prices for public transport could also be introduced. Transport Minister Doris Leuthard said the country’s road infrastructure…

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The UK will survive, but Europe won’t

This content was published on Jun 30, 2016 In Britain and throughout the West, we are witnessing the eclipse of the political mainstream.

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EU leader says Swiss immigration solution is crucial

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 Martin Schulz told Swiss Public Television SRF on Wednesday that Switzerland and the EU must reach an agreement because they are dependent on each other – even if “Switzerland (needs) the EU a bit more than the other way round”. The EU parliamentary president admitted that Swiss voters’ February 2014 decision to limit immigration from the…

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Kim Jong-un’s Swiss childhood home identified

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 “They never greeted or looked at anyone,” Victor Schmid, who lived across the street at the time, told swissinfo.ch. Schmid is a communications consultant in Bern who also advised former Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti. He says the house in question is located at Kirchstrasse 10 in the Bern suburb of Liebefeld, near where the…

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Migrant costs lead to CHF600 million budget deficit

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 Switzerland received around 40,000 asylum applications in 2015, which is expected to rise to around 45,000 in 2016, according to a cabinet statement released on Wednesday. The last time there was such a spike in applications was during the Kosovo conflict in 1998-1999. The government estimates that the projected CHF900 million difference between spending on…

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A US divided into ‘us’ and ‘them’

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 Living abroad and travelling extensively has given me the opportunity to meet and experience many different cultures and people. It has made me hyper-aware that the world is smaller than we think, and the people living in it are not all as bad as they are being portrayed by a certain Presidential candidate. The United…

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Government announces new human rights institution

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 To do so, the new institution will work at supporting public authorities, businesses and civic organisations to promote human rights and foster contacts among them. The concept is based on an idea put forward by the cabinet in 2009 stating that more services were needed in the area of human rights. At that time, a…

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How an American idea influenced Swiss morality

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 The Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, formerly Moral Rearmament, is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

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A force for mediation

This content was published on Jun 29, 2016 Since setting up shop in Caux, above Lake Geneva, in 1946, the Moral Rearmament movement has been working to rebuild Europe by bringing together old enemies and organising international conferences. It intensified its fight against communism from 1953 onwards, launching a global campaign, and inviting leaders from former colonised countries to Caux. Cornelio Sommaruga took over as head…

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