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As Switzerland ages, the pension system gets stretched

This content was published on Jul 4, 2016 2016 is an important year for the future of the Swiss old age insurance scheme. Parliament is in the midst of discussing the “Retirement 2020” project, and at the end of September, voters will have their say on a people’s initiative that would require a 10% increase in the amount that pensioners receive from the…

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Pensions, direct democracy, migration … and tennis

This content was published on Jul 3, 2016 Here are the stories we will be following the week of July 4, 2016.

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Asylum seekers lose status over home visits

This content was published on Jul 3, 2016 The NZZ am Sonntag newspaper said on Sunday that 189 people lost their asylum seeker status in Switzerland last year after travelling to their homelands while their asylum process was underway. The report was based on official data from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). Most of the asylum seekers were from Iraq (63), Vietnam…

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Rights council session suspended over investigators

This content was published on Jul 2, 2016 “The session will resume at a time and date to be announced in order to conclude pending business,” declared a UN statement late on Friday at the end of the two-week session of the UN Human Rights CouncilExternal link in Geneva. The suspension followed council president Choi Kyong-lim’s proposal to appoint five special rapporteurs: Agnes…

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Swiss stock market rebounds from Brexit shock

This content was published on Jul 1, 2016 The SMI, which contains the largest Swiss companies such as Nestlé, UBS and Roche, endured the same market turbulence as other stock indices when Britain voted to leave the European Union last week. On Friday 24 June, when the results of the referendum became known, it tumbled 3.9% and fell even further on Monday. The…

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Duo defy first day of Ticino headgear ban

This content was published on Jul 1, 2016 The duo chose the moment to publically oppose the ban in the city of Locarno. Nora Illi, a member of the radical Islamic Central Council Switzerland, walked about in the streets of Locarno wearing a full length Burka before being stopped by police officers. She was stopped along with Rachid Nekkaz, who has also openly…

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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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