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After the Brexit earthquake

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Facing the leave vote, other EU members will not return to business as usual; talk about a new plan for renewing the EU will be omnipresent.

Where does a Brexit leave Brits in Switzerland?

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Some answers to the key questions for British expats in Switzerland.

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Swiss economy braces against Brexit fallout

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Exchange rates The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has its work cut out keeping the franc’s valuation from going through the ceiling as investors seek a safe haven. The SNB intervened in the foreign exchange markets, printing more francs to buy up other currencies, as the euro and British pound rapidly lost ground. The central bank’s…

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A Republican’s view of the ‘Protest Primaries’

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 In my altogether 18 years outside of the USA my perspective on US politics has evolved. I am a registered Republican, but for many years have not been happy with the mainstream Republican presidential candidates, which led me to vote for Texas Congressman Ron Paul in 2008 and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson in…

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What would Brexit mean for Switzerland?

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The opinion pollsExternal link are still showing that voters’ intentions are neck and neck. BookmakersExternal link, who stand to make a pile of money for getting their forecasts right, have for weeks had the Remain camp as favourites, but the Leave odds have shortened in recent days. One of the most intriguing things about the…

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Brexit: a stress test for the ‘Swiss way’

This content was published on Jun 22, 2016 By and large, however, Brits and Swiss, despite their “splendid isolation”, are rather different. That said, there is one thing that unites the two nations: a deep scepticism of Europe’s head office in Brussels. According to the latest poll from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), 16% of Swiss still support Switzerland joining…

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Refugee farmer pilot project on track

This content was published on Jun 22, 2016 A total of 13 refugees were placed on eight farms last year as part of a three-year pilot project initiated by the Swiss Farmers Association and the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). In 2016, 17 farm jobs have been reserved for refugees. “The results are clear for the first year: by working in agriculture refugees are…

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Court finds Switzerland violated rights of Iraqi

This content was published on Jun 21, 2016 In Tuesday’s Grand Chamber judgment, the court in Strasbourg, France, found that Switzerland had denied an Iraqi businessman, Khalaf al Dulaimi, the right to a fair hearing after freezing his personal and business assets located in Switzerland. It also says that the Swiss authorities should have verified the sanctions list drawn up by the United…

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The struggle to identify drowned migrants

This content was published on Jun 20, 2016 “We told them several times that they shouldn’t set out, but they didn’t listen. One day they got into a boat heading for Europe. We haven’t heard from them since,” says Bila Bila Barre from Somalia, recounting the story of his two nephews Hussene (20) und Maxamud (19). They wanted to travel to Italy via…

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Refugees, global enterprise and separatism

This content was published on Jun 19, 2016 Here are the stories we’re following the week of June 20

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