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Reforms passed

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 The reforms have just been passed by 179 votes for and 22 against – that’s an 89% positive reaction. And with that comes an hour’s lunch break. Back again at 1230 CET with the vote for a new FIFA President. Here again, is a FIFA video package of the reforms:

Two votes short

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 Not all the 209 FIFA member associations are present in Zurich to vote at the extraordinary congress: Indonesia and Kuwait have been barred from attending due to previous misdemeanors. Both bodies were suspended last year because their governments were found to be interfering too much in the running of football in their respective countries. That…

Last minute campaigning

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 The FIFA Extraordinary Congress is poised to begin. Delegates will vote on a package of reforms and a new President. Outside the Hallenstadion in Zurich is a grand total of one protestor plus an assortment of “normal football fans” who are waving placards in favour of Sheikh Salman. None of them were paid to be…

Kick-off for reform looms

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 But that’s not all. The 209 member associations will also vote on a package of reforms that promises to end the years of corruption. FIFA says it will emerge from the swamp of sleaze into the brave new world of good citizenship. Of course, not everyone is convinced this will be the case – no…

Cabinet rejects ‘fair food’ initiative

This content was published on Feb 25, 2016 The initiative demands that food imports be socially equitable and environmentally responsible. Supported by development aid organisations as well as consumer and animal rights groups, the Green Party wants food from other countries to be subject to the same standards imposed on Swiss agricultural producers. In a statement released on Wednesday, the government said such…

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Iran and the Swiss connection – a guide

This content was published on Feb 25, 2016 Switzerland, like much of the rest of the world, has an eye on deepening its trade relations and other opportunities emerging from Iran.

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Cabinet not giving up on buying fighter jets

This content was published on Feb 25, 2016 Might the government buy new jets despite the vote against them?

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Swiss parliament to weigh funding of UN renovation

This content was published on Feb 24, 2016 The funds are destined for the refurbishment of the Palais des Nations – the European headquarters of the United Nations – and reconstruction of main offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the International Labour Organization (ILO). “Maintaining International Geneva’s housing stock is one the core elements of Switzerland’s host state policy,”…

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Amnesty sees threat to human rights in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 24, 2016 In its annual reportExternal link, published on Wednesday, the organisation says Switzerland is among 160 countries worldwide where institutions safeguarding human rights have come under pressure. Manon Schick, director of the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International, said people’s initiatives seeking to put national legislation above international law jeopardise mechanisms created to protect individuals against attacks…

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The risk Switzerland runs with referendums

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 In the past ten years, Swiss citizens have been asked to opine with increasing regularity on issues as disparate as executive pay, tax policy and – most sensitive of all – immigration. On Sunday, they will go to the polls again, to vote on a new tunnel through the Alps, a ban on “speculation” in…

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