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Swiss firms have ‘little fear’ of Brexit

This content was published on May 11, 2016 Only 17% of finance bosses questioned by Deloitte forecast negative consequences of British voters opting for a Brexit on June 23. Some 4% of respondents to the survey released on Wednesday believed it could have a positive effect on their business while the overwhelming majority thought Britain’s possible exit from the EU would have no…

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How much do our elected representatives earn?

This content was published on May 11, 2016 The issue of parliamentarians’ salaries and how they make a living is a regular talking point. Recently, Zug senator Joachim Eder suggested that parliamentarians should no longer be paid an accommodation allowance if they are not actually away from home when they are attending a legislative session. A few months earlier, parliamentarian Hans Grunder filed…

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Suspected terrorist could lose Swiss passport

This content was published on May 11, 2016 The State Secretariat for Migration said the 19-year-old Swiss-Italian is alleged to have joined the Islamic State terror group in Syria. The announcement was published in the most recent version of their official information bulletin. According to the citizenship law, dual-citizens can have their Swiss nationality revoked if their behaviour has a considerably detrimental effect…

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Official trip finds few rights improvements in Eritrea

This content was published on May 9, 2016 Mario Gattiker, the head of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), told the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Monday that although there had been indications that Eritrea had lowered its required military service to a term of 18 months, “those hopes did not turn out to be true”. “Eritrea officially went back on its promise of shortening…

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Ex-Minister Adolf Ogi talks trains, trade and tactics

This content was published on May 8, 2016 The Gotthard, the longest train tunnel in the world, is good publicity for Switzerland, says Ogi, who served as Swiss transport minister from 1988 to 1995. The building project was accepted by 64% of voters in September 1992. It’s an important signal that on June 1st 1,000 Swiss residents will be among the passengers on…

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Utopia, Brexit, and a 360° rickshaw ride

This content was published on May 8, 2016 Here are the stories we will be watching in the week of May 9.

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Pope Francis welcomes Swiss president to Vatican

This content was published on May 7, 2016 Schneider-Ammann spoke to the Pope of Switzerland’s willingness to help remedy the problems that are causing refugees to flee countries in crisis. The costs of helping people in their own countries are smaller than the costs of caring for migrants in Europe, he said. At a press conference following the meeting, the Swiss president emphasised…

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Cabinet member rules out conflict of interest

This content was published on May 7, 2016 First reactions to the affair “were not kind to Guy Parmelin”, said 24 heures. After the “universal acclaim” following his election to the cabinet in December 2015, the “state of grace has come to an abrupt end”. The crisis began after the Blick reported that Parmelin had pleaded in favour of fiscal privileges for farmers…

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Minister denies any wrongdoing

This content was published on May 6, 2016 The tabloid Blick revealed that Parmelin pleaded in favour of fiscal privileges for farmers selling plots of land although his own family could be a potential financial beneficiary of a legal amendment. At a news conference on Friday, Parmelin, a former farmer, denied any conflict of interest and downplayed the financial impact of potential sales…

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Securitas instead of the police

This content was published on May 6, 2016 In Switzerland, fear of crime is changing the security landscape, with private security companies taking on some tasks formerly performed by the police. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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