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Pedestrian and motorcycle deaths increase in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 31, 2016 A total of 253 people died on Swiss roads in 2015 – ten more than the previous year.

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Swiss expect asylum costs to double by 2018

This content was published on Mar 31, 2016 “For 2015 the estimate was around CHF1.2 billion. Now for 2018 we’re predicting double that,” Serge Gaillard, director of the finance ministry, told Swiss public radio, SRF, on Thursday. The reason for this jump was that the government was reckoning “with great uncertainty” on some 40,000 asylum seekers for this year, he explained. “Each asylum…

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Impressions from the Greek island of Samos

This content was published on Mar 31, 2016 Swiss volunteers at a refugee camp in Greece’s Aegean islands say they believe there are human rights violations.

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Early retirements fuel pension system woes

This content was published on Mar 30, 2016 The previous year, 2014, also saw greater costs than revenues, but the better investment performance meant a total loss was avoided. Compenswiss, the Swiss Federal Social Security Funds, blamed unfavourable market conditions. The scrapping of a franc-euro exchange rate ceiling by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on January 15, 2015, had a negative effect, it…

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Overshadowed by Islam: minority religions in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 29, 2016 Political and media debates on religion in Switzerland focus mainly on Muslims and Islam. What do they think of this imbalance?

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A Swiss call to action on refugees

This content was published on Mar 26, 2016 Several well-known Swiss politicians and personalities pressured the government on Saturday to accommodate 50,000 refugees.

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Executive pay rises despite law change

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 The politician who prompted new laws to curb fat cat pay is scathing as executive salaries rose 11% on average last year.

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Swiss president extends sympathy to Brussels victims

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 Johann Schneider-Ammann, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency, has tweeted a message of sympathy to the Brussels terror victims.

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Daily life in the Piraeus refugee camp

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 A cool breeze is blowing through the camp. Hundreds of men, women, children and babies are lying on sheets and sleeping bags in a giant hall. The air quality is poor. In front of the dreary building are dozens of brightly coloured igloo tents, carefully arranged; next to the hall are the mobile lavatories. There…

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Is the Swiss army a force to be reckoned with?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 The Swiss army will be reduced in size but will receive more funding in the next four years. The numbers of available troops will be reduced from 140,000 to 100,000, setting a goal of having a well-trained force that can be quickly mobilised. Basic training will be reduced to 18 weeks followed by six refresher…

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