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Swiss close probe into ‘illegal’ Eritrean tax claim

This content was published on Nov 25, 2015 The Swiss Attorney General has dropped a criminal investigation into allegations of illegal tax collection by the Eritrean consulate in Geneva.

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Final composition of Swiss parliament emerges

This content was published on Nov 23, 2015 After the final Senate election results in cantons Aargau and Zurich this weekend, the definitive redistribution of seats in the Swiss parliament is clear. The shift to the right is less pronounced in the Senate than in the House of Representatives.

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Election 2015 results in graphics

This content was published on Nov 22, 2015 The Swiss have voted for a new parliament for a statutory four-year term.

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People’s Party posts candidates for cabinet seat

This content was published on Nov 20, 2015 The party External linkput an end to weeks of speculation by saying on Friday evening that it had chosen Thomas Aeschi, Guy Parmelin and Norman Gobbi as candidates for the post. Widmer-SchlumpfExternal link is a member of the centre-right Conservative Democratic Party, which got only 4.1% of the vote in parliamentary elections on October 18.…

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Surviving war – and the cold

This content was published on Nov 20, 2015 After ten years in Afghanistan, the aid workers were astonished that children could die of something as predictable as the cold. Most of the refugees living in the camps have fled the fighting in the province of Helmand. Some of them have lived here for seven years already, while others have arrived over the past…

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Afghan family finds shelter in Swiss farmhouse

This content was published on Nov 20, 2015 Growing numbers of Afghans are coming to Switzerland via the Balkans – including the seven-member Sajadi family.

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Air force bans civilian jet transport

This content was published on Nov 19, 2015 Politicians, celebrities and journalists will no longer be able to ride along in the jets. In 2014, four such guests rode in military jets on the invitation of the air force, and six have done so this year, according to documents reported on by Swiss Public Television SRF. The air force’s move is a reaction…

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Swiss stop short of boosting border controls

This content was published on Nov 18, 2015 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the authorities had no information linking the assailants in Paris last Friday with Switzerland. “The security situation in Europe is tense, but there is no immediate threat for Switzerland,” she told a news conference on Wednesday. Sommaruga said the government, for the time being, did not consider boosting the number…

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Intensified border checks cause major delays

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 A spokesperson for the Swiss border police told Swiss public radio and television RTS on Monday that French police are checking all cars entering France at four main crossings near Geneva following the closure of French borders after terror attacks in Paris on Friday. However, he said that Swiss police are not operating with the…

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Swiss banks aim to benefit from UK’s EU reform push

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 Patrick Odier said the UK debate was “resonating” in Switzerland, which is in conflict with the EU over plans to restrict immigration from EU countries. The dispute is holding up agreements to make it easier for Switzerland’s banks to serve clients across Europe. David Cameron, UK prime minister, last week included greater controls on migration…

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