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Joseph Kony added to sanctions list

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony, have been added to Switzerland’s list of sanctions concerning the Central African Republic (CAR), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs announced on Tuesday.

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Agreement secured on return of Abacha funds

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 Switzerland and Nigeria have signed a letter of intent aimed at the quick and equitable restitution of CHF321 million ($321 million) siphoned off by the family of Nigeria’s former dictator Sani Abacha and confiscated by Switzerland.

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Army reforms given green light by parliament

This content was published on Mar 7, 2016 By a vote of 30 to 10, the Senate chose to reduce the number of available troops from 140,000 to 100,000, setting a goal of having a well-trained force that can mobilise quickly. Parliament also prioritised being able to deploy 35,000 troops within 10 days. Basic training will be reduced to 18 weeks followed by…

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Refugee resettlement significantly delayed

This content was published on Mar 7, 2016 Only 870 refugees from Greece and Italy have been resettled to other countries – and none to Switzerland – despite an EU pledge.

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Swiss equality law struggles to gain traction

This content was published on Mar 7, 2016 Except in certain circumstances, an employer in Switzerland does not have the right to ask a female candidate for a position if she “would like to have children”. But some do, and in such a case a woman has the right to lie. If she can subsequently prove that she was not hired because of…

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Minister defends Switzerland’s mixed EU signals

This content was published on Mar 6, 2016 “We are simply saying to the EU that with a bit of pragmatism and imagination, problems can be solved in steps. The signature of the protocol is one that brings us closer to the goal of better management of migration to Switzerland, while also preserving and developing the bilateral approach,” the minister said in interviews…

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Cabinet immigration move ‘is no Plan B’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2016 The government’s plans would see a safeguard clause introduced to curb immigration, whereby Switzerland claims the right to limit free access to the labour market due to serious economic or social problems. It also provides for annual limits set by the cabinet on the number of permits issued to people from EU and European Free…

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Swiss announce unilateral safeguard clause to curb immigration

This content was published on Mar 4, 2016 The cabinet announced the plans, despite opposition by Brussels, in order to implement the controversial rightwing initiative, approved by voters two years ago, to re-introduce quotas for EU citizens. Under the proposal to be submitted to parliament, Switzerland claims the right to limit free access to the labour market due to serious economic or social…

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Swiss NGOs warn ‘too early’ to send Sri Lankans home

This content was published on Mar 4, 2016 Around 50,000 people from Sri Lanka live in Switzerland, mostly Tamils, who fled the island’s 30-year civil war that ended in 2009. Sri Lanka would like them to return and certain Swiss NGOs are alarmed by the prospect. “In our view, this step comes too early,” Adrian Schuster, a Sri Lanka expert at the Swiss…

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Is Swiss consensus disappearing?

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 Political communication expert Linards Udris explains of how traditional Swiss consensus politics is being replaced by polarisation.

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