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Secret service information led to pass withdrawal

This content was published on Jan 24, 2016 In an interview with French-language newspaper Le Temps, Maudet said the measure was justified and based on the suspicion that some of the employees, who were baggage handlers, had become radicalised. The withdrawal of the badges was based on the evaluation of information given to the Geneva authorities by the French intelligence service after the…

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Over the Gotthard and expelling law-breaking foreigners

This content was published on Jan 24, 2016 Here are the stories we’re following the week of January 25.

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Swiss have to wait over EU deal

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 In February 2014, Swiss voters narrowly approved a rightwing proposal to curb EU member immigration into Switzerland, a move which may signal an end to the country’s free movement accord with Brussels. On Friday evening Swiss President Johann Schneider-AmmannExternal link confirmed speculation over the timetable for a possible deal with the EU. His comments, made on…

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Swiss soldiers caught using drugs

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 The military police discovered the drug use while carrying out a search among the 30th army battalion, with soldiers mainly from cantons Ticino and Graubünden. The police was acting on a tip from within the battalion itself, Army Spokesman Stefan Hofer told Swiss Public Television SRF. One soldier who had more than three grams of…

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More refugees dependent on state assistance

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 According to figures released by the Federal Statistical Office on Thursday, 14,897 refugees benefited from state financial assistance in 2014, an increase of 9.8% over the previous year. The proportion of refugees dependent on the state amounted to 81.2% compared with 81.9% in 2013 and 86% in 2012. Eritreans constitute the largest group of dependents…

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Kudos from Kerry

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is now in Davos after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Zurich, had some especially kind words for the Swiss after they helped broker a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States. First, he stopped to talk to a TV crew from Swiss Public Television SRF,…

European refugee tensions exposed in Davos

This content was published on Jan 21, 2016 There are currently a record 60 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes by war, violence and persecution. The United Nations Refugee Agency says just under 20 million people have been forced to find new lives in other countries as refugees. More than a million had reached Europe by…

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Thoughts turn to revolution in Davos

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 The 46th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos will debate the pros and cons of the fourth industrial revolution.

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A walk through an award-winning town

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 Located across the river from its sister city in Germany, also named Rheinfelden, the Swiss town in canton Aargau was also praised for having had regular contact with its German counterpart regarding planning issues. According to the Swiss Heritage Society, Rheinfelden decided a decade ago against building isolated developments, choosing instead to include more aspects…

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Day one – receiving refugees

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 I’ll be following the debate on migration and refugees today. Areas of geopolitical upheaval, particularly in Syria, are forcing people to leave their homes and find sanctuary in more stable regions, including Europe. This increase in refugees has led to social issues in some receiving countries. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called off her visit to…

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