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Swiss airports to spot check for explosives

This content was published on Aug 26, 2015 Starting on September 1, passengers departing from Swiss airports may have their hands swabbed to look for signs of explosives. The new policy comes following a bilateral air travel security agreement with the European Union.

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Swiss Post, Scytl to develop e-voting system

This content was published on Aug 23, 2015 The Swiss Post is developing a new e-voting system with the Spanish company Scytl.

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Asylum requests expected to rise in 2016

This content was published on Aug 23, 2015 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has announced that requests for asylum in Switzerland will likely increase in 2016.

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Swiss call for U-turn on Palestinian NGO closure

This content was published on Aug 20, 2015 The Swiss foreign ministry has urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas go back on his decision to close a Palestinian peace centre it funds with other international donors.

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Swiss e-voting rollout hampered by US IT system

This content was published on Aug 19, 2015 Fribourg was a part of a nine-canton consortium whose bid to introduce e-voting was rejected by the cabinet on August 12. The nine cantons were Fribourg, Zurich, Glarus, Solothurn, Schaffhausen, St Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau and Thurgau. The reason cited for the rejection was the presence of technical flaws that affected voting secrecy. Two e-voting systems…

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German-speaking ministers team up for security issues

This content was published on Aug 17, 2015 The document, which was approved at their yearly meeting, will also allow for strengthening of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The ministers declared their intent to work closely together concerning security and economic issues in the OSCE. Next year Germany will hold the presidency of the OSCE, followed by Austria in…

Swiss Diaspora

How to encourage citizens to participate in politics

This content was published on Aug 14, 2015 The slogan for the congress in Geneva – which elected Remo Gysin as its new president and adopted a resolution to push for e-voting for about 55,000 registered Swiss citizens abroad – is hardly a coincidence: Civic education: Guarantee for a living democracy. In a country with a rich tradition of public votes, and only nine weeks ahead of the…

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Swiss boost development aid to Cuba

This content was published on Aug 14, 2015 This is the first ever ministerial-level visit between Switzerland and Cuba. During a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Thursday, Burkhalter offered his congratulations on the resumption of relations between Cuba and the US, foreign ministry spokesman Jean-Marc Crevoisier said. Both foreign ministers pledged to deepen relations between their own countries, with Burkhalter…

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Switzerland lifts suspended Iran sanctions

This content was published on Aug 12, 2015 The suspended measures include a ban on precious metal transactions, reporting requirements for the trade and transport of Iranian oil, as well as insurance and reinsurance policies for such transactions. The suspended sanctions also cover financial sector: The threshold for money transfers to and from Iranian nationals were increased tenfold, in terms of reporting obligations. …

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Government puts the brakes on e-voting

This content was published on Aug 12, 2015 Only the around 34,000 Swiss expats who are registered with the cantonal authorities of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Basel City and Lucerne will be able to use e-voting, the Federal Chancellery said on Wednesday. The voting systems in place will allow individual verification of votes and a personalised code provided to voters will help them verify if…

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