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EU immigration seen as boon for Swiss economy

This content was published on Jul 9, 2014 The Swiss economy has been the main beneficiary of a key labour accord with the European Union, according to a report by the economics ministry. A record number of immigrants entered Switzerland in 2013, ahead of February’s nationwide vote which came out in favour of curbing the influx.

So far this year, more than 63,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea, according to UNHCR.

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Swiss ready to help Italy with migrant influx

This content was published on Jul 9, 2014 Sommaruga was in Milan on Tuesday for a meeting of European Union interior ministers to discuss migration issues. On the sidelines she held bilateral talks with Italian Interior Minister Angelo Alfano and said Switzerland was prepared to support Italy in the welcoming and registering of refugees. During Tuesday’s meeting of interior ministers she called for…

Swiss Farmers Association hand in food security initiative in Bern

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Initiative aims to secure local food supply

This content was published on Jul 9, 2014 The Swiss Farmers AssociationExternal link on Tuesday handed in about 150,000 signatures for their initiative for better “Food Security”. The campaigners, who came to the capital, Bern, from all parts of Switzerland, are calling for the authorities to improve the supply of locally grown foodstuffs via “sustainable and diversified sources”. The association’s director, Jacques Bourgeois,…

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Swiss request adjustment of immigration accord

This content was published on Jul 7, 2014 Switzerland has officially submitted a request to the European Union to adjust the terms of the free movement of people accord, which was made necessary after Swiss voters in February opted to limit immigration from the 28-nation EU.

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LeVine ‘leans in’ to new job as US ambassador

This content was published on Jul 4, 2014 Suzi LeVine, who has worn many hats in her life and career and is now US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, wants to help send the message during her time in Bern that women should “lean in” and take an active role in shaping society. When LeVine was sworn in last month at the White…

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New ‘Iron Curtain’ in Europe fights illegal migration

This content was published on Jul 4, 2014 On a trip to the Evros river at the outermost edge of Europe, swissinfo.ch saw first-hand how Greece is working to stem the flow of unwanted immigrants into the European Union (EU).

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Turbulent times in Ukraine

This content was published on Jul 3, 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision last November to withdraw from an association deal with the EU resulted in street protests that eventually led to him fleeing to Russia. Pro-Russian forces have since taken over the southern Crimea region of Ukraine. The crisis has taken East-West relations lurching back towards the Cold War with the United…

Bern and Brussels bury hatchet on business taxation

This content was published on Jul 1, 2014 Senior officials from the Swiss finance ministry and the European Union have initialled a mutual understanding formally ending a long-running dispute over controversial business taxation.

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Data protection chief warns of customer and criminal surveillance

This content was published on Jun 30, 2014 Switzerland’s head of data and information protection has highlighted the dangers of technology that allows businesses to track customers’ habits, warning such practices may soon come to Switzerland and that data collection and analysis en masse represents a “massive threat to privacy”.

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Minister looks into cutting 7% of government jobs

This content was published on Jun 29, 2014 The cabinet has been tasked with coming up with a plan to shave CHF300 million ($336 million) from government staff costs. Up to 2,600 jobs could be affected, according to Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. In an interviewExternal link with the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper, the minister said she would be presenting three cost-cutting scenarios in…

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