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Ukraine, Switzerland and the F-word

This content was published on May 2, 2014 The future of Ukraine revolves around its very identity if not its borders – member of the EU and NATO or part of the Russian Federation and its Eurasian association, with Crimea or without, with its eastern section intact or not. Another alternative, put forward by Moscow, would have Ukraine minus Crimea, remain one entity…

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May 1 rallies urge more money, more training

This content was published on May 1, 2014 President Paul Rechsteiner said trade union efforts ahead of a nationwide vote on May 18 had forced several major companies, notably in the retail sector, to raise minimum pay levels. Speaking in neighbouring Germany, Rechsteiner said demands for minimum wages across national borders were just as important as the historic struggle for a ban on…

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Green light given to China free trade deal

This content was published on Apr 30, 2014 In a statement the government said the deal would “improve access to each country’s markets for goods and services and legal certainty with regard to protecting intellectual property and bilateral economic exchanges in general”. It will also remove customs duties in most areas of bilateral trade. The bilateral free trade agreement was signed by Economics…

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Guldimann tries to calm Ukraine fears

This content was published on Apr 30, 2014 But the situation remains tense and serious, with continued unrest in eastern regions bordering Russia, Guldimann told Reuters in an interview: “Many people are in precarious economic, social and political situations and many think Kiev won’t be able to respond to their problems.” Guldimann, who is also Switzerland’s ambassador to Berlin, said the April 17…

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Swiss call for no-ransom policy in kidnappings

This content was published on Apr 28, 2014 In the opening speech at the OECD conference on countering terrorism, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, who currently holds the OSCE chairmanship, said on Monday in Interlaken that the best way to fight terrorism is to hinder its financing. There is “plenty of evidence that ransom payments finance additional terrorist activities and fuel further kidnappings”,…

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OSCE calls for release of detained inspectors

This content was published on Apr 28, 2014 The OSCE chairman, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, said on Sunday evening the organisation is working at all levels – through its monitoring mission on the ground in Ukraine as well as through high-level political contacts – for the release of all the detained persons, which also includes a number of Ukrainian civil servants. Burkhalter…

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Mercenary firm pulls out of Basel over new law

This content was published on Apr 27, 2014 The company, which effectively transferred its headquarters from London to Basel in 2010, has made the return move as “a direct consequence” of the new law regulating the activities of security firms, a spokeswoman confirmed. The new law presents “an insurmountable obstacle” for the sector, Aegis said in a statement issued through a public relations…

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Swiss diplomacy at home

This content was published on Apr 26, 2014 A new book about Swiss representations abroad highlights 34 embassies, chancelleries, residences and consulates of patrimonial, historical as well as architectural interest. Among Swiss diplomacy’s most emblematic sites, these buildings are often considered to be real jewels of Switzerland’s 150 outposts on five continents. Among those buildings are a number of palaces and mansions. “Some…

Swiss citizens told to leave parts of Ukraine

This content was published on Apr 25, 2014 The decision to leave those regions is up to individuals themselves and to the extent that is safe to do so the ministry said in a statement on Friday. Citizens were also asked to inform the Swiss embassy in Kiev if they chose to leave their place of residence. The foreign ministry warned that if…

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Businesses fear anti-immigration vote fallout

This content was published on Apr 25, 2014 The results of a poll of 8,000 participants across 2,700 firms released by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute on Friday found that 2.6% of companies were going to cut down on investments this year, a figure that could rise to almost 6% by next year and perhaps edge even higher afterwards. Only 0.9% of those…

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