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Swiss fund North Korean officer training

This content was published on Apr 24, 2014 According to Swiss public radio (RTS), eight North Korean officers have attended courses at the Geneva Center for Security Policy over the past three years, funded by the Swiss defence ministry. Two are currently present. There they have followed study programmes on global security issues such as weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and human rights.…

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New Kosovo war crimes tribunal criticised

This content was published on Apr 24, 2014 In an interview with Swiss Public Radio, SRF, on Thursday, del Ponte said a new tribunal was not needed and added she was “taken aback” that it would actually be based in Kosovo. A report into the allegations of organ trading was published by Council of Europe envoy and ex-Swiss senator Dick Marty in December…

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‘Dealing with dementia sufferers needs time and patience’

This content was published on Apr 22, 2014 There are eight dementia sufferers – six women and two men – living in the three-storey house in Biel, a town not far from the Swiss capital, Bern. They are between 73 and 89 years old. Some are active and mobile, others are in need of constant care. They can all stay here until they…

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Border towns feel squeeze from trucks and shoppers

This content was published on Apr 17, 2014 A combination of transport trucks, commuting workers from abroad and Swiss shopping tourists is creating headaches for the authorities, not to mention citizens, in these towns. At the Koblenz-Waldshut border, for example, some 13,000 cars and 1,000 trucks cross the border each day, leading to daily traffic jams in both Germany and Switzerland. Authorities are…

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Study abroad still possible for Swiss students

This content was published on Apr 16, 2014 The cabinet on Wednesday approved replacement funding, reinstating a system that existed before 2011. It provides direct funding to students and projects rather than via the EU. Funds will be equivalent to those earmarked for Erasmus+, CHF22.7 million ($25.8 million) for this year. This should also partially cover the costs associated with foreign students coming…

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Ukraine crisis puts Swiss OSCE chair in spotlight

This content was published on Apr 15, 2014 In a syndicated interview with the Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers, Greminger says the role of the OSCE should not be burdened with too many expectations. “The OSCE can only try to defuse tensions, provide ideas and mediate,” he said. Switzerland this year holds the presidency of the 57-nation body with Greminger as chairman of…

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Hardship fund created for care system victims

This content was published on Apr 15, 2014 On Monday, a victims’ representative and the Swiss Solidarity Fund agreed on the official creation of a fund to which victims of the now-condemned practices can apply from June. The first payments are set to be made in September. In April, 2013, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga apologised on behalf of the cabinet for the harm suffered…

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Burkhalter seeks to defuse Ukrainian crisis

This content was published on Apr 14, 2014 Burkhalter, who is Swiss president and foreign minister, said the number of OSCE observers could be boosted to up to 300 people. There are currently 121 OSCE representatives, including 85 observers, deployed in about ten cities in Ukraine. The situation in eastern cities of Ukraine remains tense and volatile, but the observer missions in the…

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Swiss president backs vote for 16-year-olds

This content was published on Apr 13, 2014 Burkhalter told the Schweiz am Sonntag” newspaper that lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 would “reinforce young people’s sense of responsibility and their integration in our community”. But this idea should be studied at the communal and cantonal levels, he added. At present out of the 26 cantons only Graubünden allows people to…

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