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Anti-migration initiatives have long tradition

This content was published on Feb 9, 2014 There has been much debate in Swiss politics on right-wing plans for immigration caps over the past 50 years - to harsh criticism of xenophobia.

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Russian Swiss history and partnership praised

This content was published on Feb 8, 2014 In a speech at the House of Switzerland Olympic centre in Sochi, Burkhalter on Saturday highlighted the history of common ties between the two countries. He said cultural and economic exchange have intensified in recent years. “We have developed relations of mutual trust and confidence. On this bases we built a strong political dialogue that…

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Ammann Group clears tax investigation

This content was published on Feb 7, 2014 A subsidiary of the Ammann Group based in Jersey was placed under investigation by the tax office in late January. Swiss public television, SRF, reported that at the end of 2008, the company held CHF264 million ($295 million) in Jersey and that it transferred the funds to Switzerland in 2009, one year before Schneider-Ammann was…

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Arrest made in SECO corruption case

This content was published on Feb 7, 2014 A criminal complaint was filed with the prosecutor at the end of January after claims made in the press that a departmental head at SECO had developed suspicious business dealings with an external company. IT contracts are said to have been given out relating to unemployment insurance and VIP tickets, trips and gifts in excess…

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Spotlights and dark sides

This content was published on Feb 7, 2014 Switzerland has sent its biggest Winter Games delegation ever, and Swiss Olympic has set a target of ten medals for its 163 athletes. Representing the Swiss government, Didier Burkhalter, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, will attend the opening ceremony. Sports Minister Ueli Maurer will arrive during the event and Interior Minister Alain…

Swatch head ticked off about NSA spy scandal

This content was published on Feb 7, 2014 Hayek’s comments came in response to a letter from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who administers the state’s $161 billion (CHF145 billion) pension fund. DiNapoli had asked Hayek and nine other Olympic sponsors to take a stance against Russia’s recent clampdown on gays ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi. Most corporate executives balk…

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Minister ‘stands by all decisions’

This content was published on Feb 6, 2014 A Jersey subsidiary of the Ammann construction group, which is owned by the minister’s family, is the target of the tax investigation. “I am at ease with the investigation as the appropriate tax authorities were fully informed at all times and all laws were adhered to. I behaved appropriately at all times and stand by…

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Foreign firms frozen out of IT contracts

This content was published on Feb 5, 2014 Invoking state security, cabinet said that service contracts for “vital” central infrastructure would only be awarded when possible to Swiss-based companies with a majority of local shareholders and providing those services from Switzerland. The new rules cover contracts with the army as well as for mobile phones and computers. The decision is the result of…

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Syrian refugees move into Swiss households

This content was published on Feb 5, 2014 The council made a public appeal last October to homeowners, and so far around 100 people have responded. They come from all walks of life, according to the council’s spokesman Stefan Frey. “We have not settled on a specific profile for volunteers. We are lacking in experience, but we are letting ourselves be guided by…

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Whiter than white: how spotless is your T-shirt?

This content was published on Feb 5, 2014 Wash day for the average person means lots of socks and trousers – and T-shirts. “Made in Bangladesh”, “made in China”, “made in Thailand”, say the labels. What a relief to get them all clean. But a nagging question remains: how cleanly were they produced? According to Géraldine Viret, spokeswoman of the NGO Berne Declaration,…

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