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Foreign minister sets OSCE priorities for 2014

This content was published on Jul 2, 2013 Speaking before the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Tuesday, Burkhalter praised the close cooperation between Switzerland and Serbia, which will lead the 57-nation organisation in 2015, after Switzerland. The two countries produced a joint work plan for 2014 and 2015 in order to promote continuity and coherence in the organisation’s activities, said Burkhalter –…

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Cross-border workers: a contentious Swiss reality

This content was published on Jul 2, 2013 “Enemies of Genevans! Cross-border workers: enough! Give Genevans hiring priority!” The Geneva Citizens Movement – the second largest party in canton Geneva – has already chosen its publicity campaign for the October 6 local elections, nominating cross-border workers as its prime target. Its sister party in canton Vaud is just as explicit about its intentions…

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Swiss to help build European gas pipeline

This content was published on Jul 1, 2013 The project beat a rival contender from the European Union. The project was ten years in the making. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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WTO inaugurates Geneva HQ renovations

This content was published on Jul 1, 2013 Lamy, Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann and Geneva cantonal president Charles Beer cut the ribbon to celebrate the renovation and expansion of the historic Centre William Rappard headquarters, originally built in 1926 to house the International Labour Organization. The SFr130 million ($137 million) project adds 20,000 square metres to the lakeside complex and includes a…

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The power of lobbies in Heidiland

This content was published on Jun 28, 2013 “There are too many parliamentarians representing very specific economic interests, instead of supporting values or the public interest,” complains the young centre-right Radical parliamentarian Andrea Caroni, who was elected in 2011. “Some of them are ready to vote for just about anything. They’ll sell their grandmothers, if they can only get votes in exchange when…

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Do special interest groups threaten democracy?

This content was published on Jun 27, 2013 Some people find lobbies useful in a democracy because they enable the representation of legitimate interests of all parts of society – including those ignored by politicians. Others, however, consider lobbies a dark art which is much more closely linked with corruption and specific economic interests. What role do lobbies play in your country?

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Skulduggery on display

This content was published on Jun 27, 2013 Sensors camouflaged as dog poo, cameras hidden in cigarette lighters: an exhibition features about 500 items used by secret agents from the 1940s.

A spy thriller set in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 27, 2013 Well-known radio journalist and radio director Joachim Staritz – alias “Robert” – lived and worked in Switzerland for about six years in the 1980s. He had a vast network of journalists, artists and scientists. What nobody guessed was that Staritz was also working for Stasi – the security ministry of East Germany. During the day…

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Personal contacts remain lifeblood of espionage

This content was published on Jun 27, 2013 This spy story in Geneva is said to have unfolded as follows: CIA operatives allegedly get a banker drunk and encourage him to drive his car. Then, after his arrest by the police, the agents supposedly help extricate him from a potentially sticky situation, establishing a bond that subsequently led to the banker’s successful recruitment.…

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Biševo – untouched, unspoiled and far from Europe

This content was published on Jun 26, 2013 After the Second World War the island became a military zone and foreigners were forbidden to enter. Most of the remaining population then moved to the mainland or even emigrated abroad, notably to the United States. The decades of forced isolation also had a beneficial effect on the island’s environment. Biševo is pristine, and one…

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