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‘If you don’t dream, you won’t get anything done’

This content was published on May 26, 2013 “Giovanni, you’re always dreaming,” is apparently a frequent refrain of his friends, the 69-year-old tells swissinfo.ch on a glorious spring day. It has to be said, though, that the view of Lake Zurich from his terrace in Horgen would turn anyone into a dreamer. “I always wanted to see the world, and in 1960 I was…

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Chinese leader holds out promise of more deals

This content was published on May 24, 2013 The Chinese prime minister described talks with members of the Swiss government on Friday as open and friendly. “They have led to a successful result,” he told a news conference outside Bern. Li underlined the importance of the trade deal, to be signed later this year, both for the alpine nation and for continental Europe.…

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Chinese prime minister praises deal with Swiss

This content was published on May 24, 2013 During a meeting with top business leaders in Zurich on Friday, Li said: “We have found common ground and put differences aside over the past two years.” Li added that China’s economy had to grow and adapt. Switzerland was one of the countries which could benefit from it. He said Beijing was keen to boost…

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Top Swiss negotiator resigns

This content was published on May 24, 2013 The 62-year-old career diplomat, who has held the position of state secretary for international financial matters since 2010, will take up a job in September at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) as professor of negotiation and conflict management, the finance ministry said in a statement on Friday. The news comes at a key point…

Fear of communists – fear of foreigners

This content was published on May 24, 2013 A series of political posters illustrates the delicate balance between defending the Swiss identity, national security and a policy of xenophobic segregation. The way foreigners or political trends were perceived during vote campaigns helped shape and confirm the national identity. The posters presented here are part of an outdoor exhibition in Neuchâtel.

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The big bad foreigner in poster art

This content was published on May 24, 2013 A muscular man reminiscent of William Tell grasps a sword in both hands, ready to strike a blow against the many-headed monster attacking him. The monster is red, like the danger it represents. The scene is set against a white Swiss cross, and in the background we see a man ploughing a field with his…

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Chinese PM arrives in Switzerland for talks

This content was published on May 24, 2013 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter greeted Li at Zurich airport on Thursday evening, and the Chinese minister will meet with Burkhalter, Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann and Swiss President Ueli Maurer later on Friday. Li and Schneider-Ammann are expected to sign a document of intent as part of the free trade agreement. The location of the meetings has been kept secret…

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Cabinet drafts unique law on dictators’ assets

This content was published on May 22, 2013 The draft provides for the preventive freezing of the assets of politically exposed persons (PEPs), according to cabinet statement published on Wednesday. It also establishes procedures for the administrative confiscation and the restitution of potentates’ assets. It would allow the Swiss foreign ministry to provide banking information to other states trying to file a request…

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Court ruling on holiday homes sparks controversy

This content was published on May 22, 2013 On March 11, 2012, Swiss voters accepted an initiative stipulating that the percentage of holiday homes in a particular commune may not exceed 20 per cent. However, questions remained over when the ruling would go into effect. The Graubünden Administrative Court had previously ruled that only building permits issued after January 1, 2013 would be…

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Resettling the vulnerable who cannot go home

This content was published on May 22, 2013 “We fled Iraq due to the war and now we’ve fled Syria due to another war. We just don’t know what’s happening with our future or what we’re doing.” Sitting in UNHCR’s office in Beirut, *Leyla stops talking, struggling to hold back the tears. Her piercing eyes tell of untold horrors. The 48-year-old mother of…

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