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Swiss abroad prefer not to stay put

This content was published on Feb 26, 2012 But even if they are only staying away for a short time, they are still interested in exercising their political rights, making the introduction of e-voting a necessity for the Swiss abroad. The Swiss abroad statistics supplied by the foreign ministry detail exactly how many citizens live abroad and where. But these numbers provide little…

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Switzerland hosts counterterrorism powwow

This content was published on Feb 24, 2012 Switzerland is one of 28 countries that joined the Global Counterterrorism Forum in September. The conference on Thursday and Friday was attended by around 100 representatives of the member states, the United Nations, and the European Union. Opening the conference, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said that in order to eliminate breeding grounds of radicalism and…

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Federalism could be key to Somalia’s future

This content was published on Feb 24, 2012 Burkhalter told an international conference in London on Thursday that the next six months would be crucial “to bring governance and a functioning state back to the country and emerge from over 20 years of state collapse”. The foreign minister pointed out that Switzerland had given its support to peace building in Somalia and contributed…

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“Atomic Anne” turns spotlight on Swiss sleuths

This content was published on Feb 23, 2012 Switzerland’s small but discreet world of competitive intelligence and security firms centres mainly on Geneva. Unlike neighbouring France, it is said to enjoy a margin of manoeuvre thanks to its legal framework and a less formal approach. Geneva-based intelligence agency Alp Services and its director Mario Brero have been at the centre of a business…

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Cabinet moots steps to clean-up tax haven image

This content was published on Feb 22, 2012 The finance ministry has been mandated to prepare concrete measures by next September in a bid to strengthen Switzerland’s financial centre, which is facing sustained pressure by several countries, including the United States. Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the report discussed in Wednesday’s regular cabinet meeting was designed to outline the strategy for a “credible,…

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Extra funds requested to boost innovation

This content was published on Feb 22, 2012 The economics ministry said the new funds are aimed at coping with the flood of requests submitted last year after it announced a stimulus package worth SFr100 million to help businesses suffering because of the strong franc. The Commission for Technology and Innovation, which is responsible for disbursing the money, said it received more than…

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Party pockets lined by business interests

This content was published on Feb 21, 2012 That’s the finding of a report commissioned by the justice ministry as part of its response to repeated criticism by international watchdogs about the opaque political funding system in Switzerland. Based on figures by a leading market research institute, political scientist Michael Hermann of Zurich University examined the spending on advertising ahead of 39 nationwide…

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Right and centre attract most campaign funds

This content was published on Feb 21, 2012 A report, commissioned by the justice ministry, found that the business community plays a key part in publicity campaigns, indirectly benefiting the Christian Democrats and the Radicals. The People’s Party is clearly ahead of any other party when it comes to election campaign funds, according to the study by Zurich University. However, Michael Herrmann, author…

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Serbian migration and crime top talks agenda

This content was published on Feb 20, 2012 The two issues were the focus of a meeting in Bern on Monday between Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. Over the past two years, the fourth highest number of people seeking asylum in Switzerland have come from Serbia, despite the fact that refugee status is only conferred on a…

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Few signs of progress seen in Kosovo

This content was published on Feb 20, 2012 swissinfo.ch travelled through Kosovo with Swisscoy, the Swiss contingent with the Nato-led peacekeeping force, Kfor, visiting both the Serb-dominated north, outside the control of the central Pristina government, and the Albanian-majority south, which is more stable but faces problems of a different kind. The first port of call was the divided city of Mitrovica, where…

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