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Controversial choice of fighter jet defended

This content was published on Feb 14, 2012 He said the Gripen fighter aircraft was a pragmatic choice and met all the requirements to replace the ageing F-5 Tiger fleet of the Swiss air force. Maurer said that leaked confidential documents referred to outdated evaluation results. However, he acknowledged that, contrary to an earlier defence ministry statement, he did know the contents of…

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Vega rocket blasts off with Swiss technology

This content was published on Feb 13, 2012 The rocket took off from the European Space Agency’s launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America at 7am local time on Monday, with nine scientific satellites on board. Ruag Space in Zurich developed the eight-metre-high protective cover, which shields the satellites from very high temperatures, sun, dust, humidity and…

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Ministry under pressure over Gripen fighters

This content was published on Feb 13, 2012 A spokeswoman said Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had no knowledge of the confidential reports leaked to a Sunday newspaper. The allegations are the latest in a series of controversies over the purchase of new jets to replace the F-5 fighters for the air force. The cabinet last November decided to buy 22 Gripen fighters, worth…

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Roma travel in search of winter asylum

This content was published on Feb 12, 2012 This “winter tourism” can be explained by the worsening quality of life for this persecuted community not only in Serbia but also in Kosovo. The phenomenon first appeared after the lifting of travel restrictions for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia to the Schengen zone, including Switzerland, in December 2009. Most arrivals came from disadvantaged…

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Immigration rises by 15 per cent

This content was published on Feb 12, 2012 The Federal Migration Office confirmed on Sunday that last year 75,000 foreigners settled in Switzerland – 15 per cent up on 2010. Since May 2011 – when Swiss quotas were eliminated to the eight new members of the EU – around 4,700 people have entered Switzerland from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic…

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Swiss to chair OSCE in 2014

This content was published on Feb 10, 2012 The foreign ministry said the choice of Switzerland was confirmed by the OSCE, the world’s largest regional security body, in Vienna on Friday. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said the appointment perfectly fitted Switzerland’s policy priority and its commitment in favour of stability in Europe and the neighbouring regions. He said Switzerland would cooperate closely with…

Assad cousin wins case to unfreeze Swiss assets

This content was published on Feb 10, 2012 The Federal Criminal Court said it ordered the funds unblocked and granted Hafez Makhlouf SFr1,800 in damages, overturning a decision by prosecutors last September who had suspected him of money laundering. The court ruling was taken last month but was first reported on Thursday. Makhlouf, a senior official in the Syrian intelligence service, was barred…

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Swiss tighten sanctions against Syria

This content was published on Feb 7, 2012 An additional 34 individuals and 19 companies were added to the list according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. A total of 108 alleged members of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are now banned from entering Switzerland and their bank accounts have been blocked. The 38 Syrian firms under embargo include financial institutions,…

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Watchdog urges better whistle-blower protection

This content was published on Feb 7, 2012 In its latest report, the non-governmental organisation said it was crucial to introduce the right to challenge wrongful termination of work contracts for employees who exposed allegedly illegal or dishonest activities of a company or a government. The watchdog organisation says a regulation for federal government employees introduced last year could be extended to cover…

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How the US is cracking down on Swiss banks

This content was published on Feb 5, 2012 Matthew Allen tells Sophie Douez about the bank crackdown

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