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Who are the two million foreigners living in Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 5, 2016 The issue of immigration regularly features at the ballot box in Switzerland. On February 28 voters will decide whether to back a rightwing initiative to enforce the deportation of convicted foreigners. Who are the foreign residents living in small alpine nation?

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Swiss alliance seeks less intrusive intelligence service

This content was published on Feb 4, 2016 Parliament approved the law last year giving the Swiss intelligence service greater powers to monitor private communications in Switzerland, but critics have pushed through a referendum to challenge the decision by collecting at least 50,000 signatures within 100 days. The change in law undermines people’s freedom and democracy by giving intelligence services too much power…

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Home of Dada up for sale for CHF13m

This content was published on Feb 4, 2016 The home of Dada, Cabaret Voltaire, is looking for a patron with deep pockets to keep the anarchic art movement alive in Zurich.

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Damages awarded to watchdog forced from Geneva-based health fund

This content was published on Feb 4, 2016 The former head of the watchdog office within the world’s largest disease-fighting fund wins a ruling over his dismissal.

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The powder snow ski freak

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Cabinet pledges funds to train Swiss doctors

This content was published on Feb 3, 2016 The aim is to increase the number of new diplomas to 1,300 annually by 2025. Interior Minister Alain Berset, who also holds the health portfolio, told a news conference that Swiss universities could cover only about 30% of the current demand. He acknowledged it would take time to limit the reliance on overseas doctors. Berset…

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The Swiss are a ‘hard nut to crack’

This content was published on Feb 3, 2016 Is Switzerland a difficult place to meet people and fit in? A recent survey of expatriates claimed the country had the worst social life out of 39 global destinations. Is the situation that bad?

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Salary disparities

This content was published on Feb 3, 2016 To narrow that gap, the Swiss cabinet wants all businesses with at least 50 employees to conduct an analysis of wages every four years subject to external review. Many women return to work after a long absence raising a family, so they may have less experience in the job than their male counterparts. Qualifications and…

Malaysian minister rejects Swiss allegations

This content was published on Feb 2, 2016 In Tuesday’s edition of the British newspaper The GuardianExternal link, he accused Lauber’s office of ‘misinformation’ and breaking international rules. “It’s very unusual, and against normal protocol, for a senior official of one country to speak publicly on the internal matters of another country,” Salleh said. “Yet that is what the Swiss attorney-general has done.” …

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Big increase in data forwarded to intelligence

This content was published on Feb 2, 2016 In the past four years, the number of records forwarded to the FIS by the State Secretariat for Migration increased from fewer than 9,000 to more than 1.5 million, according to the committee’s annual report published on Tuesday. Airlines are required to provide the State Secretariat for Migration with information about their passengers. In this…

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