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Imam warns minaret ban will fuel extremism

This content was published on Jul 13, 2008 Imam Sakib Halilovic tells swissinfo that the supporters of the initiative are playing with fire and the move could endanger cherished Swiss values, the image of the country and integration efforts. The initiative is supported by members of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and a fringe ultra conservative group. It was handed in to the…

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US official calls for Swiss sanctions on Iran

This content was published on Jul 11, 2008 Volker tells swissinfo that Switzerland continues to play an important role in representing American interests in Iran but the time is right to support United Nations resolutions on Iran and start imposing sanctions. He describes the signing of a gas deal between a Swiss company and Iran in March as a “mistake” and says cooperation…

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When bloodstains say more than DNA

This content was published on Jul 10, 2008 Among them were around 140 sleuths who gathered in Zurich at the beginning of July for a European conference on “bloodstain pattern analysis”. “DNA analysis, which has certainly led to enormous progress in criminal science, is overestimated,” public prosecutor Ulrich Weber, head of the Zurich prosecutor’s office in charge of violent crimes, told the conference.…

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Forging closer economic ties with Russia

This content was published on Jul 8, 2008 The plan is aimed at paving the way for a number of economics treaties, particularly the promotion of investment, patent protection, the easing of customs regulations and certification procedures. It foresees regular contacts at ministerial and administrative levels as well as between delegations of private industry for at least two years, according to a statement…

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Swiss negotiator in Colombian line of fire

This content was published on Jul 7, 2008 Critics say the pressure on the Swiss is a deliberate tactic to undermine any future negotiated solutions with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) following last week’s spectacular military hostage rescue. Together with France and Spain, Switzerland has engaged in trying to secure the release of hostages in Colombia for several years. The attack…

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Donors provide main income source for parties

This content was published on Jul 7, 2008 However researchers warn that statistics of party financing are of limited relevance, as there is no transparency in political funding and different accounting systems are applied. The trend towards financing through donations is most marked with the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and the centre-left Social Democrats, the authors of the study said on Monday. “The…

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Drugs law faces public vote

This content was published on Jul 7, 2008 Opponents to the changes made to the legislation – members of the ultra conservative Federal Democratic Union and of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party – say they have collected more than the 50,000 signatures required to force a referendum. The revisions in the law being challenged permit the use of psychoactive substances for scientific or…

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Research may help future development strategy

This content was published on Jul 5, 2008 Governments and international organisations have been talking for months how to fight climate change. But at the same time the poor people of the world have another problem – survival. A conference in the Swiss capital has asked whether research cooperation can help in this daily fight, an issue brought up at the International Conference…

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People’s Party votes against labour referendum

This content was published on Jul 5, 2008 The rightwing party decided by 326 votes to 166 against a move calling for a nationwide vote against the continuation of the freedom of movement of persons from the European Union, to include new members Romania and Bulgaria. In what was an emotional meeting in the town of Brig in southwestern Switzerland, which included more…

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Economy calls for measures to curb debt

This content was published on Jul 4, 2008 They say that the financial situation of social insurance is at present “strained”, if not “catastrophic”. At a news conference in Bern on Friday, the Swiss Business Federation, economiesuisse, and the Swiss Employers’ Association said a debt brake would help ease the burden of debt on future generations. “What we’re trying to do is to…

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