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Export subsidies in farming sector axed

This content was published on Jun 25, 2008 The money saved will go towards direct payments. The measures are due to come into force next year. However, subsidies for cheese production will remain to keep Swiss producers competitive in a liberalised European Union market, according to the economics ministry. The main farmers association welcomed the decision but added that farmers in mountain regions…

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EC expected to sue lift firms for damages

This content was published on Jun 24, 2008 It is seeking compensation over what it described as collusion to raise the cost of lifts in European Union buildings in Belgium and Luxembourg, the EC executive said on Tuesday. Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG, Finland’s Kone and United Technologies’s unit Otis Elevator of the United States will also be sued. The EC would not give an…

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Pakistani nuclear expert denies supplying plans

This content was published on Jun 22, 2008 The NZZ am Sonntag carries an interview with Abdul Qadeer Khan, “the father of Pakistan’s atom bomb”, in which he denies supplying the Swiss Tinner family with the plans for a nuclear weapon which the government destroyed at the end of 2007. The Tinners – father Friedrich and sons Marco and Urs – are accused…

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Few regret departure of air force commander

This content was published on Jun 21, 2008 His removal came eight days after a rafting accident killed four soldiers. A fifth man is still missing, presumed dead. Another five were injured. Knutti was asked to step down by Swiss armed forces commander Roland Nef on Thursday. Nef told a media conference the following day that although the request for his resignation was…

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New party in canton Bern

This content was published on Jun 21, 2008 It is to be called the Conservative Democratic Party. Defence Minister Samuel Schmid has announced that he will join it. At the founding conference, 225 people signed up and agreed on its statutes. The party leadership will now draw up a detailed policy programme. The members are unhappy with the hardline policies of the national…

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Air force chief resigns

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 Knutti was asked to resign on Thursday, said Swiss armed forces commander Roland Nef. No successor has been announced. A statement released by the defence ministry on Friday said that Markus Gygax, Knutti’s former deputy, would replace him in the interim. The request for Knutti to resign was not directly attributable to the accident on…

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EU migration law has an impact on Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 18, 2008 The law limits the period illegal immigrants can be detained to 18 months, six months less than is the case in Switzerland, which has signed a security and asylum accord with the EU due to come into effect in a few months’ time. According to the Schengen/Dublin agreements, Switzerland will have two years to bring…

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Calls made for moderation in alcohol prevention

This content was published on Jun 18, 2008 Experts have welcomed the proposed measures that stop short of tax hikes on alcoholic beverages, raising age limits for customers or banning nighttime sales of alcohol. Cabinet aims to reduce within four years the number of teenage binge drinkers by ten per cent. The number of alcohol addicts among the over-50s is to be cut…

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Salinas funds finally head back to Mexico

This content was published on Jun 18, 2008 The ruling concludes proceedings that have lasted almost 13 years. During that time, Raul Salinas spent ten years in prison, accused of the murder of his brother-in-law. Other assets involved in the case, which are not of criminal origin, have been released, the Federal Justice Office announced on Wednesday. They have been returned to third…

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Middle East policy “lacks coherence”

This content was published on Jun 17, 2008 Its author, Daniel Möckli, tells swissinfo that the government is on the right path despite frequent criticism from all sides. But it needs to gain the backing of its citizens to make its policy a success. Swiss conflict resolution policy promotes dialogue with all parties, including militant Muslim groups, and attempts to bridge divisions between…

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