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Climate change seen as serious threat

This content was published on Dec 19, 2007 Four-fifths of Swiss now consider climate change a significant hazard, whereas in 1994 – when the previous Swiss Environment Survey was conducted – just over half did. Nevertheless considerable gaps remain in the public’s “green knowledge”, revealed the study, published on Wednesday. Seventy-nine per cent of the more than 3,300 Swiss interviewed between November 2006…

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Swiss schools abroad to get increased funding

This content was published on Dec 19, 2007 The Organisation for the Swiss Abroad (OSA) greeted the move with relief, saying it was a rational decision to support the 17 schools. The federal budget surplus for 2008 is SFr1.1 billion. The Senate approved the budget on Tuesday, in line with the House of Representatives. The budget foresees excess expenditure of some SFr7 million.…

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Widmer-Schlumpf inherits justice ministry

This content was published on Dec 18, 2007 Widmer-Schlumpf, also from the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, was widely tipped to take over the department after none of the other cabinet ministers expressed a desire to change places. Blocher failed to be re-elected by parliament last week for another four-year term. Traditionally, when there is a vacancy incumbents can switch ministries based on seniority.…

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Widmer-Schlumpf inherits justice ministry

This content was published on Dec 18, 2007 Widmer-Schlumpf, also from the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, was widely tipped to take over the department after none of the other cabinet ministers expressed a desire to change portfolio. Blocher failed in a bid to be re-elected by parliament last week for another four-year term. Traditionally, when there is a vacancy incumbents can switch ministries…

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Experts highlight migrant contribution

This content was published on Dec 18, 2007 In Switzerland migration is mainly of an economic nature, and experts agree that without it the Swiss economy and culture would be a lot poorer. The UN General Assembly decreed in 2000 that International Migrants Day should be held every year on December 18. UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour said that migrants were one…

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Party groupings in Parliament 1971–2007

This content was published on Dec 17, 2007

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Widmer-Schlumpf defends cabinet role

This content was published on Dec 16, 2007 Widmer-Schlumpf caused a political storm last Wednesday when she was unexpectedly elected to the government in place of controversial justice minister and party colleague Christoph Blocher. The Graubünden politician was voted into the job by parliament. By accepting, Widmer-Schlumpf went against her party’s wishes. The People’s Party has now announced that it is going into…

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Many Swiss support Blocher ousting

This content was published on Dec 16, 2007 In all, almost 60 per cent of Swiss supported last week’s rejection of Blocher in favour of a more moderate Swiss People’s Party colleague, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. The Isopublic poll, which appeared in Sunday’s media, also revealed that more than half of the public – 56 per cent – judged the People’s Party decision to go…

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“Switzerland’s image set to improve abroad”

This content was published on Dec 16, 2007 Roger de Weck, former editor of the Tages-Anzeiger and the Hamburg weekly Die Zeit, tells swissinfo that parliament took the opportunity to correct the image of a country that, in the eyes of the foreign media, is worryingly populist. “Earthquake”, “storm” and “revolt” – the words used by the European press to describe the rejection…

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Unions want more holidays for workers

This content was published on Dec 15, 2007 Delegates at the group’s annual meeting voted in favour of the move, which is aimed at allowing people to achieve a better work-life balance. Travail Suisse said that the collection of signatures would start in mid-January 2008. In all, 100,000 signatures are needed within 18 months before the initiative can come to a nationwide vote.…

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