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Election campaign focuses on cabinet seats

This content was published on Sep 6, 2007 The debates focus on the controversial justice minister, Christoph Blocher, and claims by the Green Party for a seat in the seven-member Swiss cabinet. Blocher’s rightwing Swiss People’s Party launched a widely publicised campaign in the press about an alleged plot by other major political parties to throw its best-known politician out of the cabinet.…

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Justice minister faces political fallout

This content was published on Sep 6, 2007 Blocher has been accused in the Swiss press of plotting to oust Valentin Roschacher. On Thursday newspapers called for greater transparency and clear facts. Roschacher resigned as chief prosecutor in July last year following criticism of his conduct. Several newspapers have accused Blocher of being involved in a plot to remove Roschacher to protect a…

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Special forces unit swings into action

This content was published on Sep 5, 2007 Since August 1, Switzerland has had its first fully operational professional elite special forces unit, known as DRA10.

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Swiss expertise to aid Sudan peace efforts

This content was published on Sep 5, 2007 The cabinet said it would post a small team of advisors in the area, specialising in fields including international humanitarian law, the law of armed conflict and democratic control of the armed forces. The two-year old peace deal was built on the foundation of a 2002 ceasefire which was signed by the conflicting parties in…

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Geneva talks end in North Korea nuclear deal

This content was published on Sep 2, 2007 The deal came during two-days of talks between top US and North Korean negotiators in the Swiss city of Geneva. “North Korea will provide a full declaration of all their nuclear programmes and will disable their nuclear programmes by the end of 2007,” said US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on Sunday. Hill thanked…

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German citizenship law to boost Swiss expats

This content was published on Sep 1, 2007 The move also paves the way for an increasing number of long-time German residents in Switzerland to acquire Swiss citizenship without losing their German – and European Union – passport. The authorities in Berlin last week became one of the last EU member countries to lift a ban on dual citizenship. Last year there were…

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Radicals lose ground as elections draw closer

This content was published on Aug 31, 2007 Support for the Green Party, which is hoping to become a significant new force in parliament, has declined slightly and fallen below the ten per cent mark. If the elections were held today, the rightwing Swiss People’s Party would gain 26.2 per cent of the votes, and the centre-left Social Democratic Party 22.8 per cent,…

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People’s Party accused of “racist” campaign

This content was published on Aug 30, 2007 On Wednesday Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey denounced posters depicting three white sheep booting a black sheep out of the country as “irresponsible” and liable to incite racial hatred. “I think it is important that there are people in this country who have the courage to stand up and denounce this type of campaign, which to…

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Cabinet backs childcare voucher system

This content was published on Aug 30, 2007 Pascal Couchepin announced the authorities were prepared to back a series of pilot projects over the next three years that should give parents much-needed flexibility when paying for childcare services. “Child daycare options should be adapted to the needs of the parents,” Couchepin told journalists on Thursday at his annual media outing to St Peter’s…

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