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Festival gives a voice to human rights

This content was published on Mar 8, 2007 The event’s ambition is to give a voice to all those who are suffering and denounce problems such as violence against women or the difficulties faced by migrants in Switzerland and abroad. “We want to highlight these problems wherever they happen,” Leo Kaneman, one of the festival’s founders, told swissinfo. This year the organisers have…

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Call for action to stem Iraqi refugee crisis

This content was published on Mar 6, 2007 Millions of Iraqis have fled their homes due to ongoing violence, but the exodus continues – up to 50,000 more every month, according to the United Nations. “This is a very serious humanitarian question,” Toni Frisch, head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, told swissinfo. “The problem is I don’t see any improvement and we…

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Swiss remember first step in women’s suffrage

This content was published on Mar 3, 2007 The move, although controversial at the time, was hailed as a big step for women’s suffrage. But a recent study shows that Swiss women – who obtained the vote at the federal level in 1971 – are not always exercising this right. Although officially still not allowed to vote, more than 30 women went to…

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Calmy-Rey accuses EU of lacking respect

This content was published on Mar 2, 2007 She repeated demands that Brussels show Switzerland more respect during a speech on Friday at the opening of the annual Muba trade fair in Basel. But she warned against writing off bilateralism because of the spat. Calmy-Rey, who is also the Swiss foreign minister, admitted the “EU-instigated” disagreement regarding tax practices in some Swiss cantons…

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Swiss seek deal with EU on training programmes

This content was published on Mar 1, 2007 The cabinet approved a mandate for negotiations likely to begin later this year. Brussels still has to decide whether it wants to open talks on the issue. “We don’t think that the ongoing row between Brussels and Switzerland over corporate tax breaks will have an impact on negotiations on Swiss participation in EU education and…

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Swissair grounding

This content was published on Mar 1, 2007

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EU fails to agree on tax negotiating mandate

This content was published on Feb 27, 2007 The Commission believes the generous Swiss tax breaks given to holding companies amount to illegal state aid and are in violation of bilateral agreements. EU member states met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss for the first time a negotiating mandate in the tax dispute, but the so-called Efta Group failed to reach an agreement.…

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Ambassador calls for stronger Nato commitment

This content was published on Feb 27, 2007 Mayor told the Swiss News Agency the Swiss military contribution was minimal, mainly due to parliamentary resistance in Switzerland. Switzerland is a partner member of Nato, which includes participation in the organisation’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. It has no plans to join the military alliance, as this would compromise Swiss neutrality.…

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OECD demands more Swiss development aid

This content was published on Feb 22, 2007 The recommendation is included in the OECD’s “Development Cooperation Report”, which was published on Thursday in Berlin. The report looks at overall aid volume and examines whether donors are on track to reach their goal of increasing aid to $130 billion (SFr161 billion) globally and doubling aid to Africa by 2010. It said Switzerland’s contribution…

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Legal debate rages in EC-Swiss tax row

This content was published on Feb 21, 2007 But they say the argument connecting tax breaks offered by cantons to attract foreign firms and “illegal” trade subsidies is more likely to be settled in political corridors than in the courts. The EC last week moved the long running tax saga to a new level by issuing a 17-page document claiming that Switzerland’s tax…

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