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Regina Durrer-Knobel: ‘Politics is always about the personal’

This content was published on Feb 15, 2024 Regina Durrer-Knobel: the first woman from canton Nidwalden in central Switzerland to be elected to the House of Representatives.

Defence Minister Viola Amherd and army chief Thomas Süssli (right) outside parliament in Bern on Wednesday

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Swiss government requests billions for army

This content was published on Feb 14, 2024 Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd has asked for CHF4.9 billion ($5.5 billion) to equip the armed forces.

In order to prevent further structural deficits, the Swiss government has decided on further cuts

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Indebted Swiss government to restructure further

This content was published on Feb 14, 2024 For the second time in a row, the Swiss government failed to comply with the debt brake.

A worker in Kenya recycles PET plastic bottles into PET flakes for export

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Switzerland to take part in UN Environment Assembly in Kenya

This content was published on Feb 14, 2024 The director of the Federal Office for the Environment, Katrin Schneeberger, will represent Switzerland at the United Nations Environment Assembly.

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Measures agreed to address Swiss housing shortage

This content was published on Feb 13, 2024 Representatives from Switzerland’s cantons, towns and municipalities, as well as from the construction and property sectors, discussed an action plan on the housing shortage on Tuesday.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has once again condemned Switzerland in an asbestos case for violating the right to a fair trial

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Switzerland told to compensate surviving dependants of asbestos victim

This content was published on Feb 13, 2024 The European Court of Human Rights has once again condemned Switzerland in an asbestos case for violating the right to a fair trial.

The committee was particularly critical of Switzerland’s closer institutional ties with the EU,

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Switzerland-EU: draft negotiating mandate approved by second committee

This content was published on Feb 13, 2024 After the House of Representatives, the Foreign Policy Committee of the Senate has approved the general thrust of the draft negotiating mandate with the EU presented by the government in December.

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Asylum returns from Switzerland rose by a fifth in 2023

This content was published on Feb 13, 2024 The significant rise in returns was not just due to the increase in asylum applications overall, Swiss authorities say.

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Petition demands better deal for Swiss farmers

This content was published on Feb 12, 2024 Swiss farmers complain they are squeezed between red tape and declining prices for their produce.

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Swiss right-wing party gathers signatures to limit population growth

This content was published on Feb 10, 2024 A representative of the Swiss People’s Party says the group has already managed to collect the necessary 100,000 signatures.

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