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Katrina is “wake-up call” for US

This content was published on Sep 7, 2005 Smyke predicts that President Bush, who has announced that he will lead an investigation into how the disaster was handled, will not be among the “heads to roll” as criticism mounts. But he believes that the most powerful nation in the world will go through a period of painful soul searching about Hurricane Katrina, which…

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Swiss feel safe within their borders

This content was published on Sep 2, 2005 It also found that the policy of closer ties with the European Union appeared to be gaining ground with the public. The report by the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), which was published on Friday, found that the feeling of security had increased slightly since last year. In total, 87 per cent of…

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Expatriates give thumbs up to EU labour deal

This content was published on Sep 1, 2005 Delegates also heard pledges by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) that its internet platform, swissinfo, would be maintained if parliament resumed its funding. During the annual congress of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) in Interlaken on Thursday, the council – the OSA’s representative body – recommended approval of the accord by 69 votes…

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Deiss warns of crisis if labour vote fails

This content was published on Aug 31, 2005 The Swiss electorate is due to decide on September 25 whether to extend an existing treaty with Brussels to the ten countries which joined the EU last year. Swiss voters are having the final say on closer ties with the EU for the second time this year. In June they approved an accord on closer…

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EU labour accord faces moment of truth

This content was published on Aug 30, 2005 It is the second time this year that the electorate has had the final say on plans for closer ties with the EU. Switzerland opened its labour market to the 15 old EU member states under a bilateral agreement with Brussels concluded six years ago. It also guarantees access for Swiss citizens to a market…

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EU labour accord faces moment of truth

This content was published on Aug 30, 2005 It is the second time this year that the electorate has had the final say on plans for closer ties with the EU. Switzerland opened its labour market to the 15 old EU member states under a bilateral agreement with Brussels concluded six years ago. It also guarantees access for Swiss citizens to a market…

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Backing for EU labour accord drops

This content was published on Aug 28, 2005 A poll published on Sunday found just 42 per cent would vote “yes” in September’s vote on the issue. This is down from the 49 per cent revealed in another survey almost ten days ago. Voters are due to cast their ballots on September 25 on whether to extend the free movement of people to…

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Cities call for changes to asylum policy

This content was published on Aug 26, 2005 At the same time the mayor of Zurich, Elmar Ledergerber, spoke out in favour of a less restrictive migration policy that would allow the job market to recruit workers from non-European countries. At a conference on asylum and migration on Friday representatives of the country’s towns and cities called on the government to cover all…

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Labour treaty dampens Europhile fervour

This content was published on Aug 25, 2005 Voters in Geneva – Switzerland’s most pro-European Union canton – have become decidedly less keen on closer ties with Brussels, if public discourse is anything to go by. A few months ago the thought of Geneva voting no on September 25 was almost unimaginable – no one could conceive that the most pro-Europe of Switzerland’s…

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