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Born in Switzerland, but still far from citizens

This content was published on Jun 9, 2003 But many still don’t have Swiss nationality, which means no political rights despite being born and brought up in this country. The study, carried out by the Swiss National Science Foundation, looked at almost 400 second-generation Italians and Spaniards – aged between 18 and 35 – living in the cantons of Basel and Geneva. The…

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Swiss migration plan has UN backing

This content was published on Jun 7, 2003 The “Bern Initiative” aims to come up with concrete guidelines for dealing with migration and has the approval of the United Nations. According to the UN, global migration has more than doubled since 1975 – 175 million people now reside in a country other than the one of their birth. Three quarters of these were…

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The modern Swiss abroad

This content was published on Jun 6, 2003 A swissinfo poll also shows the Swiss abroad are less conservative and more open to the idea of reform. They are also likely to return to Switzerland more often than previous generations and feel at home in more than one country. The online survey commissioned by swissinfo and the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA)…

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The Swiss abroad wield political muscle

This content was published on Jun 6, 2003 According to a swissinfo poll, they politically lean more to the Left than the Right or the Centre. An online survey commissioned by Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) and swissinfo reveals that the centre-left Social Democrats (SP/PS) would be the big winner among those living outside of the country. The party would scoop 31…

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G-8 summit ends with pledge of unity

This content was published on Jun 3, 2003 But Swiss political observers are sceptical that the meeting made much progress in repairing the bitter divisions between the United States and Europe over the war. “Their show of unity was as genuine as you can get these days… and there was some real cooperation on certain issues,” said Jürg Martin Gabriel, a political analyst…

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Tight budget for Swiss army

This content was published on Jun 3, 2003 The decision came as parliament debated a raft of other military issues, as part of the smallest armament programme in recent Swiss history. On Tuesday, the House also agreed that two Swiss soldiers should take part in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, and it extended a mandate for the army to help protect diplomatic missions. The…

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Switzerland pleased with G-8 outreach talks

This content was published on Jun 2, 2003 He noted that relations between the United States and France had thawed during the first day of the summit, which kicked off in neighbouring France on Sunday. “At the beginning of the afternoon, I had the impression that feelings were not so warm between President Bush and President Chirac,” Couchepin told swissinfo. But after some…

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Swiss call on rich nations to keep promises

This content was published on May 31, 2003 At an official state dinner in Lausanne on Saturday, the Swiss president, Pascal Couchepin, called on industrialised countries to live up to their responsibilities towards emerging countries. “If the international community, and most particularly the rich countries, do not keep their promises, then people in poor countries will all too quickly lose hope in democracy…

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Switzerland hosts talks with developing countries

This content was published on May 31, 2003 Six of Switzerland’s seven cabinet ministers are due to discuss the problems faced by developing countries with the heads of 12 non-industrialised states. With the G-8 summit taking place across the border in the French alpine resort of Evian, Switzerland is hosting a conference for developing countries, which kicks off with a formal dinner in…

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Rain fails to dampen anti-G-8 protest

This content was published on May 29, 2003 Around 4,000 demonstrators – far fewer than expected – braved heavy rain as they took to the streets in a vocal but peaceful protest. The atmosphere during the march was fairly relaxed, with only a few minor skirmishes between riot police and angry demonstrators. An anti-violence intervention group – made up of around 100 volunteers…

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