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European integration is top priority for new Swiss state secretary

This content was published on Jun 14, 1999 Career diplomat Franz von Däniken was named state secretary in Switzerland’s foreign ministry on Monday. Outlining his political vision, he said that Swiss relations with the European Union would be a key priority when he takes up the job in August. Von Däniken was appointed by the Swiss government and will be the number two…

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Switzerland decides to tighten asylum laws

This content was published on Jun 13, 1999 Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly decided to tighten federal legislation on asylum policy – an issue that has become highly controversial in recent months because of the Kosovo crisis and the resulting refugee migration. About 70 percent of voters came out in favour of the controversial proposals, which were supported by the government but were…

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Switzerland rejects maternity leave programme

This content was published on Jun 13, 1999 Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of maternity benefit, leaving Switzerland the only country in western Europe where women are not legally entitled to maternity leave and financial support. Just over 60 percent of voters were against a proposal to guarantee maternity leave of 14 weeks at 80 percent of a woman’s salary.…

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Maternity leave programme likely rejected by Swiss voters

This content was published on Jun 13, 1999 Swiss voters on Sunday appeared to have rejected the introduction of maternity benefit, which would have brought Switzerland in line with Europe by introducing maternity leave of 14 weeks at 80 percent of a woman’s salary. Voting projections made shortly after polls closed earlier Sunday showed that the maternity leave proposal would be defeated soundly…

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Kosovo crisis dominates Swiss-Bulgarian talks

This content was published on Jun 11, 1999

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Swiss voters decide on maternity benefits

This content was published on Jun 11, 1999 Although support for maternity benefit was written into the Swiss constitution back in 1945, an agreement on what sort of benefit should be introduced was never reached. Now the Swiss government has put forward a generous proposal: 14 weeks paid leave for working mothers, and a sliding scale of payments for mothers who stay home.…

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