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Swiss attorney general has pay cut for breach of duty

Lauber surrounded by journalists with cameras and microphones

This content was published on Mar 4, 2020 Swiss watchdog accuses Attorney general Michael Lauber of disloyalty and lying in connection with an international football corruption investigation.

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Coronavirus cases are spreading in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Federal authorities are taking unprecedented measures to contain the virus.

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Swiss group calls for crisis fund to support cancelled events

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 A Swiss association has slammed the government’s ban on public events of over 1,000 people in response to the coronavirus threat.

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Swiss firms to be protected from foreign investors

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Parliament has called on the Swiss government to make investments by foreign companies in Swiss firms subject to official approval.

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Big increase in Swiss arms exports for 2019

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Swiss firms exported more weapons last year than the previous year, three-quarters of them to other European countries.

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Companies allowed to deduct fines abroad from taxes

This content was published on Mar 2, 2020 Parliament has agreed that companies should be able to deduct fines imposed abroad from taxes breaking with federal government recommendations.

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Christian Democrats mull eroding support and possible name change

This content was published on Mar 2, 2020 During its most recent assembly of delegates in mid-February, Christian Democrat President Gerhard Pfister raised the age-old question of changing the party’s name. Some 80,000 party members will be consulted on the issue in April; at the same time a national survey is being launched to get a wider perspective on the party’s future. Party…

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Switzerland bans major public events to slow spread of virus

This content was published on Feb 28, 2020 Switzerland has banned public events with more than 1,000 people until at least March 15 in response to the coronavirus threat.

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Transport operators told to pay back millions in state subsidies

This content was published on Feb 28, 2020 Two more Swiss state-owned transport companies have been ordered to pay back more than CHF50 million ($51 million) in wrongly claimed subsidies.

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Coronavirus: Head-shaking doctors and non-hand-shaking workers

This content was published on Feb 26, 2020 A day after the first confirmed Swiss case of coronavirus, some doctors have accused the government of “irresponsibly” underestimating the danger.

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