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Government seeks to curb interest in civilian service

This content was published on Feb 20, 2019 The Swiss government aims to curb departures from the military to pursue civilian service given a surge in civilian service admissions.

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Federal Court rejects opposition to Armenia genocide memorial

This content was published on Feb 18, 2019 Switzerland’s highest court has rejected the opposition of several Genevans to a recently-unveiled monument commemorating the Armenian genocide.

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Ministers make the case for tax and pension reform package

This content was published on Feb 18, 2019 The Swiss government has launched its campaign in favour of the upcoming national vote on a reform of the corporate tax and pension systems.

Aerial view of Zug in central Switzerland

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Swiss solutions to wealth tax conundrums

This content was published on Feb 18, 2019 Switzerland is a particularly interesting laboratory because each of its local governments imposes its own rate of wealth tax.

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Defence Minister: Swiss must be ready for global threats

This content was published on Feb 17, 2019 Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd gives her verdict on the atmosphere at the Munich Security Conference.

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Federal police investigate former PostBus chief

This content was published on Feb 17, 2019 The Federal Office of Police says an investigation has been started against ex-PostBus boss Daniel Landolf and his former head of finances.

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Aerial photography, ‘voice phishing’ and quotas for Brits

This content was published on Feb 16, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

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Police force’s Tesla fleet drives into problems

This content was published on Feb 15, 2019 Basel City’s justice department did not invite other car manufacturers to bid for the contract, which eventually cost nearly CHF1 million ($1 million), the commission said on Thursday. It is the latest setback for the fleet before it has even entered operational service. Justice department head Baschi Dürr admitted that not all the documentation of…

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Switzerland boosts Rohingya aid efforts

This content was published on Feb 15, 2019 Some 900,000 Rohingya refugees have been forced to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh in recent years. The Myanmar authorities have been condemned around the world for persecuting the minority group. Switzerland signalled its support for a Joint Response Plan drawn up in Geneva by 130 international humanitarian organisations. The plan calls for $920 million to meet…

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Swiss government rejects takeover restrictions on Chinese firms

This content was published on Feb 14, 2019 The Swiss government has dismissed talk of introducing investment controls on Chinese companies despite requests from parliament to examine the risks.

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